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Fascism
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system rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism and blind loyalty to the state
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Rise of Hitler
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-He took control of the anger that Germans had after WWI, and then he attacked the people that signed the treaty and Germany's own leaders that agreed.
-Took power in January 1933 . -Takes the name Fuhrer- leader. |
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Goals of Nazism
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-Create a completely militarized country.
-Get back at England and destroy communism in Russia -Unite all German-speaking people under a great German empire -enforce racial "purification" -national expansion |
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Causes of WW2
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-Hitler violating Treaty of Versailles
-Great Depression -Munich appeasement policy -annexation of Austria -rise of dictatorship -non-aggression pact |
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Dictatorship
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Form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority
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Totalitarianism
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A single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives
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Appeasement
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Practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war
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Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact
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-Pact made that the Soviet Union and Germany would not fight, also that they would split Poland.
-The pact was later destroyed when Hitler attacked the Soviet Union |
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Axis Powers & Leaders
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Hitler-Germany
Mussolini-Italy Hirohito/Hideki Tojo-Japan |
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Allied Powers & Leaders
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Winston Churchill-Great Britain
FDR-United States of America Charles De Gaulle-France Joseph Stalin |
Soviet Union
Chaing Kia Shek |
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Blitzkrieg
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"Lighting war", typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland n 1939
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Lend-Lease Act
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allowed sales or loans of war materials to any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the U.S
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Arsenal for Democracy
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promising to help the British and Russians fight the Germans by giving them military supplies while staying out of the actual fighting
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Battle of Britain
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Germany's failed attempt to subdue Britain in 1940 in preparation for invasion
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Fall of France/Vichy France
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British and French were overpowered
Germany overpowered them France surrendered after 6 weeks |
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Pearl Harbor Japanese Rationale
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Gamble to beat Americans in long term war
believed Americans were weak and had no stomach for war sneak attack would force Americans to beg for peace immediately |
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Pearl Harbor American Reaction
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united Americans in their determination to fight
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WW2 at Home Rationing
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limitations on amounts of certain goods people could buy to make sure there were goods to send to the soliders overseas
victory gardens helped people grown their own food |
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WW2 at Home Draft
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training soliders to fight
manufacturing goods needed for war |
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WW2 at Home Production
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minorities and women went to work in factories to help keep them running
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Japanese Internment Camps
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Detention centers where more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were relocated during World War II by order of the President.
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Importance of Propaganda
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To encourage nationalism and discourage opponents
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Dwight Eisenhower
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-leader of the Allied forces in Europe during WW2
-leader of troops in Africa -commander in DDay invasion- -elected president- -president during integration of Little Rock Central High School |
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Allied Strategy in Europe
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-America would go through Italy while England attacked from the right and Russia attacked from the left.
-The allied forces were trying to outnumber and surround Germany. |
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Allied Strategy in Pacific
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-To island hop across the Pacific
-eventually surround Japan's main island so they could attack them. |
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Battle of Stalingrad
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-Unsuccessful German attack on the city of Stalingrad during World War II from 1942 to 1943,
-farthest German advance into the Soviet Union |
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Operation Overlord
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the code name for the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy on June 6, 1944; also known as D-Day
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Battle of the Bulge
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World War II battle in December 1944 between Germany and Allied troops
-that was the last German offensive in the West. |
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Fall of Berlin/Hitler
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unwilling to accept defeat, he committed suicide
Germany surrendered a week later |
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Harry S Truman
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became president when FDR died; gave the order to drop the atomic bomb
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Holocaust
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A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, etc.
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Douglas MacArthur
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United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II.
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Island Hopping
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During World War II, Allied strategy of capturing Japanese-held islands to gain control of the Pacific Ocean
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Battle of Midway
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A 1942 battle in the Pacific during witch Americans planes sank four Japanese aircraft carriers
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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lasted 6 weeks, several thousand marines, and more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers were killed, this battle is also notable for the famous photograph of US marines lifting the American flag to a standpoint
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Kamikaze
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World War II Japanese pilot trained to make a suicidal crash attack, usually upon a ship
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Manhattan Project
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code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
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Hiroshima
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On August 6, 1945 an atomic bomb that got dropped on Hiroshima, Japan and killing at least 70,000 people.
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Nagasaki
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On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki killing about 40,000 people
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VJ Day
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"Victory over Japan day" is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which was initially announced on August 15, 1945
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VE Day
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May 8, 1945; victory in Europe Day when the Germans surrendered
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Legacy of WW2
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The Cold War the Baby Boom Beginning of Nuclear Age Germany & Japan are devastated US & USSR emerge as superpowers |
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United Nations
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an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
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The Cold War
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After World War II, long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the Untied States
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Baby Boom
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Large increase in the birthrate from the late 1940's through the early 1960's
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Nuclear Age Begins
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Total war now targets the civilization population with nuclear weapons
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Germany Devastated/Restored
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Germany divided into 2 countries
West Germany flourished East Germany did not Built the Berlin Wall to separate the two countries |
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Japan Devastated/Restored
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Japan was devastated by nuclear bombs
grew stronger because united in their anti-American feelings |
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US & USSR as Superpowers
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Both want to restructure a post-war world, but they have conflicting goals and large egos
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Yalta Conference
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FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Yalta. Russia agreed to declare war on Japan after the surrender of Germany and in return FDR and Churchill promised the USSR concession in Manchuria and the territories that it had lost in the Russo-Japanese War
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Cold War America
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Anti-communist feeling in America
Don't want communism to spread |
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Cold War Soviet
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Anti- American feeling in Soviet Union
Distrust of capitalist society |
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Berlin Problem
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Americans, British, French and Soviet troops all occupied a zone
Stalin blockaded West Berlin from East Berlin |
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Marshall Problem
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wanted to help European countries rebuild
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Joseph Stalin
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Communist dictator of the Soviet Union
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Potsdam Declaration
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Truman warned Japan that if they did not surrender an atomic bomb would be dropped . Japan rejected the declaration and a bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, Stalin declared war on Japan, and then another bomb was dropped in Nagasaki
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