WW2

• 1. Nazism


  German form of facism
• 3. Mein Kampf

  Hitler writes book in jail detailing his beliefs and plans/goals for Germany
• Nazis were...


  largest political party in Germany by 1932
• 5. Munich conference


  Seeking to avoid war, England and France agree to give Hitler the Sudetenland if he leaves Czechoslovakia alone (appeasement of Hitler)
• 7. Hitler (early years)

  -born in Austria in 1889 to poor parents 

  -had abusive father and was a  high school dropout

  -went to vienna to study art and is rejected by vienna school of art and architecture

  -volunteers for war in WW1 and given iron cross for bravery but was in hospital when germany surrendered
• 7. Hitler (later years)

  -moves to munich and joins National Socialist Workers Party (Nazism-1) 

  -excellent speaker and organizer making him leader and was inspired by Mussolini

  -sent to jail after Beer Hall Putsch (sentenced 5 years) and served for 9 months (Mein Kampf-3)

  -rises to become nazi leader through ww2
• 9. Kristallnacht


  November 9 1938 Nazi mobs attacked Jews at home and on streets. They attacked and vandalized Jewish owned businesses beginning the final solution: elimination of jews from Germany.
• 11. Phony War

  England and France mobilized troops and moved them to Maginot Line, a system of fortified bunkers on France’s border with Germany (but didn’t complete the border). Hitler attacks Norway and Denmark in April 1940: Denmark lasted 4 hours, Norway lasted 2 months
• 13. Blitzkrieg

  Hitler invades Poland Sept 1939 in a surprise attack. Germans used this strategy meaning ‘lightning attack’ (fast moving attack using fast moving planes and tanks followed by infantry)
• 16. Executive order 9066

  Japanese americans were rounded up and relocated to camps around America after Pearl Harbor because of fear they were spies. They lost property and can only bring what they can carry.
• 16. Executive Order 9066

  Some interned japanese served in the war. 442 RCT was one of the most highly decorated units in the war:(9486 purple hearts, unprecedented 8 presidential unit citations
• 15. Anti-semitism

  Hatred of the jews, nazism, was a part of european culture during WW2
• 25. Nuremberg Laws

  1935: Nazis passed series of laws depriving jewish citizens most of their rights, citizenship, and marriage between jews and non jews was illegal
• 40. Basis for Japanese constitution


  After America occupied Japan, Japanese constitution was based on American constitution
• 38. Manhattan Project


  Project was created to create an atomic bomb before Germans did and was led by Robert Oppenheimer. First meetings were in Manhattan
• 37. Hitler's anti-semitic beliefs

  Hitler believed in superiority of Aryan race, non-Aryans (jews) were seen as inferior, he fed on anti-semitism to gain power
• 34. Yalta Conference


  February 1945, leaders of allied powers discuss post war Europe at Yalta
• 34. Yalta Conference (agreements)


  ends in disagreements on what to do with eastern europe
• 39. D-Day (Operation Overlord)


  The invasion of Europe

  Allies created dummy army to keep Germans from guessing on where/when the invasion would  begin, made germans think it would start in Calais when it started in Normandy
• 39. D-Day (June 5)

  Invasion begins with massive airborne assault evening before landing and goal was to block germans from reinforcing beaches.

  paratroopers misses drop zones and were scattered all over area
• 39. D-Day (June 6)


  Attack began with naval bombardment at 5:35 am and Invasion forces began to land on beaches at 6:30. German response was fierce - especially on Omaha Beach
• Japanese surrender

  Japan agrees to surrender on August 14 1945 and the war is over. Sept 2 1945 surrender documents are signed and america occupies japan basing the japanese constitution on the american constitution
• Whos in charge of Japanese surrender

  Douglas Macarthur
• 33. Coral Sea

  Japan expands southward toward Australia and is 1st naval battle fought by aircraft carriers 175 miles apart. Neither side could claim victory and Japan’s expansion south was stopped
• 32. Attack on Pearl Harbor Causes


  to create an empire without U.S ntervention
• 12. Who Invaded China

  1937: Japan invades China and the chinese military was no match for talent and army of the japanese. In taking Nanjing the japanese kill thousands of civilians and soldiers (Rape of Nanjing)
• 8. Fascist vs. Marxism

  -both had one political party, were run by dictators, denied civil rights, and did not allow democracy

  -Fascists did not want a classless society
• 18. Axis Powers

  Germany signs a treaty with Italy to form the axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan)
• 21. Breaking Treaty of Versailles

  Hitler re-arms Germany, takes Rhineland and Austria and Hitler demands Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia but they refuse and look for help from other European countries  (all of these are violation of the treaty of versailles but Europe does nothing)
• 20. Appeasement

  Hitlers appeasement: England and France agree to give Hitler Sudetenland if he leaves Czechoslovakia alone
• 2. The Third Reich

  Nazi regime created by Hitler
• 4. Germany, Italy, Japanese differences

  Japan was ruled by an emperor (hereditary aristocracy) while germany and italy had dictators 
• 6. Rome Berlin Axis

  alliance between italy and germany
• 10. Eisenhower

  supreme commander allied forces in europe
• 14. Allied powers

  Russia, Great Britain, U.S.A
• 17. Rosie the Riveter

  represented women who worked at industry and did men's jobs in ww2
• 19. Holocaust

  genocide of 6 million jews/final solution
• 23. Neutrality Acts

  kept U.S from trade with countries at war and how we responded to nazi and japanese aggression
• 24. Cause of France and England declaring war on Germany


  invasion of poland
• 28. Czechoslavakia

  Hitler took it after agreeing not to (Munich Conference)