Rise of Nationalism and Totalitarian Regimes
What countries were fighting in WW2 and what side were they on?
Axis Powers- Italy, Germany, Japan
Allies- US, Britain, USSR France
What was the main reason the US got involved in the war?
The Pearl Harbour Attack - On December 7, 1941
What was Hitler's goal?
From 1933-1939 and early years into the war, Hitler's purpose was to expel Jews from the Greater German Reich. The policy ended up changing from expulsion to extermination leading to the start of the Holocaust.
Define the term Reparations?
Payment for damages after war
What was the approximently the number of Jews killed during WW2?
6 Million
Who were the leaders of the Axis Powers?
Italy- Benito Mussolini
Germany- Adolf Hitler
Japan- Tojo Hideki
What are some other reasons that the US got involved in the war?
- Japanese took Control of China & Asia
- Germany's aggression & unrestricted submarine warfare sinking a US ship
- Fear of German Expansion & Invasion
Prejudice and/ or hatred of Jews
What front is being described,"In WWI, the region along the German-Russian Border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.''
Eastern Front
The Pearl Harbor attack was what kind of attack?
Aerial Attack
What type of government did the Axis Powers have?
Italy- Totalitarian State
Germany- Dictatorship- Nazism - extreme nationalism wanted racial purification.
Japan- Imperialism
Why didn't America want to get involved?
Because on a large scale the conflict had little to nothing to do with the United States all the way up to when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor is when the States decided to join WW2.
What event did the Germans do that caused WW2 to start?
The German attack on Poland.
Define inflation
"Unable to finance the war through taxes alone, countries resorted to printing excessive amounts of money to pay for the war."
The name of the Americans secret mission of building atomic bombs
Manhattan Project