AHSGE. WWII Standard 7

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1 AHSGE WWII Standard 7

2 When a gov t controls every aspect of your life Totalitarianism

3 The totalitarian dictator of Italy and his idea Benito Mussolini believed in fascism. Fascists control life but allow owners to make a profit (which can keep the fascist in power)

4 Why Mussolini seized power and instituted fascism To stop communism

5 System of gov t with gov t ownership and operation of everything. Owning homes, business, for example, is forbidden Communism

6 Common thread: business leaders, Catholic church, army All supported Mussolini

7 Common thread: Bans political parties, unions, free speech Fascists or dictators

8 Emperor of Japan Hirahito

9 What Japan desperately needed Raw materials, land for crops

10 Area Japan invaded first Manchuria

11 Trace democracy in Japan Given in 1925, taken away in 1931

12 Man who convinced Japanese rulers to get rid of democracy Prime Minister and military general Baron Tanaka Giichi

13 Causes of WWII Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism. Some include totalitarianism (dictatorships)

14 Head of Germany and his party Adolph Hitler and National Socialist Party, better known as the Nazi Party

15 Hitler s title Der Fuhrer--Father

16 Who Hitler liked Aryan race (Non-Jewish Caucasians, preferably with blond hair, blue eyes) would rule

17 How Hitler rose to power There was a deep depression in Germany. He blamed in on the Jews and the Treaty of Versailles and promised to get rid of both.

18 Two parts of the Treaty of Versailles Germans hated War guilt clause, reparations

19 Head of Communist Russia, also called USSR Joseph Stalin

20 How Stalin tried to solve food problems in USSR Collective farms workers assigned to farm them instead of own small farm. Failed

21 How Stalin stayed in power. Fear. Killed anyone who possibly opposed him in series of purges

22 63 nations signed this attempt to outlaw war. USSR didn t sign it Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact, also called Pact of Paris

23 Group that demanded Japan leave Manchuria League of Nations. Japan withdrew its membership over this

24 First place Mussolini attacked Ethiopia

25 First place Hitler took Rhineland which he actually just annexed

26 Second place Hitler took Czechoslovakia border where many Germans lived

27 Agreed to allow Hitler to take Sudentenland but no more British prime minister Neville Chamberlain and French premier Edouard Daladier through appeasement giving in on one thing to stop worse things. Didn t stop Hitler, though

28 Final act of Hitler that started WWII Invasion of Poland

29 Area of Poland Hitler claimed belonged to Germany Danzig Corridor

30 German warfare tactic Blitzkrieg, or lightning warfare

31 Why USSR didn t try to stop Hitler Germany and USSR (Russia) had signed a Non-Aggression Pact. Plus, Russia got part of Poland

32 Common thread: Germany, Japan, Italy Members of the Axis Powers, also called the Rome-Berlin- Tokyo Axis

33 Common thread: Britain, France, Russia Members of the Allies, later joined by US

34 Idea of Ludlow Amendment Proposal that US couldn t enter WWII until passed a national vote to do so

35 Why US remained isolationistic at first Money lent during WWI mostly never repaid, in middle of Depression, felt wasn t our fight

36 First Allied country to fall France defeated in less than a month

37 What Hitler did immediately after invading Poland Nothing. Caused many to think he was through. Called it a phony war or Sitzkrieg

38 Supposed line of defense to protect French that failed Maginot Line

39 How US angered Japan Felt they were belligerents (creating wars) and embargoed goods to them, froze all Japanese assets in America

40 Area Japan invaded that so infuriated America French Indochina that s when embargo started

41 Man who planned Pearl Harbor attack Tojo

42 Date of bombing of Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941

43 Importance of Pearl Harbor Was act of war against US. US declared war against Japan the next day. Then Germany and Italy declared war on US

44 Opening remarks to Congress by FDR after Pearl Harbor Yesterday, a day that will live in infamy

45 How women helped in WWII Took over men s jobs women who did this were called Rosie the Riveter

46 Importance of Rosie the Riveter First time women did men s work and some didn t want to stop after the war

47 What was rationed in US Anything that could be used for war effort including food, rubber, gasoline, coffee

48 How war was financed Taxes and war bonds

49 What Executive Order 9066 was FDR signed this to place all Japanese Americans in relocation camps (even if US citizen)

50 Alabama trained pilots during WWII Tuskegee Airmen flew more than 500 missions and earned Distinguished Flying Cross

51 Importance of Battle of Midway America launched attack against Japanese in June, Won and was considered turning point

52 Huge mistake Hitler made with Russia Broke the Non-Aggression Pact and invaded Stalingrad. Had no winter supplies, clothes.

53 Biggest question when US entered the war Where to attack first. Decided on North Africa felt it was most vulnerable to attack

54 Why USSR was so angry with US going into North Africa Felt US should have helped them first by entering through Russia towards Germany

55 What Operation Torch was The North Africa invasion name

56 Weakest link in Axis Powers Italy Mussolini was overthrown by his own people

57 What Operation Overlord was Name of D-Day or Normandy invasion. US entered France here and pushed towards Germany after taking North Africa, Italy. D-Day started June 6, 1944

58 Date of German surrender May 8, 1945 also called V-E Day

59 What happened to Hitler Committed suicide

60 What happened to Mussolini Own people killed him

61 Who the Red Army was Name of Russian or USSR or Soviet (all same thing) troops

62 What Holocaust was Attempt to have final solution to Jewish problem by working or gassing them to death

63 Number who died in German concentration camps Between 12 and 15 million by some estimates, about 6 million of these Jewish

64 Head of attack against Japan Gen. Douglas MacArthur

65 Suicide pilots in Japan Kamikaze

66 Importance of Guadalcanal Brutal fight between Marines and Japanese lasting 8 months. US won

67 Research for atomic bomb s code name Manhattan Project

68 Why US dropped atomic bomb and where Felt Japan wouldn t surrender otherwise, so dropped it on Hiroshima and 3 days later another on Nagasaki. Japan surrendered.

69 Date Japan surrendered August 14, 1945, also called V- J Day

70 Formed after WWII for world peace United Nations

71 Name of plane that dropped bomb on Hiroshima Enola Gay

72 Common thread: Patton, Eisenhower, MacArthur Leading American generals in WWII

73 Many thanks to: Evan Tyson, Tech. Support Alicia Bailey, Editor