Studied by 4 peopleOperation Barbarossa
a massive invasion of the Soviet Union launched by Hitler.
Operation Overlord
The allies exercise an enormous amount of secret planning for this combined air and amphibious operation.
Hierarchy
The Nazi Hierarchy met and decided a policy for the carrying out the mass murder of Jews
Partisans
members of an armed group secretly fight secretly against a force.
Embargo
government ban on trade goods from other countries
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler and the Nazi Party had been trying to take over Germany since 1923 with this in Munich.
Good Neighbor Policy
foreign policy had a ring of isolation. American Marines were withdrawn from Caribbean based countries.
Holocaust
is extremely unpleasant, and was the extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazis
Lend Lease Act
allowed the U.S. to lend or lease war supplies to any country deemed vital to the defense of the U.S.
The Manhattan Project
was an extremely secret project, remaining classified for many years after the war. It was so secretive that the vice president didn;t even know about it.
Neutrality Acts
were passed in the 1930s amidst the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia. The Acts made it illegal for American businesses to sell weapons, ammunition, and war materials to aggressor nations.
Non-Aggression Pact
The international community was surprised by the signing of this between the Soviet Union and Germany.
Tuskegee Airmen
an African American unit of fighter pilots.
Hideki Tojo
came to power as Japan's Prime Minister in October 1941. He is responsible for giving the order to attack pearl harbor. He was the one who said to die for the emperor was a soldier's greatest honor.
Neville Chamberlain
The Prime minister of Great Britain went home and stated he had achieved “peace in our time” This man underestimated Hitlers true intentions.
Winston Churchill
Was the british Prime minister
Albert Einstein
He described how the Germans, not yet at war, had materials and scientific knowledge to build an atomic bomb.
Adolph Hitler
He was the leader of the Nazis
Benito Mussolini
Ordered his armed forces to invade Egypt through his Italian colony of Libya.
Franklin Roosevelt
Sent troops to help the British survive the war.
Joseph Stalin
A Brutal dictator of the Russian communist party.
Harry Truman
Took over president after FDR died.
U.S, Britain, France, Russia, and China.
Allies Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan. Later Hungary Rumania, and Bulgaria.
Axis Powers
The Blitz
Hitler decided to destroy the British capital of London in a night time bombing campaign that became known as this.
1. Battle of Britain 2. Battle of Kursk 3. D-Day 4. Battle of Bulge
The sequence of battles in Europe
Why Japan became militaristic
Because of a lack of natural resources from which to manufacture goods for its ever expanding population.
What helped the British during the Battle of Britain
Radar- which was a secret weapon that developmentally was in its infancy.
June 6, 1944
Date of D-Day
The Blitzkrieg
What saved Russia from German defeat in 1941
1. Refused to Pay war reparations 2. Built up an air force 3. Constructed Submarines
What did Hitler violate in the Treaty of Versailles
WWI- warfare was slow, and there was not a lot of movement. WWII- Moved fast, many motorized war vehicles, and fast defenses.
Different fighting strategies in WWI and WWII
Fascists did not possess racial hatred toward any one group. Fascists emphasized nationalism, totalitarianism, militarism, and corporatism. Nazis had hatred over racism of the Germans and the Jews, and other religions other than catholic.
Differences between the Nazis and Italian Fascists
Distrust of Stalin, Considered Slavs (Russians) inferior to Germans, Casting a greedy eye toward oil fields in the causausic mountains, He hated communism
Reasons why Hitler attacked the Soviet Union
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