WW2 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Appeasement
to give someone what they want in hopes that they stop
Blitzkrieg
- A military tactic that hitler used
- Means “Lightning War”
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Allied Powers
Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States
Luftwaffe
-German Air Force
-Translates to “air weapon”
Fascism
dictatorial government that
is violently nationalistic, imperialistic,
and anti-communist
Benito Mussolini
Italian Dictator
Hideki Tojo
Japanese politician and was president of imperial rule assistance association
What event ‘officially’ started World War II in 1939?
German Invasion of Poland
What event forced the United States to enter World War II?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941
What is one similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini?
Believed in Fascism
During the 1930s, the Nazi Political Party of Adolph Hitler received support from the German people because the Nazi’s promised to –
improve the German economy and make Germany a powerful empire again
What was the Luftwaffe?
Nazi Air Force
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II who kept the spirits of British people high while vowing to ‘never surrender’ to Adolph Hitler?
Winston Churchill
Which of the following was a cause of World War II?
Failure of the treaty of versailles
What sequence of events is in the correct order in which they happened?
Treaty of Versailles → rise of Nazism → German invasion of the Soviet Union
What policy made the United States NOT want to get involved with the war in Europe?
isolationsim
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
a. Joseph Stalin - France
b. Adolf Hitler- Germany
c. Benito Mussolini- Italy
d. Hideki Tojo- Japan
a. Joseph Stalin - France
How did the United States help the Allied Powers like Great Britain before the U.S. actually entered/fought in World War II?
providing resources such as money, food, and military supplies (Lend-Lease)
Surprising the world, Hitler signed a Non-Aggression Pact with ________________ in August of 1939.
The Soviet Union
Hitler loved Communism.
false
British, American, Canadian, and Free French forces launched a second front on D-Day in 1944 by invading the Northern coast of _____________.
France
Who was the American General & Allied Commander who organized / led the D-Day Invasion in June of 1944?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What is anti-semitism?
prejudice against people of Jewish faith