STATE OF THE WORLD IN 1945 Flashcards
(22 cards)
when was the grand alliance between
june 1941 and early 1945
who did grand alliance want to defeat
nazi germany and the axis powers of japan and italy
why did stalin enter war
nazi invasion of the ussr (operation barbarossa) in june 1941 which broke the terms of the 1939 molotov-ribbentrop pact
why did us enter the war
bombing of pearl harbour in december 1941
why did the uk enter the war
the uk had entered into a mutual defence pact in early 1939 and so had to defend them when they were invaded in september 1939 - france and uk gave hitler ultimatum to withdraw but he refused so uk enter war!
power… in europe
vaccum
when did hitler commit suicide
30 april, 1945
economic state of europe
economic devastation - bombing meant destruction of infrastructure, industry and agriculture! knock on effect of severe shortages of food, fuel, and housing. orphan crisis.
how many homeless in europe
16 million
what question surrounded europe at this time
it needs support, who is gonna offer this? the uk is in no place to aid countries so responsibility falls to us or ussr!
what rule is ussr under
totalitarian dictatorship
how many republics in ussr
15
how many dead in ussr
over 20 million
who got to berlin first
ussr
how many red army soldiers in eastern europe
11 million
what was damaged in ussr that affected the economy
factories, farms, railways, infrastructure
the usa is moving away from…
isolationism
how much of worlds manufacturing usa responsible for
50%
when was first successful test of a bomb
july 1945
when did fdr die
april 1945
who replaced fdr
truman
usa navy equivalent to…
the rest of the world
