World war 2

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  1. 5. June 6, 1944: the largest combined land-sea-air invasion in history to begin the liberation of France from German occupation.
  2. 6. A government in which all economic and social activity is controlled by totalitarian leaders and one powerful political party.
  3. 10. February 1943, Soviet victory (ousting Germans) marked a major turning point in the war for the Allies on the eastern front.
  4. 12. August – October 1940: Germans bombed British shipyards, industries, & cities, destroying entire neighborhoods, killing many civilians.
  5. 14. Germany, Italy, and Japan.
  6. 15. The U.S. helped Great Britain by supplying ammunition & old warships in exchange for several military bases in Bermuda & the Caribbean.
  7. 16. He used the anger over the Treaty of Versailles and the depression in Germany to grab power in the 1920s. He wanted an all-powerful German Empire,
  8. 18. President FDR was elected to serve a 4th term and chose this man as his vice president. After Roosevelt’s sudden death, he became President and the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan fell to him.
  9. 19. Accepting demands in order to avoid conflicts.
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  1. 1. Great Britain – urged Britain to re-arm after Hitler’s election in 1933. In 1939 said Britain and France should form a military alliance with the Soviet Union. Was appointed Prime Minister in 1940 and led Britain with great courage.
  2. 2. The belief that a “pure” blood German with blonde-hair and blue eyes was superior to all other races.
  3. 3. Fearful of Japanese spies, more than 100,000 West Coast Japanese - Americans were sent to detention centers.
  4. 4. The tyrannical dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) who first supported the Axis Powers. His country joined the Allies in 1941 after a non-aggression pact with Germany was violated by a German invasion
  5. 7. total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
  6. 8. National Socialist German Workers Party.
  7. 9. Consumers could buy only certain number of goods so that the majority of these goods could be sent abroad to aid in the war effort.
  8. 11. Caused USA to enter WWII
  9. 13. Hatred, hostility, and discrimination toward and against Jews.
  10. 14. Great Britain, the USA, the USSR, and France.
  11. 17. An often negative preconceived opinion or feeling towards someone due to race, gender, religion, or anything else.