1. WW2, Cold War, & Korean War

2. World War II
1. What are the causes of World War II? A. Treaty of Versailles Failed B. Germany blamed and therefore was angry C. Economic Depression D. People were desperate for help E. German invaded Poland after having taken over Austria and Czechoslovakia

3. Starting World War II
2. What were people looking for after the Great Depression? - people were looking for strong leaders to help them out Example: Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin

4. 3. What was World War II. - was a global war
3. What was World War II? - was a global war. It took place between 1939 to Most of the world's countries, including all of the great powers, fought as part of two military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

5. 4. How did America end up entering World War II
4. How did America end up entering World War II? - believed in isolationism; wanted to avoid fighting; F.D.R wanted to help British so they sent military equipment and supplies to Britain; Pearl Harbor U.S naval base in Hawaii was bombed by Japanese; U.S had no choice but to enter the war in 1941

6. 5. How did the home front help the war effort
5. How did the home front help the war effort? - soldiers needed uniforms, guns, airplanes, and tanks; Ford Motor Company built airplanes and airplane engines instead of cars; people rationed (again) – meat, sugar, and gas 6. Why did the United States have to produce so many military supplies? - the country was not well prepared at the time to fight a war; had just got out of a war

7. 7. Which two groups of people found new freedoms in the work place
7. Which two groups of people found new freedoms in the work place? - African Americans and women who now worked in factories and other places usually worked by men 8. Why were some Americans worried about Japanese Americans during WW2? - they thought that they would help Japan attack the U.S.A

8. 9. What happened to Japanese Americans during WW2
9. What happened to Japanese Americans during WW2? - many were placed in internment camps due to an order signed by F.D.R; some Germans and Italians were placed there too

9. Important People of WW2
10. Who were some of the important leaders of WW2? A. Franklin D. Roosevelt- signed order forcing 100,000 Japanese Americans into internment internment camps; sent supplies to Britain B. Joseph Stalin- leader of Soviet Union; agreed with Germany not to attack each other; dictator; arrested people who spoke out against communism

10. C. Adolf Hitler – Germany’s leader who
C. Adolf Hitler – Germany’s leader who believed in fascism and controlled everything; dictator; conquered much of Europe; blamed many of Germany’s problems on Jews and had them imprisoned in concentration camps; many were killed.

11. D. Benito Mussolini- dictator in Italy; E
D. Benito Mussolini- dictator in Italy; E. Harry Truman – ordered a nuclear bomb on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan after Pearl Harbor

12. G. Tuskegee Airmen- African American pilots
F. Hideki Tojo- prime minister of Japan; invaded and took over much of the Pacific region;
G. Tuskegee Airmen- African American pilots
who flew many successful missions over
Italy during WW2; first African American pilots in history
H: Hirohito- Japanese emperor who surrendered due to many defeats and bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima; many worshipped him and thought he was a god; his soldiers crashed warplanes into Allied ships in Kamikaze attacks

13. Winning WW2
11. Explain D-Day and the reason it was important. - a day on June 6, 1944 when allied soldiers invaded Northern France; allowed the Allies to move toward Germany 12. Explain V-E Day. - the day on May 1945 when Germany was forced to surrender; allies declared May 8 Victory in Europe Day, or V-E

14. 13. Explain some of the techniques used by the Allies. A
13. Explain some of the techniques used by the Allies. A. island hopping- when Allies skipped over some islands guarded by the Japanese and captured others; trying to get closer to Japan B. Code Talkers- sent messages in Navajo language so that Japanese couldn’t understand

15. 14. How did President Harry Truman decide to strike back at Japan in hopes to end the war? - he dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan; killed many people

16. 15. Explain how WW2 ended. - Japanese surrendered on August 15, 1945; WW2 was over; this was known as V-J Day (victory over Japan Day); war ends in Europe in 1945; known as V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day)

17. Holocaust
16. Explain the Holocaust. - one of the worst horrors of the war and human history; millions were killed at the hand of Nazis while in concentration camps; many were beaten, starved, and killed mostly because they were Jewish;

18. 17. What happened to the people responsible for the Holocaust
17. What happened to the people responsible for the Holocaust? - Adolf Hitler killed himself so he wouldn’t be captured; the rest went through trials known as the Nuremburg war crimes trials in which they were either hanged or given prison sentences.

19. Technologies of WW2
18. List some of the new or improved technologies of WW2. A. aircraft carriers B. submarines C. atomic bombs/ nuclear bombs D. tanks

20. The Cold War
19. What was the Cold War? - a war of words and ideas between the Soviet Union and United States; (had worked together to win WW2); had different ideas, government, and economics

21. 20. Describe the Roots of the Cold War as it relates to the United States. A. U.S.A believed in capitalistic govt.- people control business and services; also had market economy where individual and businesses make most economic decisions; country believed in democracy (where people vote for their leaders)

22. B. Soviet Union believed in communism in
B. Soviet Union believed in communism in which the gov’t controls the nations natural and capital resources; tells people where to work and live; had a dictator (Joseph Stalin) who arrested people who spoke out against communism; people didn’t have any control over gov’t.

23. Iron Curtain
21. Explain the “Iron Curtain”. - after WW2, Allies shared control over Germany; Russia controlled Eastern half and U.S, Britain, and France controlled western half; Eastern Berlin was communist and Western was democratic; Iron Curtain was a symbol of the differences between communist and noncommunist. President Harry Truman promised to help any country that U.S.S.R tried to turn communist. This policy was called the Truman Doctrine.

24. 22. What is NATO. What is its purpose
22. What is NATO? What is its purpose? - an alliance that was formed with U.S.A, Britain, and most noncommunist countries of Europe. This was called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ; Its purpose was to keep the U.S.S.R from forcing communism on other countries. 23. Explain the Berlin Wall. - a wall that prevented people from leaving East Berlin built by the Soviets;

25. 24. How did the United States and Britain help end the blockade of Berlin? - they flew food and supplies into the city since Germans blocked off roads and other ways into East Berlin; known as Berlin Airlift. 25. What is McCarthyism? - when Senator Joseph McCarthy headed a movement to root out Communists in America; people accused of being communist lost their jobs, or friends and were arrested; also known as “Red Scare”

26. Nuclear Weapons
26. What was the nuclear arms race? Who played a part in this? - race between the United Sates and Soviet Union; Each Country built thousands of atomic bombs; this was a conflict without any direct warfare between the two nations. People around the world were scared of a nuclear war

27. United Nations
27. Explain the United Nations and its purpose. -After WW2, many nations organized to keep peace around the world; it was known as the United Nations; its first job was with Korea.

28. Korean War
28. Describe the Korean War. - South Korea (a free nation) was a nation supported by the U.S.A; In 1950, North Korea (communist) troops invaded South Korea; 16 UN nations joined the fight and were able to push North Korea back; the nations still remain separated today

29. Cuban Missile Crises 29. What was the Cuban Missile Crises?
- Nikita Khrushchev leader of Russia was
a brutal dictator; he began to challenge
the U.S which almost ended in a nuclear
war; Russia built secret nuclear
missile bases in Cuba; they thought
that U.S might attack Cuba;

30. John F. Kennedy ordered the U
John F. Kennedy ordered the U.S navy to blockade Cuba so that Soviet ships with missiles could eventually not reach Cuba; Khrushchev ordered ships with missiles to turn back before they reached U.S ships; eventually the missiles were removed from Cuba.