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WWII parts 1 and 2

Before the war and people

TermDefinition
Lend-Lease Act a law that allowed the U.S. to supply ships to Britain in exchange for leases of naval bases
appeasement giving in to an aggressor to avoid conflict
Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly at the end of WWI by requiring reparations be paid and blaming Germany for the war
imperialism when a strong country dominates a weaker country politically, economically and/or culturally
militarism building up a nation's military forces
Munich Pact an agreement made by Britain and France with Hitler to allow Germany to take over the Sudetenland in order to avoid war
fascism a political system that requires an emphasis on national pride, traditions and racial purity
Neutrality Acts prevented the U.S. from providing war materials to nations at war
communism a form of government in which the government controls the economy
Non-Aggression Pact agreement between the USSR and Germany that the Soviets would not stop the invasion of Poland by Germany and that the territory would be divided between them
Winston Churchill British Prime Minister during WWI who was critical of appeasement and led the country through the Battle of Britain
Adolf Hitler German chancellor who controlled the country through fascism and racist policies in order to form a third Reich
Franklin Roosevelt American president who began to move the country away from isolationism in order to help the Allies
Hideki Tojo leader of Japanese military
Dwight Eisenhower Allied commander in Europe
Harry Truman American president who made the decision to end the war against Japan by using the atomic bomb
Joseph Stalin Soviet leader who signed a non-aggression pact with Germany but later joined the Allies
Hirohito emperor of Japan
Douglas MaCarthur Commander of American forces in the Pacific
Benito Mussolini the father of fascism and leader of Italy during WWII
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