World War Ii

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United States would stay out of other countries business

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Isolationism

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was a meeting of many countries to voluntarily reduce their navies( US, Great Britian, Japan, Italy, France) 1921

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Washington Conference

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a document saying that it is against the law for anyone to go to war. 60 nations signed it in Paris 1928

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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US loans money to Germany to keep Bretain and France from going to war against them 1924

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Dawes Plan

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US attempt to pacify Latin America to gain trade: US would not invade any L.Am. country unless invited 1934

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Good Neighbor Policy

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was a rich probince of China attacked by Japan in 1931. The first step toward WWII

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Manchuria

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Nationalist ruler of China, friendly to US

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Chiang Kai Shek

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(Sec. of State the US would not recognixe Japan's annexation of Manchuria 1932

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Stimson Doctrine

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Il douce( the leader) the fascist ruler of Italy. Had a Ethopia to take their oil

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Mussolini

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(Der Fuhrer) 1933 Chancellor of Germany. He could rebuild Germany's economy with his labor parties called the Nazi's. He shredded the Treaty of Versailled and rearmed his country

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Adolf Hitler

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all the people who spoke German no matter where they lived should belong to Germany. Hitler joined Austria to Germany this way

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Anschluss

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1937 Mussolini and Hitler decided to share the world

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Rome-Berlin-Axis

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overthrew the king in the civil war in the 1930's. Became the dectator of Spain. Hitler supplied the weapons in exchange for a place to test Germany's weapons

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Francisco Franco

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any nation could buy war materials from the Us but it would be only cash, no credit and they had to transport this material themselves, the US would not deliver

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Cash & Carry

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issued some neutrality statements. He issued Quarantine Speech in 1937 in which he encouraged the rest of the world to stay away from Hitler

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Roosevelt

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Hitler invaded this part of Czechoslovakia because of their large German population (Anschluss)

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Sudetenland

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the prime minister of England. He and Daladier offered Hitler and Mussolini a deal

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Lord Chamberlain

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Hitler could keep and of the land he has already taken if he wouldn't take anymore

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Munich Pact

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World War II begins. Germany invaded Poland

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September 1, 1939

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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany

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September 3, 1939

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Contract between Hitler and Stalin not to attack each other, but Hitler had to give Stalin half of Poland. In exchange, Stalin would not attack Germany from the east

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Non-Aggression Pact

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French line of defense along the border between Germany and France. A defense line about 500 miles long. France expected this to protect themfrom German invasion

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Maginot Line

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neutral country north of France which Germany invaded. This enabled Germany to come around behind the Maginot Line

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Belgium

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term referring to France after Germany gained control of it

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Occupied France

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series of lighting-quick attacks by Germans

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Blitzkreig

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new prime minister of England 1940

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Winston Chruchill

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small port city on the norther coast of France near English Channel. British soldiers were forced into a sea by German army. France is controlled completely by Germany

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Dunkirk

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leader of French underground resistance

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DeGaulle

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Britain stands alone against Germany during 1940-41

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Battle of Britain

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Germany's tough airforce

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Luftwaffe

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British Royal Air Force blew up German bombers. American Women were being trained to fly helicopters for rescue

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R.A.F

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America sent 50 old ships and bombers to Great Britain for a lease on some islands in the Atlantic

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Destroyer Naval Base Deal

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first peace time draft of people from the ages of 18 to 65 (only those age 20-45 would fight)

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Selective Service Act

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made US arsenal of democracy; US factories turned out lend of lease war materials to any allied countries

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Lend Lease Act

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Roosevelt & Churchill met in the Atlantic Ocean on a ship to descuss the boundaries but they decided not to change any

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Atlantic Charter Treaty

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admiral of Japan's navy

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Yamamoto

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emperor of Japan

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Hirohito

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the commander of Japan's army

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Tojo

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Pearl Harbor was bombed. Our entire Navy was sleeping. 3000 dead, 1000 injured, 5 of our battle ships, 2 of our destroyers, and destroyed both the airports

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December 7, 1941

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US declared war on Japan

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December 8, 1941

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Germany & Italy declared war on US

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December 11, 1941

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the govermnment took over factories to produce war materials

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War Production Board

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said it was against the law to go on strike during the war years

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War Labor Board

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Fair Employment Practice Commission was created by Roosevelt to stop descrimination

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F.E.P.C

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Office Of Price Administration- a government organization set the prices on goods, distribution of goods that were rationed

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O.P.A

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limiting certain goods for the war effort; gas, tires, shoes, butter, meat coffee, butterm nylon, metal, grease

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Rationing

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War Bonds, were sold excise taxes came into being & income were raised payroll deductions were started

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Methods Of Raising Money For War

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a name given to the womean that took over the men's jobs while they were at war

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Rosie the Riveter

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Germany's top elite fighting machine commanded by Rommel(Desert Fox)

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Afrika Korps

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commander of British forces in N. Africa

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Montgomery

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was an American leader during the war in North Africa

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Eisenhower

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took Eisenhower's place in N. Africa

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General Patton

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in May 1942, on the outskirts of Austalia. US against Japan major Pacific Battle. It lasted for 3 days and 3 experienced the first taste of defeat

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Battle of Coral Sea

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June 1942, the US finally broke the Japanese code and knew they were going to attack at Midway.

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Battle of Midway

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US admiral in charge of the whole Pacific Ocean

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Chester Nimitz

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sunner 1942, more losses were taken when Marines went ashore (Japanese were hiding in tunnels)

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Battle of Gaudalcanal

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break the supply lines from the Japanese main land

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Island Hopping

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decided to forget Japan and get Hitler 1st. In 1942 Japan invaded the Philipines

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Roosevelt & Churchill

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was general in the Philipinnes and was smuggles out for protection. 1942, He promisted "I shall return"

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur

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name given to the march American soldiers had to make (90 miles) when Japanese soliers killed many in Phillippines

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Bataan Death March

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1943. Churchill & Roosevelt decided it would be unconditional surrender(means that the attacking country would have no say so in the treaty to end the war)

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Casablanca

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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin (US, Europe, & Russia)

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The Big 3

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led the invasion of Italy. During that summer of 1943 italian people killed Mussolini and one of his mistresses

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Gen. Mark Clark

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Clarks troops landed and fought for 6 months to get to Rome 30 miles away

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Anzio Beach

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The German Wolf Packs tried to stop supplies from reaching Europe

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Battle of the Atlantic

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the Normandy beach invasion on June 6, 1944, the greatest 200,000 American troops

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D-Day

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December 1944, the last major German marching through a blizzard. The weather made us suffer many hardships

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The Battle of the Bulge

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was the US general in the battle of the bulge

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Patton

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Russian city where the "Big 3" met

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Yalta

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Roosevelt died

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April 12, 1945

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Hitler died (committed suicide)

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April 30, 1945

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Victory in Europe day, May 8, 1945

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V.E. Day

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ran the Japs out of the Phillipines 1944 "I have returned"

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General Douglas MacArthur

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Japanese suicide pilots

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Kamikazes

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vicious fighting b/w US & Japanese-Marines raise the flag

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Iwo Jima

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by capturing this island US planes can now mak round-trip bombing raids over Japan and not off carriers

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Okinawa

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plan in which atom bomb was built

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Manhatten Project

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was working for Hitler by force, defected from Germany and came to the US worked with Oppenheimer on A-bomb

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Einstein

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first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by a place called "Enola Gay" bomb was nicknamed "Little Boy"

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August 6, 1945

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second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagisaki by a plane called "Bock's Car" bomb was nicknamed "Fat Man"

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August 9, 1945

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victory in Japan

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V-J Day
September 2, 1945

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accepted Japanses surrender on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay

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General Douglas MacArthur

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code name for invasion of Africa

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Operation Torch

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code name for invasion on D-Day

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Operation Overlaord

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code name for Hitler's planned invasion of Britain

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Operation Sea Lion

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Advantages of WWII

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1) boosted US economy-jobs, homes, "Baby Boom" business,
2) United Nations was created

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Problems after WWII

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1)Disease
2)Destruction
3)Homeless
4)Unstable Economy

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New Medicines of WWII

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1) penicillin
2) transfusions
3) sulphur drugs

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New Weapons of WWII

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1) missiles
2) guided missiles
3) hear-seeking missiles
4) V-1, V-2 rockets
5) magnetic mines
6) atomic bomb
7) helicopters

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disagreement b/w US and Soviet Union or b/w democracy and Communism

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Cold War