Rise of Dictators
A government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people
What is Totalitarianism?
American military base attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941
What was the battle at Pearl Harbor?
Citizens lend money to government in order to help war effort and profit.
What were the War Bonds?
African American squadron that escorted bombers in the air war over Europe during World War II
What were Tuskegee Airmen?
The invasion on Germany at Normandy Beaches
What was D-Day?
Head of the Soviet Union in 1924
Who is Joseph Stalin?
United States Army group established during World War II so that women could serve in non-combat roles
What was Women's Army Corps?
Government issued coupon books given to people in order to limit the amount of certain goods they could buy.
What was Rationing?
Tactic of dropping massive amounts of bombs in order to inflict maximum damage
What is saturation bombing?
Last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II; it was an unsuccessful attempt to push back the Allies that crippled Germany by forcing it to use more resources than it could afford
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
a political movement that stressed extreme nationalism and autocratic rule; driven by Benito Mussolini
What is fascism?
Company that allowed American production levels to double those of all the Axis nations put together.
What was the Ford Motor Company?
President designated certain areas as war zones. Mainly used as a method of Japanese Internment.
What was Executive Order 9066?
where the British won a major victory in Egypt and the victory prevented Germany from gaining access to the Suez Canal and oil fields in the Middle East
What was the victory at El Alamein?
World War II strategy that involved seizing selected Japanese-held islands in the Pacific while bypassing others
What was island-hopping?
agreement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France in 1938 that sacrificed the Sudetenland to preserve peace
What is the Munich Pact?
The forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions led by the Japanese military
What was the Bataan Death March?
Person in campaign poster directed towards women in order to promote women's aid in the war.
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
A leader with an agressive personality that commanded U.S. tanks during World War I and quickly demonstrated his skill at leading mobile fighting units. During World War II, he led U.S. troops in North Africa and Europe.
Who is General George Patton?
Japanese pilots who deliberately crashed planes into American ships during World War II
What was a Kamikaze?
Law repealing The Arms Embargo and authorizing cash and carry exports of arms and munitions to all nations
What was the Neutrality Act of 1939?
World War II battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers in May 1942, halting the Japanese advance in the Pacific
What was the Battle of Coral Sea?
What was Executive Order 9066
FDR designated certain areas as War Zones which allowed the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans.
The Allies' strategy where they would focus on finishing the war in Europe before trying to end the war in Asia
What was the Europe First strategy?
One of the most crucial scientific developments that lead to the victory of WW2 for the Allies.
What was the Atomic Bomb?