Definition
Facist
political system headed by a dictator.
Extreme Nationalism and racism - no tolerance of opposition
Dirt walls in Normandy.
Hedgerows
Date the war started on the Eastern Front.
September 1931
Eastern Front - Japan
Who supported the Spanish Government during the Spanish Civil War?
USSR
Italy and Germany supported the rebellion
V-E Day
May 8, 1945
May 7th - Germany Surrendered
Aryan
A race of blond and blue eyed Germans. The "perfect" race.
Neutrality Act of 1937
Americans could not ship goods to other countries during war - they had to send their own ships and pay in cash.
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy and Japan
Name one of the 10 Concentration Camps we spoke of in class.
Auschwitz
Manhattan Project First Successful drop of a bomb in New Mexico
July 16, 1945
Internationalsim
A national policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity.
Jellied gasoline used in the Firebombing of Japan
Allied Powers
Britain, France and the United States
Who are the " Big Three "
Leaders
Winston Churchill
FDR
Joseph Stalin
V- J Day
Aug 15, 1945
Rationing
Give examples
Limited access/availability of products
Sugar, flour, seasonings.
Office of Price Administration was in charge of___________
Rationing
What was the two pronged attack on Japan?
Admiral Nimitz - Island hop through the Pacific towards Japan.
General MacArthur - take back the Philippines.
General Douglas MacArthur
American troops outnumbered
retreat to Bataan Peninsula
Surrendered April 9, 1942
April 30, 1945
Hitler killed himself
The Sun Belt
Japanese Internment Camps
Americans planted these in their yards to free up food for the war effort.
Victory Gardens
Great Britain in the northwest, France in the southwest, the United States in the south and the Soviet Union in the east. Berlin, the capital city situated in Soviet territory, was also divided into four occupied zones
Issued to help raise money for the war effort to avoid raising taxes as high as FDR wanted.
War Bonds