Causes
Name a place Germany invades.
Poland, Rhineland, Austria, Czechoslovakia
What were the prisons called where the Germans sent Jewish people?
Concentration camps
What is the name for working women and also the name for the woman on propaganda posters?
Rosie the Riveter
Explain Legitimate Authority
A war must be started by the actual government, not independent groups or individuals.
What was Truman's atomic bomb problem?
He had the choice to drop the two atomic bombs on Japan or deserted islands to prove a point to Japan, or just continue bombing and invading. Problems are casualties, dud bombs, etc.
What was America's stance after WW1?
Strict policy of neutrality
How did Germany segregate the Jews?
Took away rights, voting, businesses, etc
Name some of the jobs women had during the war
Baseball player, riveter, pilot, etc. Literally anything. You know them.
Explain Discrimination
Must use force only on military targets, not on civilians or innocent people.
What does Roosevelt do that makes Japan angry?
They cut off shipments of iron, steel, and other resources to Japan.
What was the agreement that Hitler and Stalin signed before the war?
A secret pact to split Poland
What did Germany blame the Jews for?
Loss of WW1, economic problems
Explain the position of African Americans in the war
Thousands signed up but were still discriminated against, put in segregated units or made cooks and support personnel.
Explain the difference between Last Resort and Just Cause.
Last Resort means that all peaceful options have failed; Just Cause means that the war must be in response to a wrong suffered and aim to correct that wrong.
Explain Germany's effective invasion tactic.
Blitzkrieg, move in fast with a huge force to overwhelm, different from WW1's slow trench warfare
What do Japan and Italy do to provoke war?
Invades Ethiopia (Italy) and China (Japan)
What is the word for hatred against Jews?
Anti-Semitism
What did Roosevelt's Executive order 9066 do?
Allowed the forced removal of any suspicious people from military areas. Caused the deportation of German, Japanese, and Italian immigrants from the entire western coast to internment camps.
Explain Probability of Success, Right Intention, and Proportionality.
Have to have a chance of winnning
Point is to reestablish peace
Violence inflicted shouldn't be more than the casualties suffered.
What does Blitzkerg mean?
Lightning War
Explain the actual start of WW2
Soviet Union and Germany invade Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Germany then attacks France, Britain tries to help but has to evacuate, France is overwhelmed. Germany then attacks Britain.
What did Hitler call his plan to eliminate all Jews in Europe?
The Final Solution
What happened to Japanese americans after the intitial removal to internment camps?
Some went to war in segregated units, earned tons of medals. Survivors in 1988 got an apology and $20000.
What is Just War Theory?
A Catholic viewpoint explaining the requirements for a fair and just war. Developed by St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas.
Name the four dictators of WW2 and their countries
Japan: Hirohito
Germany: Hitler
Italy: Mussolini
Soviet Union: Stalin