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USH Ch 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allied Powers | United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and China |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Gestapo | Nazi secret police force |
| Rearmament | For a nation to rebuild a stockpile of weapons to replace those that are out-of-date or have been taken away |
| Rome-Berline Axis | An Agreement formed between Germany and Italy in 1936 |
| Third Reich | name used by the Nazi party to describe the time when Adolf Hitler believed he was creating a third German empire |
| Pacifism | the belief that war is morally wrong |
| Refugee | A person seeking shelter and protection from political persecution |
| Appeasement | A policy of making political compromises in order to avoid conflict |
| Purge | Removing or eliminating something |
| Embargo | a ban against engaging in commerce with specified countries |
| Munich Agreement | an agreement Hitler made with the rulers of Great Britain, France, and Italy, declaring that Germany had the right to seize the Sudetenland, a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| Nonaggression Pact | a formal treaty between nations pledging to refrain from military action against one another for a set period |
| Executive Order | Directive issued by a president that has the force of law |
| Internment Camp | Where Japanese-Americans lived in prison-like surroundings until the war’s end. |
| Ration | a controlled supply of goods |
| Wage Discrimination | Receiving lower pay for the same job based on gender, race, or ethnicity |
| War Bond | Money paid by civilians for the war effort that could be purchased for 75% of its value and cashed in later with interest |
| Panzer | Fleet of tanks |
| Amphibious Assault | uses naval support to protect military forces invading by land and air |
| Island Hopping | Strategy designed to capture and control islands |
| D-Day | Battle where 150,000 American, British, and Canadian troops stormed the beaches |
| Kamikaze | “Divine wind” / Suicide bomber pilots |
| Atrocity | Extremely cruel and shocking acts of violence |
| Concentration Camp | Place where prisoners of war or persecuted minorities are confined (in this case, Jews were held and starved/tormented) |
| Crematorium | Ovens where victims’ bodies were burnt |
| Holocaust | systematic genocide against the Jews carried out by the Nazis |
| Tribunal | A court with authority over a specific matter |
| How did the Soviets make use of a “scorched earth” policy against Germany? | The soviets destroyed crops, bridges, and railroad cars as they retreated deeper into the homeland, leaving the German soldiers without food or shelter |
| What did Executive Order 9066 authorize? | The desegregation of military-related industries |
| Who was Josef Mengele? | Auschwitz's chief doctor who performed "medical experiments" on the Jews in the camp and killed them |
| What was the “bulge” in the Battle of the Bulge? What country did it take place in? | A break in the front line created a bulge. It took place in Belgium |
| Which of the following battles was the first air-sea battle in history? | Battle of the Coral Sea |
| Which battle was fought to establish a base for aerial attacks on the Japanese mainland? | The Battle of Iwo Jima |
| What agreement did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin come to at the Yalta Conference? | To take control of or destroy German arms industries |
| What aspect of the landscape did the Japanese use to their advantage in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa? | The first battle in which the Japanese used Kamikazes. They used hiding in the network of caves, tunnels, and pillboxes. Then Japan said kill everyone before they get out of the war and not surrender. |
| What was the Enola Gay? | a B-29 bomber that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima |
| Who were the Tuskegee Airmen? | A squadron of African American pilots trained in Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Upon which cities and on which dates did the US drop atomic bombs? | Hiroshima - August 6, 1945; Nagasaki - August 9, 1945 |
| What defense against war crimes charges was invalidated by the Nuremberg Trials? | It invalidated the defense of "superior orders”. |
| Which of the following battles was a significant defeat for the Japanese that led them to cancel plans for several subsequent invasions? | Battle of Midway |
| What was Operation Torch? | Invasion of North Africa; British and American forces successfully recaptured Morocco and Algeria and defeated the army under German general Edwin Rommel, capturing more than 250,000 Nazi prisoners in Tunisia |
| What was the “Double V” campaign? | a WWII civil rights movement, launched by the Pittsburgh Courier, seeking a "double victory": defeating fascism abroad and conquering racism and segregation at home, challenging African Americans to fight for democracy |
| What were the code names for the five Normandy beaches where troops landed on D-Day? | Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword |
| Which of the following battles was the first Allies’ campaign of island hopping? | The Battle of Guadalcanal |
| Start of WW2 (Germany invades Poland) | September 1, 1939 |
| Britain and France declare war on Germany | September 3, 1939 |
| Pearl Harbor | December 7, 1941 |
| D-Day | June 6, 1944 |
| V-E Day | May 8, 1945 |
| Japan formally surrenders and WW2 ends | September 2, 1945 |
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