Rise of Fascism/Causes
Poland
The first Axis power to surrender to Allied forces.
Italy
This Allied strategy allowed US forces to slowly inch closer to Japan through the Pacific.
Island Hopping
These were areas within urban centers (cities) where Jewish people were forced to live while awaiting transport to a concentration camp.
Ghettos
American president for most of WWII.
FDR
This attack led to the United States Entry into WWII.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This was the largest amphibious invasion attempted in military history.
D-Day, Allied Invasion of Normandy, Operation Overlord
This island was an important target for the US forces. It was the last island that was necessary to control before the United States could prep for an invasion of mainland Japan.
Okinawa
The total Jewish population of Europe before the Holocaust.
9 Million
The fascist dictator of Italy
Benito Mussolini
This agreement was signed by Italy and Germany, allying them together before WWII.
Pact of Steel
The Blitzkrieg
These pilots employed a strategy for the Japanese military where they would intentionally fly their planes into US naval vessels.
Kamikaze
This term refers to hatred or prejudice against Jewish people.
Anti-Semitism
Prime Minister of England for most of WWII.
Winston Churchill
This term refers to the economic crisis experienced by the Weimar Republic. Money became almost useless.
Hyperinflation
This battle was the final major German offensive of the war. It gets it's name from the shape that was created in the Allied front line.
Battle of the Bulge
Japan invaded China before WWII, this city was the site of a horrific massacre against the Chinese people.
Nanjing
The two laws (1935) that framed Judaism as a race rather than a religion.
The Nuremburg Race Laws
The fascist dictator of Spain.
Francisco Franco
This incident gave Hitler an opportunity to take power away from the Weimar Republic. He blamed Communist and Jewish groups for the event.
The Reichstag Fire
This German city was firebombed by Allied forces, leading to about 35,000 civilian casualties.
Dresden
In the Fog of War documentary, McNamara compared this city to Cleveland when discussing the damage done by firebombing campaigns.
Yokohama
This was the first concentration camp opened in Germany (1933).
Dachau
American President who made the decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan.
Harry Truman