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WW2 terms ppl events

Terms people and events

TermDefinition
Communism economic/political system where there are no classes of society, everyone is equal - government controls everything
anti-semitism hatred towards Jews, belief of Hitler
Militarism valuing of military by a country (like Japan)
Appeasement giving into a country in order to avoid war
Blitzkrieg "lightening war" - attach method used by Germany to quickly attach France and overtake them
Collectivization Soviet government took control of all farmland and put it together (collected it) into big farms to increase agricultural production
Fascism an aggressive state run by a dictator that puts the good of the nation before the good of the individuals
Totalitarian the control of a country in such a strict way that the people cannot oppose the leader’s control (i.e.-Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin)
Genocide systematic and purposeful destruction (mass killing) of a racial, religious, ethnic, or political group
Depression a period of time in which there is little economic activity and many people do not have jobs
Joseph Stalin Leader of Soviet Union; Communist dictator; switches sides during the war
Benito Mussolini Fascist dictator of Italy; allied with Germany and Japan
Hideki Tojo Prime Minster and military general of Japan; had the real power during World War II
Harry Truman President of USA at the end of World War II; drops atomic bombs on Japan
Douglas MacArthur General during WWII; in charge of the Pacific fleet
Winston Churchill Prime Minster of Great Britain during WWII; worked closely with FDR
Adolf Hitler Dictator of Germany; leader of Nazi party; known for his policy of anti-semitism & the Holocaust
Hirohito Emperor of Japan during World War II; no real power, more of a figurehead; announcement Japan’s surrender in WWII
Franklin D Rooosevelt President of USA at the beginning of World War II; dies during WWII
Dwight D Eisenhower General during WWII; Supreme Allied Commander of troops in Europe; planned D-Day invasion
George C Marshall General during WWII; coordinated European front during WWII; came up with plan to rebuild Europe/Japan after war called “Marshall Plan”
Pol Pot Leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia that carries out genocide against the educated, artists, and monks
Great Purge Genocide by Stalin against peasantry, and anyone he thought was opposed to him in the Soviet Union. He used mass starvation of people as the way to kill them.
Battle of Britain air battle between the British Royal Air Force and the German air forces; Germany wanted to attack Britain and invade but was unsuccessful
German Invasion of Poland first event of WW2
Holocaust persecution of Jews by Hitler; resulted in nearly 6 million Jews killed
Fall of France Germany invaded France using “blitzkrieg” to quickly attack and control them; France “fell” under the control of Germany at that time
Attach on Pearl Harbor sneak attack by Japan on the United States planned by Hideki Tojo; event that pushed the United States to enter World War II
D-Day Allied invasion of Europe by air and sea that was turning point of WW2; goal was to push back Germans and stop Hitler
Nuremberg Trails Trial of Nazi leaders for their war crimes and crimes against humanity during WWII/Holocaust
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