WWII
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WWII
WWII Vocabulary
WWII Vocab
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Axis Powers
Germany, Italy & Japan
100
What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany?
Soviet Union
100
Day that will life in infamy according to FDR. Event and date
Pearl Harbor Dec 7 1941
100
What does appeasement mean?
Doing something to keep the peace
100
Embargo
A ban on trade
200
Hirohito, Hitler and Mussolini
Leaders of the Axis powers
200
What country was invaded first by Germany?
Poland
200
Prime Minister of GB
Winston Churchhill
200
Americans wanted to stay out of the war, this is called _________________
isolationism
200
Joseph Stalin
300
When Germans lost faith in their government, they turned to _____________
Hitler
300
blitzkrieg
lightning war
300
Hitler's form of government
fascism
300
US Policy towards countries at war at the beginning of WWII (name of the laws)
Neutrality Acts
300
Causes of WWII & the Treaty of Versailles
Germany had to give up land. Germany had to pay millions of dollars. Germany had to take full blame of the war
400
A ruler that has complete control of a country
dictator
400
What countries made up the Allies?
Great Britain, France, US, Soviet Union
400
Cash and Carry policy
allowing nations to purchase war materials if they paid immediately in cash and transported goods on their own ships
400
Change in international policy that allowed the US to provide war supplies to the Allies without immediate payment
Lend-Lease Act
400
Battle of Britain
A series of battles between German and British air forces, fought over Britain in 1940-1941
500
Identify 2 Regions where WWII took place
European Theater and Pacific Theater
500
Purpose behind Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
To keep the USA out of the war and destroy the Pacific Fleet.
500
In his quest for a "New Roman Empire," Benito Mussolini invaded...
Ethopia
500
US strategy in the Pacific Theater that allows the US to conserve resources by passing over more heavily defended islands and moves the US closer to Japan
Island Hopping
500
Totalitariaism
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator