World War II - World History Flashcards
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| 9945570645 | Treaty of Versailles and Germany | Punish Germany, pay reparations, give up territory, make them weak-had to take full responsibility for World War I-sets the stage for World War II and Hitler |  | 0 |
| 9945570646 | League of Nations | A global association formed in 1919 to promote peace. It was later replaced by the United Nations in 1945 |  | 1 |
| 9945570647 | Blitzkreig | "Lighting Wars" type of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 1939 |  | 2 |
| 9945570648 | Nonagression Pact | a pact between Germany and the USSR saying,"You don't mess with me i won't mess with you." |  | 3 |
| 9945570649 | Pearl Harbor | (FDR) , 1941 United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. |  | 4 |
| 9945570650 | Stalingrad | Decisive battle in German invasion of Russia, the Germans were surrounded and systemically destroyed |  | 5 |
| 9945570651 | Suez Canal | A canal linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It was a vital trade route in the British Empire during imperialism, and continues to link North Africa and Europe to Asia today.-Needed in World War 2 to keep troops supplied |  | 6 |
| 9945570652 | Island Hopping | WWII strategy of conquering only certain Pacific islands that were important to the Allied advance toward Japan |  | 7 |
| 9945570653 | Hitler's Final Solution | The answer to "The Jewish Question". It was a mass murder of all Jews. He set up extermination camps and forced millions of Jews to enter gas chamber, ovens, and fire pits. |  | 8 |
| 9945570654 | D Day | June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. The turning point of World War II.` |  | 9 |
| 9945570655 | Battle of the Bulge | A 1944-1945 battle in which Allied forces turned back the last major German offensive of World War II. |  | 10 |
| 9945570656 | Hiroshima | City in Japan, the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, on August 6, 1945. The bombing hastened the end of World War II. (p. 797) |  | 11 |
| 9945570657 | Nagasaki | Japanese city in which the second atomic bomb was dropped (August 9, 1945). |  | 12 |
| 9945570658 | V J Day | "Victory over Japan day" is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which was initially announced on August 15, 1945 |  | 13 |
| 9945570659 | V E Day | May 8, 1945; victory in Europe Day when the Germans surrendered |  | 14 |
| 9945570660 | Yalta Conference | 1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war |  | 15 |
| 9945570661 | United Nations | An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation. |  | 16 |
| 9945570662 | Armenian Genocide | Assault carried out by mainly Turkish military forces against Armenian population in Anatolia in 1915; over a million Armenians were killed and thousands fled to Russia and the Middle East |  | 17 |
| 9945570663 | Holocaust | A mass slaughter of Jews and other civilians, carried out by the Nazi government of Germany before and during World War II. |  | 18 |
| 9945570664 | Allies | Britain, France, and United States, Russia- Later joined by Italy |  | 19 |
| 9945570665 | Axis Powers | Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II. |  | 20 |
| 9945570666 | Propaganda World War II | This is one sided information used to persuade and keep up morale and support the war |  | 21 |
| 9945570667 | War Crimes | Wartime acts of cruelty and brutality that are judged beyond the accepted rules of war and human behavior. |  | 22 |
| 9945570668 | Manhattan Project | code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II |  | 23 |
| 9945570669 | Nuremberg Trials | A series of court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violations of the rules of war, and crimes against humanity. |  | 24 |
| 9945570670 | Genocide | Deliberate attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group |  | 25 |
| 9945570671 | Concentration Camp | During the Holocaust, Jews, other minorities, and opponents of the Nazi party were placed in these locations where they faced starvation, killing, harsh work, and medical experiments. |  | 26 |