Causes
Harsh punishment for Germany, led to resentment and need for revenge
Treaty of Versailles
Hitler and the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin sign this; broken by Hitler
German Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
What impact did WWII have on the Great Depression?
Moving to war production boosted the economy and ended it
German Military Air Force
Luftwaffe
Term for victory over Japan
VJ Day
Economies all over the world were at risk and unstable
The Great Depression
U.S. Position at the beginning of the war
Neutrality/ isolationism
Conserving goods for the war effort
Rationing
Considered one of the greatest battles fought by the US military; Hitler’s last chance at pushing the Allies off mainland Europe failed
Battle of the Bulge
Scientists work to develop the Atomic Bomb- top secret program
The Manhattan Project
Agreements between countries to protect or support each other in the case of war
Alliances
Spark of the War
Invasion of Poland
DAILY DOUBLE: American soldiers, got the name from “government issue”
American GIs
Term for victory over Europe
VE Day
Who's decision was it to drop the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
President Harry Truman
Extending a country’s power through military force, conquest, or diplomacy
Imperialism
Allowance of other countries to purchase weapons from the U.S.; indirect support of the war
Cash and Carry
questioning of Japanese loyalty; systematic persecution
Japanese Internment
British Military Air Force
RAF (Royal Air Force)
Truman dropped the Atomic Bomb on these two cities
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
believed in a strong central government and strict control; Dictators led these governments
Fascism/ Dictators/ Totalitarian Government
Spark of the U.S. entering the war; December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
First African American combat unit
Tuskegee Airmen
Hitler’s goal was to rid Germany of Jews: Overcrowded, segregated cities, Concentration Camps, “Systematic extermination”
The Holocaust
One of the keys to success was the U.S. training these who could relay messages and vital information without anyone being able to translate
Navajo Code Talkers