Causes of World War II – Flashcards
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Communism {Causes of World War II}
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An economic system in which there is no private property and the government produced
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Expansionism {Causes of World War II}
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consists of expansionist policies of government and states..
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Militarism {Causes of World War II}
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is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
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Racism {Causes of World War II}
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The belief that a particular race is better important then another.
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Adolf Hitler {axis powers}
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Adolf Hitler- dictator of Germany, he was responsible for WWII in Europe and the Holocaust
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Benito Mussolini {axis powers}
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Fascist dictator of Italy. Friend and ally of Hitler.
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Emperor Hirohito {axis powers}
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Emperor of Japan He was in favor of Japanese expansion and military aggression.
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Josef Stalin {Allied Powers}
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Dictator of the soviet union { Russia.} He fouqht against Hitler during WWII
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Winston Churchill {Allied Powers}
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Prime Minister of England during WWII. stood against Hitler and never gave up.
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Charles De Gaulle {Allied Powers}
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President of France during WWII. Led the Resistance in exile against Nazi occupation.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) {Allied Powers}
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President of USA during WWII. He asked Congress to declare war on Japan after Peurl Harbor.
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Harry S. Truma {Allied Powers}
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He become president of the USA when president Roosevelt died. He ordered the atomic bomb attack on Japan.
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Chiang Kai-shek {Allied Powers}
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He Nationalists. Many Americans were impressed by Chiang Kai-Shek and admired the courage and determination that the Chiang Nationalists showed in resisting the Japanese during.
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Mao Tse-Tung {Allied Powers}
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He Communists and He was Ruled northern Chine. he dead 1970.
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General Erwin Rommell {Axis Powers}
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Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel gained immortality in the North African campaign of 1941-1943. Sent with a small German force to help the Axis against the British after the Italians had suffered severe defeat,
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Prime Minister Hideki Tojo {Axis Powers}
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General Tôjô Hideki (1884-1948), with his close-cropped hair, mustache, and round spectacles, became for Allied propagandists one of the most commonly caricatured members of Japan's military dictatorship throughout the Pacific war.
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Dwight Eisenhower {Allied Powers}
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He was supreme commander of allied Forces during WWII. He became President in USA 1953.
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George Patton {Allied Powers}
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One of the most complicated military men of all time, General George Smith Patton, Jr. was born November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California
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Douglas MacArthur {Allied Powers}
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Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II (1939-1945), oversaw the successful Allied occupation of postwar Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War
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Omar Bradley {Allied Powers}
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Omar Nelson "Brad" Bradley was a United States Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army
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Blitzkrieg {Major Battles}
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blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941 {Major Battles}
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Japanese attack on pearl Harbor.
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Battle of Midway {Major Battles}
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1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific
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Island Hopping {Major Battles}
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Island-Hopping, was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II
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Normandy Invasion (D-Day) - Operation Overlord {Major Battles}
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during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World War II; the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place. D-Day, the day of the initial assaults, was Tuesday 6 June 1944.
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Battle of the Bulge {Major Battles}
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It was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium
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Dropping of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima {Major Battles}
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President Truman ordered atomic bombs on japan to force japan to surrender Oct 6,1945..
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Nagasaki {Major Battles}
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Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
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The Holocaust {Events}
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Nazis under A.Hitler committed genocide Vs Jews, gypsies, and other people..
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Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (1939) {Events}
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A.Hitler and J.Stalin signed a treaty that they would not attack each other {Germany & Soviet Union} Later Hitler broke the treaty and attacked Stalin
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Japanese Internment {Events}
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US government put japanese Americans in camp during WWII..
