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| a friendship between countries when one will defend the other if attacked |
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| giving in to the demands of other countries to avoid conflict |
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| President of US during most of WWII |
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| Prime Minister of Great Britain |
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| The act of extending your rule over another country |
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| The belief that a nation should stand alone and not get involved in the issues/conflicts of other nations |
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German divisions attacked allied forces inArdennes, Belgium
Allies were outnumbered and supplies delayed because of the weather
Allies won and pushed the Germans back east.
A weak point in allied defense
There were no reinforcements because of snowstorms and fog.
Germans wanted to create a bulge in the allied line of defense. |
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| General in charge of Battle of Bulge |
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| General McAulife-When asked to surrender by the Germans, he said, "Nuts".- |
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| became president after death of FDR |
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| Black American pilots-segregated unit of the air force |
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Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Enola Gay-airplane-killes 100,000
bomb nicname Little Boy |
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| Atomic Bomb called Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki, killing 70,000 |
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| General Douglas MacArthur accepts Japan's surrender on the battleship Missouri |
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| Japanese Airforce bombs U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor |
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| D-Day invasion at Normandy Beach-led by Eisenhower-to free France from the German Occupation |
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| Great Britain and France were permitted to buy military equipment from the U.S. |
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| US. loans equipment to any country that is fighting Hitler |
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| US. loans equipment to any country that is fighting Hitler |
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| Germany and Italy declare war on the United States |
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| U.S. Great Britain, Soviet Union |
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| lightning war-aggressive attacks |
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| General-Europe-Battle of the Bulge |
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| Hitlers successor Admiral Karl Donitz signs germans surender |
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| VE day-Victory in Euoper War in Europe is officially over |
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Propaganda Poster symbol of "Can Do"-women working in ship building factories
taking over men's jobs when they went to war |
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| Dolittle raid-revenge for Pearl Harbor |
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| leader in North Africa and Europe |
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| led battles in North Africa and Europe |
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| a government agency set up during WWOO-in charge of the production of military equipment and supplies |
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| allied troops met at the English channel and invaded at Normandy Beach France. june 4, 1944 |
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| battle D Day-Germans held the advantage as they fired from the cliffs |
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| U.S. invades Guadalcanal island |
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| Feb. 19, 1945-American forces attack Japanese troops-battle fought here because Americans needed an airbase from which they could launch an attack on Japan. Japanese had an elaborate system of caves and tunnels to protect them from attack. |
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| three World War II areas of battles |
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| Europe, North Africa Pacific/Asia |
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| Order requiring that all persons who might pose a treat to the U.S. security be put in internment camps |
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| Battle at Coral Sea in the Pacific-US loses ship Lexington |
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| Japanese forced (April 9, 1942) captured American and Filipino troops to walk 60 miles to prison camps-14,000 prisoners died on the mnarch |
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| forced to leave the Phillippines and said as he left "I shall return." |
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| Japan surrenders to the Allies |
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| Japanese Americans born in the US |
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| Japanese Americans were sent to camps during WW II because some Americans thought they were a threat to U.S. safety |
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| Big Three meet in Europe to discuss German surrender |
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| June 3-5 194turning point of the war in the Pacific-Japanese taken by surprise-gave U.S. upper hand for first time |
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| Led allied forces to victory in the Pacific |
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prime minister-great britain before Churchill-met with hitler in munich germany 1938
munich agreement-Hitler could have the Sudentenland he promised to stop imperialism |
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causes of WWII
versailles treaty failed to work
appeasement-giving in to demands of other countries to
remarmament-to get out of depression-G rebuilt
dictatorshileader of country also rules military |
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| gov where power rests with the people and they vote |
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| dictator led gov that calls for nationalism |
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| Effects of Versailles treaty on Europe |
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treaty did not resolve WWI issues
europe countries economies left devasted\
great depression caused unemployment in Europe
Citizens looked for new leaders |
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| Hitler and Mussolini formed an agreement-Japan joined in 1940 |
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| Given to Hitler at the Munich and h e promised to stop invading other countries but he never did stop |
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| Sept. `1, 1939 -by Germany |
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| lightening war-speed and surprise attack |
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| german invasion of France-pushes the allies back to french seaport of Dunkirk |
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| German airforce Luftwaffe- bombed London buildings and citizens-1940 |
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| Why did allies invade through North Africa and Italy |
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| Allied didn't think they were strong enough to invade through FRance |
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| important to allies for shipping oil and goods-Allies didn't want to lose control over the canale |
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| German general we fought during operation torch. in north africa-called desert fox |
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| rommel's army was pusing the allies to this town which was 200 miles from the suez canal when british forces stopped their advance and forced Germans back |
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| German troops surrender in north africa |
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| nov 1942-allies under Eisenhower fought with germans -allies retreated then they regrouped and in Mat 1943-Germans surrendered in NA |
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| Invasion of Sicily and Italy |
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| July 1943-American troops invaded Sicily -allies push the germans back and in Sept 1943-Italian gov surrenders to the allies |
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| British, French troops evacuate france from Dunkirk when Germans took over France |
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| Axis powers surrender in North africa |
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| The big three met to discuss the future of the war in Europe and Stalin agrees to help fight the Japanese |
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| made plans for the end of the war in europe, also discussed united nations |
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| Macarthur promises to return to pacific |
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| quote from FDR upon attack on pearl harbor |
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| a date which will live in infamy |
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| battle in pacific-750 ships largest naval battle battle 10/23-26/44-japanese poisoned the water |
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sept. 15/44
like omaha beach
no water
americans victorious
battle lasted two months |
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feb 1945
fierce fighting
americans plant flag
march 26, 1945-japanese surrender islan |
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| developed and tested first atomic bomb- |
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