Women Appointed for Volunteer Emergency Service (in the navy)which was highly stressed upon to the women of the United States.

The 12th Emperor of Japan who helped in re-organized the Japanese state. He also surrendered unconditionally when the Soviet Union declared war on Japan.

The bomb used against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing and poisoning two hundred thousand people

Three thousand troops dispatched by the Nazis to kill entire populations of Jews, Roma, and non-Jewish Slaves in newly occupied territories.

The largest of the concentration camps where at least one million jews perished. This camp constructed large crematories to incinerate bodies of the gassed Jews and to hide the evidence of their crimes.

The final solution is viewed by the Nazis as a solution that entailed the attempted murder of ever Jew living in Europe.

The Wannsee Conference

The Wannsee Conference included fifteen leading Nzai bureacucrats that gathered to duscuss and coordinate the implemenatation of the final solution. During the conference an agreement was made to evacuate all Jews from Europe to camps in eastern Poland.

Around 300,000 women who lived in "comfort houses" that were given to the Japanese troops as gifts. 80% from Korea

Heydrich was the deputy leader of the SS and President of the international law enforcement. He was also chaired at the Wansee Conference.

Strategic bombing slaughtered men, women, and children around the world and occupation troops forced civilians to labor and die in work and extermination camps.

Conference at resort on the Black Sea coast of Crimea between Allied Leaders: Stalin (Soviet Union), Churchill (Britain), and Roosevelt(U.S.)

The Potsdam Conference

Conference at Berlin Suburb between the Allies. Focal points were control of Germany, Austriam, and Poland boundaries

Response to the crisis in Greece and Turkey(communists threten democracy). Drew battle lines of the cold war.

Proposed the rebuilding of economies in Europe by capitalism and cooperation. Around 13 Billion dollars was put into the technical and economic assistance of Europe.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; A regional alliance against the Soviet Union's aggression. The point was to maintain the peace in postwar Europe .

It was a countermeasure by The Soviets, and seven communist states, because of the NATO, when Western Germany was admitted. The allies pledged to defend eachother if one of the nations were to be attacked.

The German style of rapid attacks on Britain and France using armor and air power. Also called "lightening war."

The suprise invasion of Germany into the Soviet Union ordered by Hitler in June of 1941.

The British name for the air war launched by the Germans.

A city under Stalin, who was attacked by the Germans in September 1942.

The slogan used by Japan in order to pursue its expansion in Asia.

War that Italy intervened in, on the side of General Francisco Franco.

Considered to be a foreunner of the United Nations. The Legaue was he dream of American president Woodrow Wilson.

10 year miliary and economic pact signed by Japan.

June 6, 1944, the day that British and U.S. troops landed on the French coast of Normandy.

The German airforce that led the launching of the Battle of Britain.

A supernational organization created to keep world peace and solve global problems. They are the successors of the League of Nations.

Declared as the official government of a unified and soverign China state.

The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, known as COMECON for short, was considered the Soviet alternative to the U.S. Marshall Plan. This organization offered increased trade within the Soviet Union and eastern Europe.

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Japanese plan for putting Asia under their control during World War II.

German attempt,ordered by Hitler,in World War II to exterminate the Jews in Europe.

German word meaning "living space." This term is associated with Hitler.

Italy invaded Ethiopia and used excessive forve to annex them into the Italian realm.

An event where the Japanese military went into a Chinese village called Nanjing and raped women, killed innocent civillians and burned 1/3 of the houses in that city.

Manchuria was a region that was the centerpiece of the Japanese- Chinese conflict.

A policy formed at the Munich Conference to concede demands from Hitler.

Britain's prime minister told his people that the Munich Conference acheived, "Peace for our time."

Germany and Austria's union. Literal translation, "union"

Treaty of Nonaggression

Soviet Union and Germany signed a treaty not to attack eachother and promised neutrality if one side entered a war.

Ruler of Germany who put into action the Final Solution to try to rid Europe of the Jews.

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AP World History

Valhalla High School Bentley AP World Ch. 37

Term	Definition	Significance	Time Period	Chapter	Region
WAVES	Women Appointed for Volunteer Emergency Service (in the navy)which was highly stressed upon to the women of the United States.	It mirrored the idea that "It's a Woman's War Too!" and gave the woman a sense of belonging in the war without necessarily becoming a full-time soldier. Women were often less likely to be searched for possession of arms so were better navy recruits.	August 1942-1945	37	United States
Emperor Hirohito	The 12th Emperor of Japan who helped in re-organized the Japanese state. He also surrendered unconditionally when the Soviet Union declared war on Japan.	Hirohito impacted Japan because he worked in reorganizing the city and saw the re-birth of Japan.	1926-1989	37	Japan
The Atomic Bomb	The bomb used against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing and poisoning two hundred thousand people	It was the first time the United States used this revolutionary weapon against another country	August 1945	37	Hiroshima and Nagasaki
SS Einsatzgruppen	Three thousand troops dispatched by the Nazis to kill entire populations of Jews, Roma, and non-Jewish Slaves in newly occupied territories.	The SS grew and dominated their army to eliminate threats to Hilters power.	1941	37	Germany
Camp Auschwitz	The largest of the concentration camps where at least one million jews perished. This camp constructed large crematories to incinerate bodies of the gassed Jews and to hide the evidence of their crimes.	This camp was known as the most efficient camp killing the most Jews with the the different methods that were used such as gas chambers.	1940s	37	Germany
The "final solution"	The final solution is viewed by the Nazis as a solution that entailed the attempted murder of ever Jew living in Europe.	The "final solution" was used by Nazis to refer to their plan to kill many Jews all at once.	1941	37	Europe
The Wannsee Conference	The Wannsee Conference included fifteen leading Nzai bureacucrats that gathered to duscuss and coordinate the implemenatation of the final solution. During the conference an agreement was made to evacuate all Jews from Europe to camps in eastern Poland.	This made an impact on the Jewish people because they were rounded up and deported to specially constructed concentration camps in occupied Poland.	1942	37	Berlin
Comfort Women	Around 300,000 women who lived in "comfort houses" that were given to the Japanese troops as gifts. 80% from Korea	They show the differences between the womens roles in the US and in Japan. Woman were given more nobal involvements in the US rather than the Japan women	1940-1950	37	Japan
Reinhard Heydrich	Heydrich was the deputy leader of the SS and President of the international law enforcement. He was also chaired at the Wansee Conference.	Reinhard Heydrich had no human compassion and was the leading planner of Hitlers Final Solution.	1904-1942	37	Germany
Strategic Bombing	Strategic bombing slaughtered men, women, and children around the world and occupation troops forced civilians to labor and die in work and extermination camps.	The Strategic Bombing enduranced the human spirit and personified the contributions of resistance groups.	1941	37	Belgrade
The Yalta Conference	Conference at resort on the Black Sea coast of Crimea between Allied Leaders: Stalin (Soviet Union), Churchill (Britain), and Roosevelt(U.S.)	When Roosevelt won Stalins agreement to enter war against Japan, it began the idea of the establishment of the United Nations.	February 4-11, 1945	37	Yalta, Black Sea coast
The Potsdam Conference	Conference at Berlin Suburb between the Allies. Focal points were control of Germany, Austriam, and Poland boundaries	It was the last wartime summit conference between the Allies. Can cause much confusion and ergency between the Allies.	July 16-August 2, 1945	37	Potsdam, Berlin Suburb
The Truman Doctrine	Response to the crisis in Greece and Turkey(communists threten democracy). Drew battle lines of the cold war.	It showed the new U.S. perception of a world divided betwween enslaved and free people.	March 12, 1947	37	United States
The Marshall Plan	Proposed the rebuilding of economies in Europe by capitalism and cooperation. Around 13 Billion dollars was put into the technical and economic assistance of Europe.	It gave reassurance to the Europeans after WWII. It also helped with the integration of Americans and Europens	July 1947	37	Western Europe
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization; A regional alliance against the Soviet Union's aggression. The point was to maintain the peace in postwar Europe .	It gave reassurance to the allies of NATO that they would give eachother protection with the system of collective defense.	April 4, 1949	37	US, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal
The Warsaw Pact	It was a countermeasure by The Soviets, and seven communist states, because of the NATO, when Western Germany was admitted. The allies pledged to defend eachother if one of the nations were to be attacked.	It exemplified a new type of treaty in which the relations of the signatories were based on a non-interference relationship with internal affairs.	May 14, 1955	37	Warsaw, Poland
Blitzkrieg	The German style of rapid attacks on Britain and France using armor and air power. Also called "lightening war."	This new form of attacks stunned the world and caused a rapid and sudden victiory. This also presented a new form of attack.	1939-1940	37	Germany
Operation Barbarossa	The suprise invasion of Germany into the Soviet Union ordered by Hitler in June of 1941.	This operation assembled was one of the largest most powerful invasion force in history. The ivasion was so strong and successful because it caught the Red Army off guard.	1941	37	Germany and Soviet Union
Blitz	The British name for the air war launched by the Germans.	This air war, launched by the Germans, rained bombs on large cities and killed more than forty thousand civilians.	early 1940s	37	Britain
Stalingrad	A city under Stalin, who was attacked by the Germans in September 1942.	Stalin ordered the bloody and desperate attempt to stall the Germans and prote t the city of Stalingrad. It was to stall the Germans until the Red Army could regroup for a counterattack.	1942	37	Russia
Asia for Asians	The slogan used by Japan in order to pursue its expansion in Asia.	This slogan implied that the Japansesd would lead Asian people to independence from the European nationalists. This created an appeal to Asian independence.	early 1940s	37	Asia
Spanish Civil War	War that Italy intervened in, on the side of General Francisco Franco.	Italy intervened in this war and helped in the invasion and conquest of places such as, Ethiopia. The militiants of General Franco overthrew the republican government and also annexed Albania in 1939.	1936-1939	37	Italy
League of Nations	Considered to be a foreunner of the United Nations. The Legaue was he dream of American president Woodrow Wilson.	Because the U.S. refused to join the League its potential was severly limited. During the invasion of Ehtiopia infuriated other nations, yet the League offered little effective opposition.	early 1940s	37	Europe/Asia
Tripartite Pact	10 year miliary and economic pact signed by Japan.	This pact was signed in September 1940 by the government of Japan in order to align themselves with the other revisionist nations, Germany and Italy.	1940	37	Japan, Germany, and Italy
D-Day	June 6, 1944, the day that British and U.S. troops landed on the French coast of Normandy.	This caused the Germans to be overwhelmed. The bombings and leveling of the German cities, caused the German resistance to fade.	1944	37	French coast of Normandy
Luftwaffe	The German airforce that led the launching of the Battle of Britain.	It was a hope that the Germans defeat Britain soley through their air attacks provided by this air force.	early 1940s	37	Britain and Germany
United Nations	A supernational organization created to keep world peace and solve global problems. They are the successors of the League of Nations.	This establishment of an international organization was dedicated to maintaing peace, security, and promoted friendly relations among the world's nations.	1944	37	China, Britain, Soviet Union, and U.S.
Guomindang	Declared as the official government of a unified and soverign China state.	Title given to of Sun Yatsen's National People's Party. Yatsen was determined to bring the entire country under the control of his party. Soviet advisors helped recognize the Guimindang into effective political organizations.	1930s	36-37	China
COMECON	The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, known as COMECON for short, was considered the Soviet alternative to the U.S. Marshall Plan. This organization offered increased trade within the Soviet Union and eastern Europe.	The creation of the COMECON came after the Soviet Union resisted what they thought was capitalist imperialsm and constructed a plan for its own satelitte nations. It was the Soviet recovery plan for Euroope which in turn benefited the superpowers.	1949	37	Soviet Union
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere	Japanese plan for putting Asia under their control during World War II.	Japan sought to build a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" in order to get the region's resources. This helped in creating an appeal for Asian independence.	early 1940s	37	Asia
Holocaust	German attempt,ordered by Hitler,in World War II to exterminate the Jews in Europe.	The Holocaust was the almost complete destruction of European Jews by Germany and was a great human disaster. The Nazi dertermintaion to kill the Jews and Europeans' passive acceptance of anti-Semitism laid the groundword for genocide.	1941-1942	37	Europe and Germany
Lebensraum	German word meaning "living space." This term is associated with Hitler.	The extermination of Jews to create more "living space" for the Germans, especially on the Soviet Union. Usually associated with Hitler and his goal of carving out territory in the east for an expanding Germany.	1941	37	Soviet Union and Germany
Ethiopia	Italy invaded Ethiopia and used excessive forve to annex them into the Italian realm.	The League of Nations didn't stop Italy from killing Ethiopians with excessive force; Italy lost 2,000 soldiers and 275,000 Ethiopians lost their lives.	1935-1936	Ch. 37	Italy and Ethiopia
The Rape of Nanjing	An event where the Japanese military went into a Chinese village called Nanjing and raped women, killed innocent civillians and burned 1/3 of the houses in that city.	This shows the brutal horrors that were seen throughout World War 2.	1937	Ch. 37	China
Manchuria	Manchuria was a region that was the centerpiece of the Japanese- Chinese conflict.	Japan and China fought over Manchuria and it played a large part in Japan's process of expansion and aggression.	1931-1932	Ch. 37	Japan and China
Appeasement	A policy formed at the Munich Conference to concede demands from Hitler.	The Munich Conference wanted to make sure Hitler didn't expand further into German territory so that they could keep peace in Europe. Although they tried to keep peace, Hitler refused to stick to the policy and invaded other areas in Europe.	1938	Ch. 37	Europe
Peace for Our Time	Britain's prime minister told his people that the Munich Conference acheived, "Peace for our time."	Europe was very unprepared for war because of their strugle to bounce back from the Great Depression that they grasped onto the concept of Peace for Out Time as a lifeline to keep their economy and hopes afloat.	1938	Ch. 37	Europe
Anschluss	Germany and Austria's union. Literal translation, "union"	Germany and Austria became one big country under Hilter's power. No one refused in surrounding areas so Hitler gained power rapidly.	March 1938	Ch. 37	Germany and Austria
Treaty of Nonaggression	Soviet Union and Germany signed a treaty not to attack eachother and promised neutrality if one side entered a war.	Set Hitler up to conquer Europe, but later, the Treaty was broken. While it lasted, it broke Europe into German and Soviet Union spheres.	1939	Ch. 37	Germany and Soviet Union
Hitler	Ruler of Germany who put into action the Final Solution to try to rid Europe of the Jews.	Systematically tried to murder all of the JEws in Europe and succeeded in Killing 6 million Jews.	1889-1945 (his life)	Ch. 37	Born in Austria, but effected all of Europe and the world.

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