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US HIstory Review
Unit V: The Common Good
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History
9th Grade
03/04/2010

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What were the Conditions of Treaty of Versailles
Definition
Germany would...
-Lose Land
-Blamed for WWI
-Pay Damages
-Have No military
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What were the Reason for the growth of dictators
Definition
-In times of trouble, people looked to strong leaders for the answers

-Weak Democracies: Democratic Governments took to long solve problems through voting, people were looking for quick solutions.

-Great Depression: The GD affected the entire world. When dictators like Hitler appeared people thought they might have the answer to solving the depression.
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Japans Invasion of manchuria
Definition
Japan invaded Manchuria for the natural resources.
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Munich Conference: Appeasement
Definition
Nations wanted to give in to Hitlers demands hoping to maintain peace.
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Munich Conference: What was the agreement?
Definition
British prime minister Neville Chamberlan agrees to let Hitler take the Sudetenland in return for his promise of peace in Europe.
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Munich Conference: Neville Chamberlan
Definition
He thought he trust Hitler's word-this obviously wasn't the case. To Hitler, appeasement meant he could do as he wanted.
Term
Joseph Stalin:
Definition
-Under his rule the Soviet union rapidly became a modern nation throughout the 1930's.

-He collectived agriculture & eliminated any person who opposed him by creating gulags or work camps.
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Nonaggression Pact
Definition
Agreement between Germany & USSR not to attack each other & divide Poland.
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List The Axis Nations
Definition
Japan, Italy & Germany
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List The Allied Nations (allies)
Definition
Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, USA
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Invasion of Poland
Definition
Germany quickly defeats France, only Britain is Left fighting Germany.
Term
Blitzkrieg
Definition
Military strategy used to invade Poland
Term
Battle of Britain
Definition
Hitler attacks Britain in the first all air battle & ends in stalemate.
Term
German invasion of USSR
Definition
Instead of invaiding Britain, Hitler decides to launch a massive invasion on USSR.
Term
Neutrality Acts
Definition
Banned all sales of weapons & loans to any nation at war.
Term
US Isolationism
Definition
Most americans wanted an isolationist foriegn policy and not get involved in war affairs. FDR disagreed with this view.
Term
Attitude of FDR towards helping the allies
Definition
FDR wanted to get more in to the war to stop fascism & aid the allies.
Term
Cash & Carry Policy
Definition
Nations could purchase weapons & supplies from the US if they paid cash and carried it on their own ships
Term
Destroyers for bases Deal
Definition
US gave britain old battleships for british territory.
Term
Lend Lease Act
Definition
The US would loan weapons and supplies to nations fighting against the axis powers (including USSR)
Term
Four Freedoms Speech
Definition
Freedom of speech, to worship, from want & from need
Term
Atlantic Charter
Definition
US & Britain state democratic goals, pledge to stop totalitarian aggression.
Term
Trade embargo & asset freeze against Japan
Definition
After Japan invades french indochina the us stopped all trade with Japan including oil.
Term
Pearl Harbor
Definition
On December 7, 1941 Japan made a surprise attack against the american navy at pearl harbor. US declares war the next day.
Term
Problems US Faced upon entering the War
Definition
Term
How did war end the depression?
Definition
Increased demands for materials for the army & growth of war industries
Term
Defense Industries
Definition
The term for all factories and production related to the war - these tended to be higher paying jobs.
Term
A. Philip Randolph & FDR's Executive order
Definition
Randolph proposed a march on washington to protest discrimination in war. Executive Order banned discrimination by race in war industries.
Term
Selective service
Definition
conducted the draft so enough people will be in the military
Term
Office of Price administartion
Definition
set prices on regular goods to prevent inflation from occouring.
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