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1 USII.7abc Review

2 Instability after World War I: World wide depression High inflation Germany’s high war debt Massive unemployment

3 Dictator A leader who rules with total control.

4 The 3 Axis Powers Germany Hitler Italy Mussolini Japan Tojo

5 Ruled by dictatorships: Nazi Germany Fascist Italy Fascist Japan

6 The Soviet Union Began as an Axis Power, and changed to the Allies after Germany invasion.

7 The Allies *USA FDR & Truman *Great Britain *Canada Churchill *Soviet Union *France Stalin

8 Isolationism National policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs.

9 Hitler’s promise A boost in economy Relief from high unemployment

10 Inflation A continuous rise in the price of goods and services.

11 US Presidents during WWII Franklin D. Roosevelt and later… Harry S. Truman

12 Increased tensions between the U.S. and Japan BEFORE Pearl Harbor was due to: Japanese aggression in East Asia

13 When… The U.S. declared war on Japan then…. Germany declared war on the U.S.

14 The bombing of Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 “A day that shall live in infamy”

15 War Timeline: Germany invades France on June 1940 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor on Dec. 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan & Germany D-Day

16 U.S. helped in WWII BEFORE Pearl Harbor by: Giving economic aid to the Allies

17 There was a gradual change in American policy during WWII: Practice of isolationism Economic aid to allies Direct involvement

18 Germany invades Poland The start of WWII in Europe

19 The Battle of Britain Germany launched massive air raids over Britain, BUT the British Royal Air Force mounted a heroic defense and inflicted heavy losses on the German Air Force. Hitler then moved east into the Soviet Union.

20 Lend-lease An act passed by Congress in March 1941 allowing the U.S. to sell, lend, or lease arms or other war supplies to any nation vital to the defense of the U.S. Ex: The U.S. gave war supplies and old naval ships to Great Britain in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean.

21 D-Day Normandy, France June 6, 1944 Started the liberation of Western Europe

22 The Battle of Midway U.S. victory that was a turning point in the war in the Pacific

23 Stalingrad The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, oil rich lands to the south of the Soviet Union.

24 Japan surrendered because: The U.S. dropped 2 atomic bombs on: Hiroshima Nagasaki

25 Hitler believed that: Aryans were the master race

26 Holocaust a systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews. practiced Anti-semitism- a hatred of Jews

27 Concentration Camps Where Hitler imprisoned Jews and others during WWII

28 “Rosie the Riveter” A character developed to encourage women to take factory jobs in defense plants.

29 Internment Camps Where the U.S. put Japanese Americans during WWII.

30 Rationing: Limiting of scarce goods during wartime.

31 Women helped during WWII by: Taking jobs in defense plants during the war.

32 FINALLY!!! You’re finished! STUDY, STUDY, STUDY and make your parents and me proud!


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