World War I, the Great Depression and World War II
... were designed to bring nation out of depression over time (Agricultural Adjustment Administration—AAA). • Reform measures corrected unsound banking and investment practices (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—FDIC). • Social Security Act offered safeguards for workers. ...
... were designed to bring nation out of depression over time (Agricultural Adjustment Administration—AAA). • Reform measures corrected unsound banking and investment practices (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—FDIC). • Social Security Act offered safeguards for workers. ...
Allied Powers
... scapegoat, or someone to blame for their problems. • He accused intellectuals, Communists, and especially Jews of causing Germany’s defeat in World War I • Hitler ’s National Socialist Party, or Nazis, gained a large following. Hitler became chancellor in 1933 and quickly seized all government power ...
... scapegoat, or someone to blame for their problems. • He accused intellectuals, Communists, and especially Jews of causing Germany’s defeat in World War I • Hitler ’s National Socialist Party, or Nazis, gained a large following. Hitler became chancellor in 1933 and quickly seized all government power ...
World WARS - Al Iman School
... Causes of the First World War Franco-Prussian War Beginning in July 1870, France and Germany engaged in a nine month conflict known as the Franco-Prussian War. German states finished their push for unification, which helped Germany to emerge victorious from the conflict. As part of the vict ...
... Causes of the First World War Franco-Prussian War Beginning in July 1870, France and Germany engaged in a nine month conflict known as the Franco-Prussian War. German states finished their push for unification, which helped Germany to emerge victorious from the conflict. As part of the vict ...
Causes of WWII - Mrs. Gilbert`s Site
... called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, later resulting in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II. The ...
... called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, later resulting in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II. The ...
WWII Continues
... REMEMBER: The war had already been going on for almost 3 years before we joined! ...
... REMEMBER: The war had already been going on for almost 3 years before we joined! ...
Interwar and World War II Test
... 12. After World War II, _______________ was divided into four sections and governed by the Allies, and ______________ was divided into two sections, East and West. 13. While Hirohito was the Emperor of Japan, it was General ____________ _____________ who really controlled the country. 14. The Battl ...
... 12. After World War II, _______________ was divided into four sections and governed by the Allies, and ______________ was divided into two sections, East and West. 13. While Hirohito was the Emperor of Japan, it was General ____________ _____________ who really controlled the country. 14. The Battl ...
Slide 1
... the Allies and Axis battled in North Africa, with neither side gaining much of an advantage, until Allied armies finally trapped the Axis forces. About 240,000 Germans and Italians surrendered. The invasion of Italy: In 1943, U.S. troops under General George S. Patton invaded the island of Sicily wi ...
... the Allies and Axis battled in North Africa, with neither side gaining much of an advantage, until Allied armies finally trapped the Axis forces. About 240,000 Germans and Italians surrendered. The invasion of Italy: In 1943, U.S. troops under General George S. Patton invaded the island of Sicily wi ...
II.
... ships by crashing their planes into them. It looked as though the Japanese would have to be subdued by a massive invasion. It would be difficult to attack Japan, an island country. An American invasion of Japan was planned for the fall of 1945. The invasion force would consist of some six million me ...
... ships by crashing their planes into them. It looked as though the Japanese would have to be subdued by a massive invasion. It would be difficult to attack Japan, an island country. An American invasion of Japan was planned for the fall of 1945. The invasion force would consist of some six million me ...
The Beg of the Cold War
... In the July 1947 issue of the magazine Foreign Affairs, a writer who called himself “X” published an article titled “The Sources of Soviet Conduct.” The author was really George F. Kennan, an American diplomat and a leading authority on the Soviet Union. His article presented a blueprint for the Ame ...
... In the July 1947 issue of the magazine Foreign Affairs, a writer who called himself “X” published an article titled “The Sources of Soviet Conduct.” The author was really George F. Kennan, an American diplomat and a leading authority on the Soviet Union. His article presented a blueprint for the Ame ...
The Soviet Union Under Stalin
... totalitarian state supports extreme nationalism. Stalin used propaganda, censorship, and terror to force his will on the Soviet people. Government newspapers glorified work and Stalin himself. Secret police spied on citizens, and anyone who refused to praise Stalin and the state faced severe punishm ...
... totalitarian state supports extreme nationalism. Stalin used propaganda, censorship, and terror to force his will on the Soviet people. Government newspapers glorified work and Stalin himself. Secret police spied on citizens, and anyone who refused to praise Stalin and the state faced severe punishm ...
KEY EVENTS OF WORLD WAR II
... areas, but the Soviets put a communist government in their section of Germany. The Soviets did not help rebuild their section. Instead, anything of value, the Soviets took back to the Soviet Union, including factory machines. In 1949, England, France & the US decided to unite their sections of Germa ...
... areas, but the Soviets put a communist government in their section of Germany. The Soviets did not help rebuild their section. Instead, anything of value, the Soviets took back to the Soviet Union, including factory machines. In 1949, England, France & the US decided to unite their sections of Germa ...
File
... J. Robert Oppenheimer- a physicist and one of the primary leaders of the Manhattan Project. Ran the scientific aspect of the project Los Alamos, NM- The construction sight of the atomic bomb July 16, 1945- The date on which the first atomic bomb was tested outside of Alamogordo, New Mexico. ...
... J. Robert Oppenheimer- a physicist and one of the primary leaders of the Manhattan Project. Ran the scientific aspect of the project Los Alamos, NM- The construction sight of the atomic bomb July 16, 1945- The date on which the first atomic bomb was tested outside of Alamogordo, New Mexico. ...
Section 1- The War in Europe and North Africa - Waverly
... – The Soviets then joined the Allies as enemies of the Axis Powers. – At first the Soviets seemed unable to stop the German blitzkrieg; however, the bitterly cold Russian winter proved a great ally. – Still, the Germans held a vast portion of the western Soviet Union and besieged the city of Leningr ...
... – The Soviets then joined the Allies as enemies of the Axis Powers. – At first the Soviets seemed unable to stop the German blitzkrieg; however, the bitterly cold Russian winter proved a great ally. – Still, the Germans held a vast portion of the western Soviet Union and besieged the city of Leningr ...
File
... die fighting than surrender. Japanese suicide pilots called “kamikazes” sank American ships by crashing their planes into them. It looked as though the Japanese would have to be subdued by a massive invasion. It would be difficult to attack Japan, an island country. An American invasion of Japan was ...
... die fighting than surrender. Japanese suicide pilots called “kamikazes” sank American ships by crashing their planes into them. It looked as though the Japanese would have to be subdued by a massive invasion. It would be difficult to attack Japan, an island country. An American invasion of Japan was ...
File
... die fighting than surrender. Japanese suicide pilots called “kamikazes” sank American ships by crashing their planes into them. It looked as though the Japanese would have to be subdued by a massive invasion. It would be difficult to attack Japan, an island country. An American invasion of Japan was ...
... die fighting than surrender. Japanese suicide pilots called “kamikazes” sank American ships by crashing their planes into them. It looked as though the Japanese would have to be subdued by a massive invasion. It would be difficult to attack Japan, an island country. An American invasion of Japan was ...
Chapter 16 Notes
... make urgent reforms in order to help the lives of their people in exchange for U.S. aid for schools, hospitals, farming, and ...
... make urgent reforms in order to help the lives of their people in exchange for U.S. aid for schools, hospitals, farming, and ...
The Diplomatic Role of the USA in the Second
... a. Truman wanted to show a strong hand and he was convinced the USSR would break promises. i. Soviet military throughout liberated Europe ii. Communist government (Lublin Poles) established in Poland b. Truman learned on July 16 during the conference that the US successfully tested an atomic bomb. i ...
... a. Truman wanted to show a strong hand and he was convinced the USSR would break promises. i. Soviet military throughout liberated Europe ii. Communist government (Lublin Poles) established in Poland b. Truman learned on July 16 during the conference that the US successfully tested an atomic bomb. i ...
Intro WWII Forum Lecture
... A. In a Totalitarian country, individual rights are not viewed as important as the needs of the nation Communist Dictatorship (USSR) ...
... A. In a Totalitarian country, individual rights are not viewed as important as the needs of the nation Communist Dictatorship (USSR) ...
World War II
... of Germany, was similarly divided although it was located entirely within the Soviet zone. The Soviet Union also set up puppet regimes in the eastern European nations that they liberated from German occupation. ...
... of Germany, was similarly divided although it was located entirely within the Soviet zone. The Soviet Union also set up puppet regimes in the eastern European nations that they liberated from German occupation. ...
Chapter 25: World War II
... Germany and then use the navy to block German ports. Germany’s reaction: attacked north of the Maginot Line, taking Norway, Denmark, and Holland in weeks. Germany attacked France which quickly split French and Great Britain forces. General Charles DeGaulle was the leader of the Free French. Partisan ...
... Germany and then use the navy to block German ports. Germany’s reaction: attacked north of the Maginot Line, taking Norway, Denmark, and Holland in weeks. Germany attacked France which quickly split French and Great Britain forces. General Charles DeGaulle was the leader of the Free French. Partisan ...
Fill-in Notes - Mrs. Martinez
... • June 28, __________________, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, by a _________________nationalist belonging to an organization known as the Black Hand The Great War Has Begun • One week after Austria Hungary’s attack on Serbia, the ...
... • June 28, __________________, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, by a _________________nationalist belonging to an organization known as the Black Hand The Great War Has Begun • One week after Austria Hungary’s attack on Serbia, the ...
World War II
... • They agreed not to fight if the other went to war. • This paved the way for Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September of 1939, which set off World War II. ...
... • They agreed not to fight if the other went to war. • This paved the way for Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September of 1939, which set off World War II. ...
Warm-Up - nimitz68
... one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and, in many cases, ...
... one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and, in many cases, ...
Section 5- Victory and Consequences - Waverly
... women and children) to work in factories and military offices and to fight against any invading force. The Japanese army was already training its civilians to fight with sharpened bamboo poles in the Samuri tradition die for Japan and the Emperor. training of young children to be “Sherman carpets.” ...
... women and children) to work in factories and military offices and to fight against any invading force. The Japanese army was already training its civilians to fight with sharpened bamboo poles in the Samuri tradition die for Japan and the Emperor. training of young children to be “Sherman carpets.” ...
Consequences of Nazism
Nazism and the acts of the Nazi German state profoundly affected many countries, communities and peoples before, during and after World War II. While the attempt of Germany to exterminate several nations viewed as subhuman by Nazi ideology was eventually stopped by the Allies, Nazi aggression nevertheless led to the deaths of tens of millions and the ruin of several states.