WWII Flashcards
1
Q
D-Day
A
aka Operation Overlord; invasion
2
Q
Neutrality Acts
A
limit U.S. involvement in war
3
Q
Nisei
A
Japanese Americans, internment camps
4
Q
Scorched earth
A
troops burn everything
5
Q
Nuremberg Trials
A
prosecuted for war crimes
6
Q
Cash and Carry Policy
A
sold weapons to allies if they carry them
7
Q
Kristallnacht
A
jewish buildings + businesses destroyed
8
Q
Blitzkrieg
A
lots o’ bombs
9
Q
Normandy invasion
A
june 6, 1944; largest invasion, high casualities
10
Q
Appeasment
A
letting hitler do what he wants to avoid war
11
Q
Island hopping
A
taking over islands one at a time
12
Q
Battle of the bulge
A
last major german offensive campaign
13
Q
Office of Price Administration
A
prevent inflation during war
14
Q
Fascism
A
dictator, nationalist government
15
Q
Lend Lease Act
A
U.S provides aid to allies
