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Franklin D. Roosevelt |
32nd president of the United States who served for 4 terms and led the Country out of depression to win the second war in both sides of the nation. Also passed acts to aid Britain fight war against Hitler's Germany. |
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George Patton |
Commander who lead the American Troops to free France, Belgium and Lexingboard from German's invasion. Fought in European Theater. |
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Dwight Eisenhower |
34th President of the United States who also served as a military leader to fight against Hitler in North Africa. Also Fought in Europe and Africa. |
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Harry S. Truman |
33rd President of America who dropped the Atomic Bombs on Japan and brought an official end of the War #2 |
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Douglas MacArthur |
Commander in Chief who served at Philippians when Japan attack it and captured it. He orders most of the troops to go for Island Hopping and track the main islands of Japan. |
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Winston Churchill |
Prime Minister of Britain during the time of war#2 who was a great friend of FDR. He helped Britain win the war against German. He is also the rival of Chamberlain. |
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List all the Allied Powers |
United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, Philippians, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, China, Brazil, Canada, Norway, Poland and Yugoslavia. |
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Totalitarian |
Idea that the power is with the state then the individual. Monarchy type gov't during the era of second great war. European nations develop this type of gov't. |
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Totalitarian Leaders from this Era |
Germany :- Hitler USSR :- Stalin Spain :- Franco Italy :- Mussolini Japan :- Tojo |
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Conditions that allowed Totalitarian Gov't |
Post war #1 season so people want direct relief from Gov't. This totalitarian leaders promise to do so. Sense of Patriotism for a nation. Lots of fines to pay cannot possible for democratic Gov't. |
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Why Hitler Claim he had a right to seize lands around Germany? |
After the loss of land in World War 1 treaty, Hitler claim that the lands is his so has a right to seize all the lands around German. |
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Non-Aggression Pact |
Pact between Hitler and Stain to never fight in future wars. Eventually Hitler break the Pact and declare the war on Europe. |
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The Atlantic Charcter |
Join declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941.Broad Statements of US. and Britain War aims. |
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Neutrality Acts |
Acts passed by FDR to stay out of World War 2. Eventually acts failed and US entered the war step by step. |
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Land Lease Act |
Act to aid Britain Fight against Germany by giving arms to it but not directly participate in it. It was passed to keep US out of war. |
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What Finally caused the US to enter WW2? |
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, Hawaii forced America to enter the war. |
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Why did Japan want to attack the US? |
FDR cuts off the oil trading with Japan b/c of its attacks on Indochina and Dutch east indies. Finally, Oil-starved Japan attacked the United States. |
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Who said, "I Shall Return"?? |
Douglas MacArther |
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What battle was the turning point in the pacific Theater? |
Battle of Midway |
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Until the summer of 1942 who was generally winning the war? |
Axis Powers including Germany, Italy, and Japan. |
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Why was Battle of Bulge important? |
B/c it killed 120 American soldiers. It was a direct war b/w America and Hitler. It also had lots of casualties. |
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Where did the Allies first strike in the European Theatre? |
They strike at Normandy France in the European Theatre. |
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Where is Normandy? |
France |
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D-Day was an invasion of what country? |
Nazi-occupied France. Battle of Normandy. Normandy, France. |
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What country had Kamikaze pilots? |
Japan |
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What was 'Island Hopping'? |
A Method developed by American troops to defeat Japan by conquering island after island on the pacific ocean. |
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Why were Okinawa and Iwo Jima important battles? |
Okinawa and Iwo Jima were islands occupied by Japan during WW2. It was the closest to the main islands of Japan. So after conquering those lands, America can directly attack the main islands of Japan. So that two battles were important in the pacific theater. |
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What were internment camps? |
Camps that American Gov't set off for the Japanese American immigrants on the west coast during the time of Pearl Harbour attack. Only at that camps can Japanese American can live not somewhere else. |
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What were the main objectives to dropping the Atomic bombs? |
Forced Japan to surrender and end the war officially. |
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Where were the atomic bombs dropped? |
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. |
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How the Americans at home try to help the war effort? |
More women take the jobs that usually man do. Save the Natural resources like Water, Petrol, and oil. Save the waste to make the best. |
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Yalta Conference |
The big three met at the Yalta in Russia. FDR, Churchill, and Stalin deliberate about the post-war plans which eventually lead Stalin to compromise some things and lead to COLD WAR. |
