WWII Flashcards
Who were the axis countries?
Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria
Who were the Allied countries?
U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia
Define Isolationism and explain its role in US forgein policy.
staying away and not getting involved with the affairs or interest with other group or in this case countries
it’s role in the foreign policy was that the Isolationist wanted to have the “American Perspective” instead of the European societies, and we could resort to other things than war unlike the others
what is mobilization?
preparation for war.
what is genocide (final solution)?
extermination
Hitler’s plain was to illuminate the Jewish people (kill)
what is the Nuremberg Trials?
prosecution of the nazis
What is the United Nations?
a group where they would seek understanding before shooting guns
What is the Manhattan project?
produced the first nuclear weapon (lead by the u.s, u.k, and Canada)
what are victory gardens?
a vegetable garden, planted to increase food production during a war.
what are war bonds?
Money saved up incase there is a out break of war
what is propaganda?
biased/misleading information used to promote a particular political cause.
who is Rosie the Riveter?
cultural icon of the U.S. representing the American woman who worked in the factories and shipyards during WWII.
•woman that help during the war to make weapons
what is rationing and what did civilians ration?
allowing each person to have a a little amount of the stuff you are trying to save
ex: civilians rationed gas, milk, and bread
why did the united states create interment camps? who was targeted?
to remove Japanese residents away from the west coast. u.s. was scared of the connections that the Japanese Americans might have with the enemy.
pearl harbor
battles/strategies
sneak attack on pearl harbor. (soroku yamamoto)
