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Fisher Global Era 2C

Global Era 2 C: World War II

TermDefinition
Causes of WWII Similar to WWI (MANIA)
Militarism Increase in military preparation
Alliances Mutual defense agreements between nations
Nationalism Pride in country
Imperialism A stronger nation takes over a weaker nation to get its valuable resources and create new markets for trade
Appeasement Giving in to the demands of an aggressive nation to prevent war
Ethnocentrism Belief in the superiority of one's own nation or group over another
Racism Hatred of a particular group of people
Munich Pact Britain allows Germany to annex Sudetenland in exchange for promise to stop further aggression
Munich Mistake Nickname for the Munich Pact because it was unsuccessful
Start of WWII Germany attacks Poland, alliances engage, war begins
Allied Powers WWII military alliance between Great Britain, US, and Soviet Union, later joined by France and China
Axis Powers WWII military alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan
Blitzkrieg German attacks that conquered most of Europe during WWII
Pearl Harbor attack Japanese attack on US Naval base causing US to enter WWII
D-Day Invasion Day of Allied attack against German forces in France
V-E Day Day that Germany surrenders in WWII
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki US drops atomic bombs on Japanese cities, Japan surrenders
Holocaust Genocide committed against Jews during WWII
Nuremberg Trials Leaders of the Holocaust tried for crimes against humanity
Economic results of WWII War expenses and widespread destruction weaken economies and cause spread of communism
Social results of WWII Highest death toll of any war, millions of Europeans become refugees
Scientific results of WWII Atomic Age begins
Political results of WWII US and Soviet Union become superpowers, Cold War begins, Germany is divided, UN is formed
Germany after WWII Divided into 4 zones occupied by US, France, England, and USSR
United Nations World-wide peacekeeping organization formed after WWII
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