History test may 2nd☀ spicy ladie am I right? Flashcards
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What is a dictator?
A ruler with total power over a country by force.
What is the Holocaust
Adolf Hitler’s attempt to kill all Jewish people in Europe
What is the internment camp?
Many Japanese-Americans were sent here due to fear, war hysteria, and questioning of their loyalty towards the U.S.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
US propaganda poster that encouraged women to work in defense plants and be involved in the war effort.
What is island hopping?
Military strategy used by the Allies in the Pacific Theater to reconquer Japanese-occupied territory one by one.
What is the Lend Lease Act?
A law passed in 1941, following the fall of France and Battle of Britain, that allowed the US to give war supplies to our allies.
What is Appeasement?
The policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to violate the Treaty of Versailles and gain territory without interference.
What is the Manhattan Project?
Top-secret government program in which the US rushed to develop and deploy the world’s first atomic weapon.
What is a ghetto?
A place people are kept separate by force, used by the Nazis to isolate Jewish people at the beginning of the Holocaust
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
USA president who will declare war after attempting to remain neutral at the start of WWII
Who is Winston Churchill?
Prime Minister and ally of the US, urged his people to keep calm and carry on
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Communist dictator who imprisoned and murdered many of his own people, joins the allies after the Nazis invade his country
Who is Hideki Tojo?
Military Dictator, known for brutality against people he conquered
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Fascist dictator responsible for the Holocaust
Who is Benito Mussolini?
Fascist dictator, Expanded empire across North Africa
What is Boycotting stage?
When Germans were told not to buy from Jewish owned stores and shops. Sales for Jewish people took a dramatic drop since most of the customers were German, some shops went out of business.
What was was the threat stage?
Hate and violence was thrown at Jewish people for believing in what they believe.Threats were also threatened to be towards the public populations.
What is the Segregation stage?
When Jewish people were separated from society. Jewish had to wear the start of David as a symbol of who was Jewish. Jewish people were forced to live and ghettos and Jewish people working for the government lost their jobs. People were put in ghettos just to be killed because there was no access to food.
What was the Removal & Imprisonment stage?
When Jewish people were taken and brought to concentration camps to make war goods. Jewish people heads were shaven, Germans tattooed identity numbers on their bald heads.
What was the final solution stage?
Jewish people were sent to exterminations camps “Death Camps” and were mass-murdered there.
What contributions did women make to the war effort?
When men left to go to war women took their jobs and covered them up. Families and many women would ration their food and many other necessities so it could all be sent to war grounds.
What impact did Japanese Internment have on Japanese Americans?
Because the American government believed there were Japanese spies they threw all Japanese people in a prison camp. This made Japanese people no longer trust Americans. Not only their trust but the camps were awful, it was freezing,boring,and people were starving. Many people died from these experiences and some people had their entire ends of their live sis here since they were in those camps for so long.
Who is Robert Oppenheimer? Why is he significant?
Robert Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer is the one that created the first ever atomic bomb and bombed it on Japan during WW2 which later caused Japan to surrender in the war. This bomb saved us in the war and ended it all together.
Why was America referred to as the “Arsenal of Democracy?”
America was known because they were constantly sending off war goods to our allies in the war. Our name is from our sends off in WWII.
