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contemp. 15-2
world war two
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conquered by Hitler in 3 1/2 months | Poland, Denmark, Norway |
| Maginot Line | System with armed steel on German border |
| British forces retreated to this town on English channel coast | Dunkirk |
| Battle of Britain | Fought against the Germans-British had more supplies than the Germans |
| Blitz | Bombing Raids |
| Believing that U.S. should of supported British troops | Interventionism |
| Isolationism | Ones who thought that the U.S. should stay out of the war |
| Selective Service Act | Helped the U.S. fight global war anywhere in the world |
| FDR supported the Allies. Gave permission to lend, lease, or sell military supplies | Lend-Lease Act |
| "The Arsenal of Democracy" | The United States- was led by FDR |
| U-Boats and Wolf Packs: | Wolf packs=German submarines. U-Boats=German Navy boats. |
| Germany's next target (June, 1941) | American destroyers--Greer, Kearny, Reuben James. |
| Two examples of factory conversions: | Manufacturers used tanks and planes. Burial-vaults converted to 100-pound bombs. |
| Roosevelt and Churchill made military strategy to start goals for postwar world. The right to choose your own government. | Atlantic Charter |
| Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: | Japanese Empire |
| Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis | Rome-Japan made alliance with Italy and Germany- each would defend each other if attacked by the United States |
| Insisted on "Open Door Policy" for China: | General Hideki Tojo. |
| Japanese man who had the idea to attack America: | Admiral Yamamoto |
| Date Japan attacks Pearl Harbor: | December 7, 1941 |
| Primary targets of the Japanese at Pearl Harbor: | U.S. government. |