Topic 14 History Test

World War II

Officially began on September 1, 1939

Blitzkrieg

Lightning war

Adolf Hitler

Leader of Germany and the Nazi Party

Totalitarian

Gonvernment controls all aspects of ones life

Axis power

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Appeasement

giving in to someones demands to avoid conflict

Joseph Stalin

Fascist leader of Italy

Aggression

Attacks on other countries

Fascism

government rules through terror, appealing to racism and nationalism

Winston Churchill

British politician that will lead Britain during most of WWII

Nazi

Political party in Germany

Benito Mussolini

Leader of the Soviet Union

Poland

The German invasion of _______ started WWII

Ethiopia

Japan invaded Manchuria and _________ in the 1930s

Embargo

The US placed an oil ____________ on Japan

Korea

Italy invaded ________ in the 1930s

Rosie the Riveters

Women who worked in the factories were called ____________

Price

The Office of ___________ Administration set prices, so inflation wasnt a major factor. It also was in control of rationing

Good speakers, governed through fear, helped unemployment and economy, made promises, charismatic

What are common characteristics of Dictators?

Grew victory gardens, joined the work force, and recycled

What did people do at home to help the war effort

Bataan Death March

The forced march of Allied prisoners in the Philippines

Pearl Harbor

Location of Japanese sneak attack at a US naval base on December 7, 1941

Atlantic Charter

Recognized the right of all people to choose their government and live in peace

Douglas MacArthur

US General in charge of the Pacific

Hideki Tojo

Japanese General who came to power in late 1941

Albert Einstein

Warned the US that Germany was working on a weapon of mass destruction

V-J Day

What happened August 1945

V-E Day

What happened May 8th 1945

Enola Gay

Plane that droppped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

Manhattan Project

Secret work on the Atomic Bomb

Battle of Midway

Turn the ride in the Pacific in favor of the US

D-Day

Allied invasion to get a foothold on the European continent

Lucy

What is Elizabeth Dixon’s dog named?