economy/government terms during WW2
leaders during WW2
causes of WW2
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| 2157736351 | economy | a system of wealth | 0 | |
| 2157736352 | goverment | group of people who run a country | 1 | |
| 2157736353 | capitalism | free market system; people own their own businesses decide prices, and make money for themselves | 2 | |
| 2157736355 | communism | goverment controls the economy inculuding essential and nonessential industries. citizens are provided with goods and services(no cost) | 3 | |
| 2157736356 | democracy | citizens vote for people to vote on issues for them | 4 | |
| 2157736358 | dictatorship | a government controlled by one person who usually comes to power by force and contorls all aspects od society | 5 | |
| 2157736359 | fascism | a form of dictatorship; its goal is to create a new empire and use militerism to gain and keep control | 6 | |
| 2157736360 | Axis Powers | italy, germany, japan | 7 | |
| 2157736361 | Bentio Mussolin | *father of fascism *wanted to recreate the roman empire *Italy leader | 8 | |
| 2157736362 | Adolf Hitler | *Creates a fascist goverment *taking away rights to jews *wanted to create a german empire *leader of the nazis party | 9 | |
| 2157736363 | Emperor Hirohito | *wanted a empire to supply themself *thought japanese were superior *leader of japan | 10 | |
| 2157736364 | winston churchill | *know for his speeches *leader of england, great britain, untied kingdom | 11 | |
| 2157736368 | joseph stalin | *signs non-aggression pack with germany *soviet union/USSR leader | 12 | |
| 2157736369 | Allied Powers | Britain, France, US, Soviet Union | 13 | |
| 2157736370 | causes of WW2 | *treaty of versailles *great depression *rise of fascism in Germany and Italy *leauge of nations failure | 14 | |
| 2157736371 | FDR | *president during great depression *help allies by selling war materials *asked congress to declare war after pearl harbor | 15 | |
| 2157780592 | V-E Day | The day the germans surrendered | 16 | |
| 2157781753 | Truman | Took over office after President Roosevelt and gave the order to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Helped form the United Nations. | 17 | |
| 2157865913 | rationing | The government introduced this because certain things were in short supply during the war, and this was the only way to make sure everyone got their fair share. | 18 | |
| 2182883689 | Iwo Jima | major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island from the Japanese Empire during World War II | 19 | |
| 2182898527 | D-Day | The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe and contributed to an Allied victory in the war. AKA the Normandy landings | 20 | |
| 2182939764 | Rosie the Riveter | a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II | 21 | |
| 2182943574 | Tuskegee Airmen | a group of African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) who fought in World War II | 22 |
