Rise of Dictators
What major world event helped dictators gain power?
Great Depression
What did Dictators do when they took over as leaders?
Got rid of anybody against them
Took over other countries
What event caused the US to enter WW2?
Pearl Harbor attack
What roles did women have to take on during the war?
Working
Taking care of families
Providing entertainment
What did the Manhattan Project attempt to create?
Nuclear Weapons
Define Fascism
What organization was meant to defend weak countries? Did they succeed?
League of Nations
No, they let people do whatever they wanted.
What group of people was interned on the U.S. West Coast?
Japanese-Americans
How did women help contribute to the U.S. winning the war?
Allowed U.S. production to be the best in the world
Why was America so successful in WW2?
Able to make more than anyone else
Better trained soldiers
Untouched by fighting in WW2
Which dictators held fascist ideas?
Hitler and Mussolini
How did the world "appease" Hitler?
What type of economy did the U.S. turn into?
A War Economy
What country defeated Germany to create a 2 front war?
Soviet Union
Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
Last German attempt to win the war
Identify at least 2 ways Hitler was able to gain support
Promised people what they wanted
Gave people someone to blame
Simplified problems
Repeated things simply to people
What country did Germany invade to start WW2?
Poland
How did the U.S. become so successful in making things during WW2?
Weren't touched by the war
Had enough people and factories to make things
D-Day
Allowed America to liberate France and push the Germans back
What was the attacking strategy against Japan called?
Island-Hopping
Which leader focused on the idea of Communism?
Stalin
What countries were in the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
How did WW2 help get the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
People were able to get back to work
How did the U.S. involvement contribute to the Allies winning?
Better production
Better trained soldiers
More soldiers
Good leadership
Why did Truman decide to drop the Atomic Bombs on Japan?
Invading Japan would cost lots of lives
Save American lives
End the war quickly