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WWII Terms
Term | Definition |
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Francisco Franco | Led group of generals in uprising against the Spanish government, wanted fascist state |
Rome- Berlin Axis | Italy's and Germany's cooperation in Spain during weapons testing. |
Anschluss | Agreement between Austria and Germany to become one country |
Pro- Nazi Chancellor | Wanted to help maintain peace. |
Appeasement | Appealing something to help preserve peace. |
Pacifism | Refusal to fight in war. |
Neutrality laws | Prevented the U.S. from selling or shipping guns to a nation in war. |
Poland | Invaded by Nazi Germany to officially start WWII |
Adolf Hitler | Dictator of Germany and lead person for the army |
Tojo, Konoe | The two prime ministers for Japan during WWII |
Benito Mussolini | Leader of the fascist party and leader of Italy . |
Winston Churchill | Prime Minister of Great Britain. |
Neville Chamberlain | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | President of the United States for much of the war until Truman took over and ordered the atomic bombs be dropped. |
Allied powers | United States, France, Great Britain, The Soviet Union, and 43 other countries. |
Axis Powers | Japan, Germany, Italy |
Winter War | Hitler invades Finland but only takes part of it. |
Battle of Britain | Hitler try to destroy British moral but instead he strengthened it. |
Pearl Harbour | Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour, begins American involvement in WWII |
Coral Sea | First aircraft carrier battles, first real victory for America in the war |
Operation Overlord (D-Day) | One of the last great offensive moves of the war for the Allies, took five beachheads and finally had a line in Nazi Germany. |
Battle of the Bulge | Last ditch effort for the Germans in the war. |
Hiroshima and Okinawa | Two cities hit by the nuke bombs known as "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" |
People homeless | Caused by air raids and the dissolvement of concentration camps. |
European Home Front | Many cities destroyed, Total War made buyable food limited, and the women were the workforce |
United States Home Front | Regular factories were changed to be able to make war goods like planes and trucks, ratioing because of Total War, Women joined work force, Interment camps for Japanese citizens. |