11th - US History - WW 2

Question 0

Totalitarian

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System of government that is central and dictatorial requiring absolute allegiance to the state

Question 1

Joseph Stalin

Answer 1

Communist leader of Russia/USSR during WWII. Very brutal leader who killed many of his countrymen to stay in power

Question 2

Benito Mussolini

Answer 2

Fascist leader of Italy during WWII. Executed by Italian resistance in 1945

Question 3

Fascism

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political regime that exalts country above individual.

Led by a dictatorial leader who suppresses all opposition

Question 4

Adolf Hitler

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Leader in Germany from 1933=1945.

• Aligned Germany with Italy and Japan (Axis powers)
• Leader of National Socialist party (Nazi) who promised a return to glory for Germany
• enabled killing of over 6 million Jews

Question 5

Nazism

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National Socialist German Workers Party members (Nazis)

Question 6

Nuremberg Laws

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1935 Nazi party rally in Nuremberg announced new laws

• excluded German Jews from citizenship
• prohibited Jews from marrying or having sex with person of “German or related blood”

Question 7

Appeasement

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Policy followed by British Prime Minister that allowed Germany to annex part of Czechloslovakia when Hitler threatened war. Thought giving up land would avoid war.

Question 8

Holocaust

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Killing of over 6 million Jews by Hitler during WWII. Many burned in ovens or shot and buried in mass graves

Question 9

Mein Kampf

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Autobiography of Hitler written in 1923-25 outlining his political philosophy and plan for German conquest.

Question 10

War Relocation Authority

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U.S. government agency established to handle internment of Japanese Americans during WWII

Question 11

Final Solution

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Nazi plan to exterminate Jews in Europe during WWII. Over 6 million (2/3 of total) were killed.

Question 12

Axis Powers

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Germany. - Italy. - Japan

Question 13

Lend-Lease Act

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U.S. policy to supply material and services to allies during WWII in exchange for repayment after the war

Question 14

Atlantic Charter

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Statement by US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill about their WWII objectives

Question 15

Allies

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England
France
US
Russia
China
Australia
Canada 
India
New Zealand

Question 16

Women’s Auxilary Army Corps (WAAC)

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First women other than nurses to serve in the US Army

Question 17

Manhattan Project

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US program to develop an atomic bomb

Question 18

War Production Board (WPB)

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Agency established in 1942 by Pres Roosevelt to regulate production and allocation of materials and fuel during WW2

Question 19

D-Day

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Allied invasion of Normandy France as they began to regain the European continent from Nazi Germany

Question 20

Battle of the Bulge

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Dec 1944- Jan 1945

Last major offensive by Nazi Germany prior to defeat in WW2

Question 21

Harry Truman

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Vice President who took over upon death of FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) 82 days into re-election.
- dropped atomic bomb on Japan to end WW2

Question 22

V-E Day

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Victory in Europe day.

May 8th 1945

Question 23

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Japanes cities devastated by use of the first atomic bombs

Question 24

Nuremberg Trials

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Trials held by Allies from 1945-49 to try war crimes by German leaders, businessmen, politicians and bankers

Question 25

Island hopping

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Allied military strategy to leapfrog from strategic island to strategic island. Using each one to extend supply lines and get close enough to Japan to launch an attack on the mainland. Could be very costly

Question 26

G.I.

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Nickname give to army troops | G.I. - general issue. Equipment issued to troops

Question 27

Internment

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Detention of Americans in camps due to their cultural background. Especially Japanese on the West Coast

Question 28

Anti-Semitism

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Jew hatred/bias

Question 29

Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment

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1980s - Nine person panel to study internment of Japanese Americans during WW2 - found racial bias and no military reason for actions - US government admitted guilt - led to repayments to over 82,000 Japanese Americans

Question 30

Relocation

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Uprooting of 110,000-120,000 Japanese Americans into camps from their homes

Question 31

What countries influenced the break-out of WW2?

Answer 31

``` Italy - fascist government Germany - aggression, anger at harshness of treaty of Versailles England - appeasement Japan - expansionism Russia - Communist government ```

Question 32

What countries were fascist prior to the break out of WW2?

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Germany- Hitler Italy - Mussolini Russia - Stalin

Question 33

How did Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler influence their respective countries - politically - economically - socially

Answer 33

Politically - dictatorships with squashing of all opposition. Freedoms taken away Economically - expanded wealth as armies were built up Socially - persecuted Jewish people and in Germany any not of German (Aryan) blood

Question 34

Describe Hitler’s campaign against the Jews and in what events the Jews resisted

Answer 34

``` Nuremberg Laws - took away citizenship - prohibited marrying Germans - Seized businesses and belongings - ```

Question 35

What were Roosevelt’s actions while the U.S. was still neutral?

Answer 35

Move from isolationism to involvement

Question 36

What was Pearl Harbor? Date? Why infamous?

Answer 36

Sneak attack on U.S. Pacific fleet by Japanese while not at war Dec 7, 1941. “A date that will live in infamy” Devious act to ensure that America did not interfere with Japanese conquests in China and Asia

Question 37

``` How did the U.S. mobilize for for war? Industry- Women/children- Military - Programs put into place ```

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Question 38

How did propaganda influence involvement of women and children? - Rosie the Riveter - Donald Duck - propaganda posters

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Question 39

What role did minority groups play in mobilizing during WW2? - African Americans - Native Americans - Japanese Americans

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Question 40

Who encouraged Executive Order 9066? What did it order?

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Question 41

How were Japanese treated at internment camps?

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Question 42

What were Japanese to do with belongings when forced into internment camps?

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Question 43

When Japanese were interned, what amendments were violated?

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Question 44

How did the wars in Europe and Japan end?

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Europe - invasion of Europe and then Germany by land Japan - Atomic bombs dropped on two cities to avoid further island hopping and need to invade mainland