Causes
Many western nations resisted getting in Hitler's way due to fear of being dragged into another world war
Appeasement
Britain and the U.S. allied with this nation to fight the Axis powers
Soviet Union
What early battle had 2 million casualties and marked the first major turning point in the Allies favor?
Battle of Stalingrad
The President of the United States during WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt
May 8, 1945
V.E. Day
A type of governmental system in which the government has total control and uses force to keep its own citizens in line
Fascism
How did Allied forces counter the threat of German U-Boats?
Convoy System
Radar
Air power
Fighting up this peninsula gave the Allies momentum to turn the German army back towards Germany
Leader of Germany during WWII
Adolf Hitler
What happened to Hitler?
He committed suicide in his Berlin bunker
War reparations, recovering economy, strict anti-military rules, and other restrictions made 1920s Germany a difficult place to get ahead. This was caused by...
Treaty of Versailles
What were three main strategies of the Allies?
Europe First
Unconditional Surrender
Ally with Soviets
First major U.S. led campaign
North African Campaign
Prime Minister of Britain during WWII
Winston Churchill
Which Allied nation was the first into Berlin at the end of the war?
Soviet Union
Due to the Neutrality Act of 1939, the U.S. could not sell military materials to allies on credit. To get around this, FDR signed what act in 1941?
Lend-Lease Act
What was the first of three phases of late-war attacks that helped end the war in Europe?
Liberation of Paris
3 million Allied troops and over 4000 ships assault over 50 miles of beaches in northern France
Operation Overlord
D-Day
Leader of Italy during WWII
Benito Mussolini
How much money did the U.S. spend on the war?
$300 billion
December, 1944, a final German push into Allied lines just over the border in Belgium. Snow and clouds kept Allied air support back until, finally, the Germans were pushed back.
Battle of the Bulge
Supreme Commander of Allied Forces during WWII
Dwight D. Eisenhower