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86 Cards in this Set
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Totalitarian
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These governments used terror to suppress individual rights and to silence all forms of opposition
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IL Duce
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"The Leader"-The nickname Benito Mussolini gave to himself
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Mein Kampf
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"My Struggle"-Hitler's first volume of his autobiography which was written during his time in prison
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Aryan
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Blond-haired, blue-eyed German race that hitler sought to purify
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Reichstag
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The German parliament; was convinced by Hitler to give him dictorial powers
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Der Fuhrer
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"The Leader"-The title Hitler took for himself
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Sudetenland
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A region of wester Czechoslovakia with a heavily German population
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Appeasement
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Giving in to someones demands in order to keep the peace
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Blitzkreig
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"Lightening War"- German military tactic-tanks, artillery, and soldiers move by truck and rapidly strike deep into enemy territory
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Maginot Line
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A massive system of defenses that France had built along its border with Germany
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"The Phony War"
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What the American press called the war between France and Germany
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Leftwaffe
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The German airforce
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Tripartite Pact
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When Japan became allies with Germany and Italy in Sept. 1940
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Atlantic Charter
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An agreement signed by Roosevelt and Churchill in 1941 outlining the two nations' war aims
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Kamikazes
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A Japanese suicide plane
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"The Good Neighbor Policy"
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policy to promote good relations with Latin American nations
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Selective Service Act
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(Sept. 1940) First peace time draft in the nations history
-required all males ages 21-36 to register for military service |
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Lend Lease
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(March 1941) Law that authorized the president to provide aid to any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security
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"Cash and Carry"
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A policy that stated that any non-military goods sold to nations at war had to be paid for in cash and transported by the purchaser
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The Destroyer Deal
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(Sept. 1940) FDR traded 50 old destoryers to Britain in return for permission to build bases on British territory in the western hemisphere
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General Hideki Tojo
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(Oct. 1941)- Became Prime Minister of Japan
-Pro-war with America |
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"Four Freedoms"
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Spoke by FDR
-1st freedom: Freedom of speech and expression -2nd freedom: Freedom of every person to worship God in his own way -3rd freedom: Freedom from want(need) -4th freedom: Freedom from fear |
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GI's
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What American soldiers called themselves after the "Government Issue" stamp that had appeared on all apparel and equipment provided by the military
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Navajo Code
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25,000 Native Americans served in the armed forces and 300 were recruited as operators; developed a secret code based on Navajo language that Japanese could not break
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WAC's
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The Woman's Army Corps- Nearly 100,000 officers and enlisted personnel; largest of woman's military groups
-Commander: Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby |
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WAVES
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Woman Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
-Navy organization similar to WASP's(Women Air Force Service Pilots) |
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"Desert Fox"
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General Erwin Rommel known as ____ _____ for shrewd tactics
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Wolfpacks
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German's counter attack for convoys; groups of 30 subs that carried out coordinated attacks on the convoys
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Lebensraum
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"living space"- Hitler's excuse for calling conquest on the Soviet Union
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"Scorched Earth Policy"
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Army destorys everything useful to the enemy as they retreat
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RAF
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"Red Air Force"- Britain's air force
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Munich Agreement
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At the Munich Conference when Britain and France agreed to let Hitler have Sudetenland hoping that it would satisfy his hunger for territory
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Office of War Mobilization
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A superagency organized by the president in 1943
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Liberty Ships
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Large, sturdy merchant ships that usually carried supplies or troops
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Wildcat Strikes
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strikes organized by the workers themselves and not endorsed by the unions
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War Bonds
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Government savings bonds that financed the war
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Deficit Spending
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Government spending of borrowed money
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Officc of War Information
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Office that worked with magazine publishers, advertising agencies, and radio stations to creat patriotic posters and ads
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Victory Garden
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Home gardens planted by families to make up for farm produce sent to feed soldiers
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Rosie the Riveter
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worked in a defense plant while her boyfriend charlie served in the marines. Attracted women to the work force
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Seniority
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Status that is derived from length of service
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"Double V" campaign
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"Pittsburgh Courier"-african american newspaper-published launched this campaign
first v-victory agains axis powers second v-victory on the home front |
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Internment Camps
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confinement camps set up by the war relocation authority
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Leader of Italy
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Mussolini
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Leader of Germany
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Hitler
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Leaders of Japan
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Tojo, Yamamoto, and Hirohito
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Leaders of Great Britain
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Churchill and Chamberlain
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Leaders of France
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Daladier and DeGaulle
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Leader of the Soviet Union
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Stallin(1924-1954)
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Leaders of the United States
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FDR, George Marshall, Eisenhower(Ike), MacArthur
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Leader of China
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Chiang Ki-shek
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Hitlers birth place
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Broneu, Austria
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The Wise Men of Zion
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Book about jewish conspiracy(fiction)
-hitler and fellow bums talked about it a lot |
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Hitler in World War I
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Trench runner, temporary blindness, twice awarded the iron cross
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German Workers Party
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Radical group that Hitler was a follower of but later on became a great public speaker
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National Socialist Party
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Nazi party
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My struggle
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Mein Kampf
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Geli
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Hitler's neice whom he dated
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Fasciti
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-Individual exists to serve state
-Schools teach fascism and prepare for war -Press and films censored -War is noblest goal of man -People cant speak mind about gov. -Women meant to procreate -Antisemitism(agains jewish) -Pro-arayan |
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Democracy
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-State exists to serve people
-School leaves freedom to choose; prepares for college and work -Freedom of Press -Avoid conflict when possible -Freedom of Speech -Equality for women |
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Austria
Czechoslovakia Poland Norway Denmark Belgium France Greece Great Britain Russia |
Countries Germany attacked in order
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Saturation bombing
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bombing used by the RAF
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Pinpoint bombing
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Bombing used by the US
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June 5, 1944
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Original date of D-day
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June 6, 1944
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Actual date of D-day
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US, Britain, Canada
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attacking countries at normandy
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Juno, Gold, Sword, Utah, and Omaha
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Beaches at Normandy
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German defenses at Normandy
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Atlantic Wall, Mines, Pillboxes
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Cala
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Code to german for fake attack-north
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May 8, 1945
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V.E. Day
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Enola Gay
"little boy" |
Plane and bomb for hiroshima
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Boxcar
"Fat man" |
plane and bomb for nagasaki
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August 14, 1945
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V.J. Day
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September 2, 1945
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Official end of war
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Aucshwitz-Birkenau
Treblinka Buchenwald |
Three concentration camps
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Thomas Dewey
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Who FDR beat out in election of 1944
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Gardner, Wallace, Truman
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FDR's three vice presidents
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Magic
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decoding for US
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Chester Nimitz
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Leader at Battle of Midway(US)
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USS Lexington
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Ship sunk in Battle of Coral Sea
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Mt. Surabacki
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Mountain in Iwo Jima
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Einstein, Fermi, Oppenheiner
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Manhattan Project members
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Alanagordo, New Mexico
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Place where Atom bomb was tested
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Ultra
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Decoding system for Great Britain
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Major industrial railroad center where the red army took a stand, fought against the germans and made them surrender by taking advantage of harsh weather
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Carpet Bombing
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Large numbers of bombs are scattered over a wide area
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