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World War II
International war
beginning in 1939, &
included the U.S.
after 1941. The
war ended in 1945
with the defeat of
the Axis Powers.
Alliances
Group of
nations who
want the same
thing.
Ex.) NATO
Appeasement
Giving in to the
demands of a hostile
nation in order to
maintain peace.
Britain & France
appeased Hitler in
1938 at the Munich
Conference.
Axis Powers
Alliance of
Germany, Italy,
and Japan during
World War II.
They all wanted
more land.
Cash & Carry
Policy
Allowed fighting
nations to purchase
nonmilitary goods
from the U.S. in
CASH and they must
CARRY the supplies
themselves.
Communism
Ecomonic and political
system based on the
ownership of
property by the
community. People
lose individual rights.
Hiroshima
One of 2 cities where
an atomic bomb was
dropped (8/6/1945).
Pres. Truman made
this decision in order
to end the war
quickly, while saving
American lives.
Internment
Camps
Places where FDR
required Japanese
American to relocate
during World War
II…due to an issue of
national security.
Also known as
relocation camps.
Korematsu
vs.
United States
Supreme Court case in
which the order to remove
Japanese to internment
camps during WWII was
declared constitutional
because it was believed
they posed a threat to
national security at the
time.
Lend-Lease
Act
Military assistance
provided by the U.S.
to foreign countries
during WWII. The
U.S. lent military
resources to
countries who may
help the U.S.
Munich
Pact
An agreement signed
in Germany in 1938
by Britain & France
to allow Germany to
take control of
certain countries to
appease them…it
didn’t work.
Nagasaki
Japanese city
that was the
nd
site of 2
atomic bomb
drop in August
of 1945.
Neutrality
Acts
Acts passed
between 1935 and
1937 wh/ limited
American’s
involvement in the
growing problems
Europe was facing.
Nuremburg
Trials
Trials of Nazi
war criminals
for their part in
the Holocaust.
Pearl Harbor
Site of the
Japanese attack on
Hawaii on
December 7, 1941.
It provoked the
U.S. declaration of
war the next day.
Rosie the
Rivter
Term to
describe women
working in
defense plants
during World
War II.
Soviet Union
Group of republics
that made up the
USSR. Government
policy was based on
communism.
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the
Soviet Union
during World
War II and the
onset of the
Cold War.
D-Day
Turning point battle
of the war in Europe
when the Allied
Powers created a
second front along
the coast of
Normandy in June,
1944.
Island
Hopping
The term used to
describe the
fighting tactics of
the U.S. against the
Japanese
throughout the
Pacific Ocean.
Rationing
The process of
limiting the use of
certain goods
during wartime,
such as rubber,
metal, and food.