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Mid-Term
World War 2 and Cold War
42
History
9th Grade
03/03/2008

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Term

 

 

 

What was the American policy during

WW2?

Definition

 

 

 

To remain neutral and send supplies to Britian

Term

 

 

 

Appeasement

Definition

 

 

 

Plan to avoid conflict with

Germany

Term

 

 

 

Why did Japan attack

Pearl Harbor?

Definition

 

 

 

They wanted our oil

Term

 

 

 

What does the F and T stand for in

FATAL ID?

Definition

Fascism- agressive Nationalism

A

Treaty of Versille

A

T

I

D

Term

 

 

 

Treaty of Versille

Definition

 

 

 

The reason Hitler came to Power

Term

 

 

 

Fascism

Definition

 

  • Agressive Nationalism
  • Used by Hitler and Musiline
  • A type of communist goverment
Term

 

 

 

Result of Japanese attack on

Pearl Harbor

Definition

 

 

 

United States enterd WW2

Term

 

 

 

Who were Axis Powers of WW2?

((remember GI JANE))

Definition
  1. Germany
  2. Italy
  3. Japan
Term

 

 

 

Why did we invade West Europe after 3 years of fighting?

Definition

 

 

 

Invading Beaches of Normady was only way to get into Germany.

Term

 

 

 

Allied Powers of WW2?

Definition

 

United States

USSR

Great Britan

France

Term

 

 

 

Atlantic Charter

Definition

 

 

The agreement to make the world safe

for self-determination.

Term

 

 

 

Battle of the Bulge

((5 Things))

Definition
  1. United States Lines did NOT break
  2. NAzzis realized they lost war
  3. Largest Battle of WW2
  4. Last Nazzi offense
  5. Allies arrived quickly
Term

 

 

 

What did women not do during WW2?

Definition

 

 

 

Fight in Physical Combat

Term

 

 

Double V Campaign

Definition

 

 

Victory against Hitler and Racism

Term

 

 

How are Economie and WW2 related?

Definition
  • WW2 Ended the Depression
  • FDR used Cost Plus System
  • Car factories made War goods
Term

 

 

Island Hopping

Definition

 

 

Allies Pacific Stradagie

Term

 

 

 

Bataan Death March

Definition

 

 

 

US soilders marched 65 miles with out food or water

Term

 

 

 

United Nations

Definition

 

 

 

International Political Organization

Term

 

 

 

Racisim in Untied States during WW2

Definition

 

  1. Zoot Zoot Riot
  2. Japanese Internment Camp
  3. Great Migration 

 

 

Term

 

 

 

Why did Truman drop the bomb?

 

Definition
  1. To end war
  2. Save allies
  3. Avoid invasion
Term

 

 

 

Two ways Hitler tried to take over Europe

and the rest of the world

Definition

 

 

Neutral Nations

&

Blitz Kreege

Term

 

 

 

Why did Nazis pass Nuremberg Laws?

Definition

 

 

To strip Jews of their rights

Term

 

 

 

What was the Final Solution?

Definition

 

 

 

To kill all European Jews

Term

 

 

How Did US citizens contribute to war?

Definition

 

 

Rationing

Victory Gardens

Scrap Drives

Term

 

 

 

What happend to Nazi leaders after

WW2?

Definition

 

 

Imprisoned

&

Excuted

Term

 

 

 

Causes of the Cold War

Definition

 

 

Capitlaism and communism are not

COMPATABLE

Term

 

 

 

What is the MAIN cause?

Definition

 

 

 

Stalin broke his promise

Term

 

 

 

Communism

Definition

 

 

Want to spread through world

Term

 

 

 

How did USA and USSR compeete during

COLD WAR?

Definition

 

 

 Space Race

Arms Race

&

Military Tension

Term

 

 

 

Iron Curtain

Definition

 

 

 

Seperate communist and non- communist

GERMANY

Term

 

 

 

How did Soviet Union rebuild after WW2

Definition

 

 

 

to prevent Germany from attacking

Term

 

 

 

NATO

Definition

 

 

 

WE thought stalin was going to conqure world

Term

 

 

 

What were American Polocies during

Cold War

Definition

 

 

Containment

collective security

brinkmanship

Term

 

 

 

Communisum in developing nations

Definition

 

 

 

CIA set up pro american goverments

Term

 

 

 

 Red Scare

Definition

 

 

 

Federal Gov't violating people's

RIGHTS

Term

 

 

 

Joseph McCarthy

Definition

 

 

 

caused widespread scare of communismum

Term

 

 

 

Trends of the 1950s

Definition

 

 

 Rebellion

Beatniks

Poverity

Juvies

Term

 

 

 

US Economy in 1950s

Definition

 

 

 

consumer spending kept resession from occuring

Term

 

 

 

What was first thing Roosevelt did to combat great depression

Definition

 

 

Restore confidence in the banks

Term

 

 

 

What relieved american from great depression

Definition

 

 

 

World War 2

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