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World War II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appeasement | The hope of avoiding war, appeasement was the name given to Britain's policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked. It failed because Hitler broke his promises and continued to invade land. |
| Nuremberg Trials | The Nuremberg trials were a series of trials held in Nürnberg, Germany, in 1945 and 1946 following the end of World War II. Former Nazi leaders were indicted and tried as war criminals for their conduct. These were international trails |
| Genocide | the intentional destruction of a people in whole or in part, encompassing acts like killing, causing serious harm, and imposing conditions of life to bring about destruction. |
| Lend Lease Act/Cash and Carry | Allowed to United States to sell, lend, or lease supplies to the Allies before the United States joined the war |
| Significance of D-Day | American, British, Canadian, Australian, and other European forces would carry out the largest amphibious (meaning both land and water) invasion in history. |
| Significance of D-Day | This invasion would take place in a region of France called Normandy. Not only would soldiers with parachutes (paratroopers) jump out of cargo planes to help fight to slow down German forces, but they would also invade by sea. |
| Manhattan Project | Top-secret World War II government program in which the United States rushed to develop and deploy the world's first atomic weapons |
| United Nations | a global organization founded in 1945, aims to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights, and promote cooperation in solving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems, |
| United Nations | The key objectives include: Maintaining peace, protecting human rights, deliver humanitarian aid, support sustainable development and climate action and uphold international law. |
| United Nations | the US as a founding member and a permanent member of the Security Council. |
| Totalitarian | a political system where the government exerts complete control over all aspects of public and private life, suppressing opposition and individual freedoms. |
| Rosie the Riveter | a cultural icon representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II |
| Internment Camps | putting a person in some form of prison during wartime. These camps, which were often specially built, were intended to separate certain groups of people from the rest of society in situations of war. |
| Cult of Personality | a situation in which a public figure is deliberately presented as a great person who should be admired and loved. The leader solidifies and legitimizes their authority through media manipulation and propaganda |
| Fascism | most of the country's power is held by one ruler. |
| What tactics do totalitarian governments use to gain and maintain power? | All dictators, all suppressed free speech and the press, all built up the military. |
| Effect of WWII on the economy and women | Women joined the workforce in factories and shipyards to help with productions. WWII led to economic growth in America which ended the Great Depression, increased war productions, increased employment and wages, increased government spending |
| What event started WWII? | In Europe - German invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 US Involvement- Pearl Harbor |
| Significance of Supreme Court decision in Korematsu | The Supreme Court ruled that Japanese internment was NOT in violation of the US Constitution ( According to the Supreme Court, FDR’s executive order was allowed under the constitution because he had an duty to keep American safe. |
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