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W-W II
World War II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| World War II | World wide war fought between 1939-1945 |
| Causes of WWII | Rise in Fascism, worldwide depression, high inflation, unemployment, debt owed by Germany. |
| Fascism | Political philosopy in which total power is given to a dictator. |
| Adolph Hitler | Dictatory of Germany (Nazis) |
| Benito Mussolini | Fascist dictator of Italy |
| Hideki Tojo | Military dictator of Japan. |
| Harry S. Truman | President of the U.S. (after Roosevelt dies) |
| Winston Churchill | Allied leader of Great Britain |
| Joseph Stalin | Dictator of the Soviet Union |
| Allies | United States, Great Britain, Canada,(France, Soviet Union) |
| Axis | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Isolationism | National policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs |
| December 7, 1941 | Date Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese |
| Pearl Harbor | site of the Dec.7,1941 bombing by the Japanese |
| Holocaust | Systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews. |
| Battle of Britain | Germany bombed London; U.S. gave Britain war supplies (Lend-Lease) |
| Battle of Midway | U.S. was victorious over Japan; turning point of the war in Eastern Europe. |
| Stalingrad | Soviet Union defeated Germany; turning point of the war in Eastern Europe. |
| Normandy, France | Site of D-Day invasion of Europe by the Allies. |
| D-Day | Allied troops land in Normandy, France to begin the liberation of Western Europe. |
| Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Two cities in Japan on which the U.S. dropped atomic bombs. |
| Anti-semitism | Hatred of the Jews |
| Aryan Supremacy | Belief that the German people were better than all others. |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy items from a particular country. |
| Concentration camps | German prison camps for civilians (especially Jews) |
| Rosie the Riveter | Advertising character who encouraged women to take factory jobs. |
| Internment camps | Detention centers for Japanese Americans |
| George C. Marshall's Plan | Plan for massive economic aid to Europe after the war |
| East and West Germany | Division of Germany after the war |
| United Nations | International organization to settle disputes and prevent future wars. |