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World War II Test Review
ghettos
Confined areas within a city where Jews were forced to live
September 1, 1939
Hitler’s attack on Poland, effectively starting WWII in Europe
annexation
Hitler demanded Austrian officials accept this
Anschluss
The political union of Germany and Austria; forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles
Anti-Comintern Pact
Agreement between Germany and Japan
Atlantic Charter
Outlined the purpose of fighting World War II
Auschwitz
A huge death camp
Bataan Death March
Caused the death of 600 Americans and as many as 10,000 Filipino prisoners
Battle of Britain
Key air battle won by the British with the help of radar; prevented German invasion of England
Battle of El Alamein
Severely weakened the Axis Powers in North Africa
Battle of Midway
Diminished the Japanese advantage on the seas
Battle of Okinawa
Fought to establish an American base close to the major islands of Japan
Battle of the Bulge
Germany's last offensive of the war in Europe
Battle of the Coral Sea First naval battle fought only by aircraft carriers
blitzkrieg
German war tactic emphasizing speed and close coordination between planes in the air and fast-moving forces on the ground.
Czechoslovakia
Left to defend itself alone due to the policy of appeasement
D-Day
Allied forces invaded France on June 6, 1944
Dwight Eisenhower
Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe
Einsatzgruppen
Mobile killing units that executed Jews on a massive scale
El Alamein
This battle of severely weakened the Axis Powers in North Africa.
Erwin Rommel
Led the Axis forces in North Africa
Final Solution
Hitler’s plan to deliberately execute massive numbers of Jews across Europe
Harry Truman
Became president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt in May 1945.
Hideki Tojo
Led the Japanese government at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
isolationism
The belief that a country should stay out of the affairs of other nations
kamikaze
Japanese suicide pilots who loaded their planes with explosives and deliberately crashed into Allied ships
Manchuria
Area of China invaded by Japan in 1931, effectively starting WWII in Asia
Potsdam Conference
Meeting of the Big Three, marred by growing ill-will between the Soviet Union and other Allies.
Siege of Leningrad
Resulted in the deaths of as many as one million Russian civilians
Stalingrad
German defeat fought in order to gain control of crucial shipping ports and factories that produced Soviet military
equipment.
The Big Three
The heads of the USA, USSR, and Great Britain. Roosevelt(Truman), Stalin, Churchill
United Nations
Was formed after World War II to encourage international cooperation and prevent future wars.
V-E Day
Celebrated Germany’s surrender
V-J Day
The Japanese emperor surrendered on August 15, 1945
War Refugees Board
The United States established this in 1944, which helped rescue as many as 200,000 Jews in Europe.
Winston Churchill
British politician who spoke out against Britain’s policy of appeasement.
Yalta Conference
the Big Three met to reach an agreement on what to do with postwar Europe