WW2 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is totalitarianism?
Seeking to control all aspects of life through dictatorial control
Who was Benito Mussolini?
The leader of Italy during WW2
Who was Hirohito?
The emperor of Japan during WW2
What is appeasement?
The policy of giving up so others would stay at peace
Which country surrendered to Germany in June of 1940?
France
Who was Winston Churchill
The British prime minister for the majority of WW2
Who attacked the British during WW2? And how did they defend themselves?
Germany. And they would hide under ground and also on train tracks
What Warfare tactic was used to quickly attack and overcome Germanys enemies
Blitzkreig
What was the lend-lease act?
this is an addiction to the neutrality acts but its ard to have a positive effect for them
Why did the Japanese attack the Pearl Harbor
The US and Japanese have been disagreeing and the US cut their supply of metal
who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The president for most of the time during WW2 until he dies from either a stroke or heart attack
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower
The supreme allied cammander
Who was Douglas Macaurthor
The commander of the US forces in the US pacific
What was the name of the battle that took place in pacific theater in June of 1942
Battle of Midway
How did WW2 end the great depression
People without jobs became part of the military and earned money
what is rationing
it is the process of saving items for something of better use
what are three rationed items
lunch boxes, bikes, and gas
What did Rosie the Riveter Symbolize for many americans
She symbolized that the women could fight through it
Why where Japanese Americans sent to interment camps?
mainly because of raicism
Who was Harry S Truman?
He was the president after Roosevelt dies
Who was Josef Stalin?
The leader of the soviet union/ Germany during WW2
