TGTB History Year 3 Unit 4 Review PDF

Adolf Hitler: Austrian man who joined the German army then took over control of Germany before World War II What were some of the factors that led to Hitler\'s popularity in Germany and other surrounding nations? Economic depression, racism, anger after World War I nationalism A strong feeling...

Adolf Hitler: Austrian man who joined the German army then took over control of Germany before World War II What were some of the factors that led to Hitler\'s popularity in Germany and other surrounding nations? Economic depression, racism, anger after World War I nationalism A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one\'s country that takes loyalty to an unhealthy extreme, carrying a sense of superiority over all other countries Fascism: A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition Socialism A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production and distribution on behalf of the people, thus taking away the freedom of choice of its citizens Nazism Adolf Hitler used fascism to create this type of government, the National Socialist German Workers\' Party, based on totalitarian ideas and was used to unite Germany during the 1930s. Communism a theory or system of social organization developed by Karl Marx that he claimed would create a perfect and fair society; all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs per the government What are some problems related to socialism and communism? Lack of motivation to work; Government corruption and dominance; no freedom of choice Soviet Union A Communist nation, consisting of Russia and 14 other states, that existed from 1922 to 1991; also known as the USSR it was the largest country to have ever existed Josef Stalin The leader of Russia during WWII - wanted to spread communism throughout the world; one of the most brutal dictators in history responsible for the deaths of millions of his own countrymen Benito Mussolini Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy. Japan superpower during World War II that had been invading and taking control parts of the Soviet Union and China and wanted to continue taking more countries without interference from the US Axis Powers Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II. What did Hitler claimed was his motive when taking over other countries? protect German citizens Austria first country that Hitler seized; it had no powerful military to protect itself and many of its citizens were happy to become part of Germany because of Hitler\'s messages of hope and promise Blitzkrieg \"Lighting war\", typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces in WWII Winston Churchill A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns. He predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West but was not taken seriously until Hitler began his attacks British Bulldog nickname given to Winston Churchill because of his fierce persistence in fighting the Nazi threat Allied Powers Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, France and eventually 40 more countries during World War II. European Theater Fighting that took place on the continent of Europe during World War I South Pacific Theater Fighting that took place in Japan, China and Korea during WWII Pearl Harbor Base in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan on December 7, 1941, which inclined America to enter the war. **December 7, 1941** Attack on Pearl Harbor Japanese Internment Camps The forcible relocation of approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans to housing facilities called \"War Relocation Camps\", in the wake of Imperial Japan\'s attack on Pearl Harbor. Rations a fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage Military draft rule requiring men of a certain age to apply to a draft board so that they could be called up in times of need and possibly forced to fight in war. Holocaust the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler during which Hitler convinced people that Jews were responsible for all the country\'s problems, Jews were pushed into slums and eventually sent to concentration camps where they were mistreated and killed; More than 6 million Jews were killed Concentration Camps prison camps used under the rule of Hitler in Nazi Germany. Conditions were inhuman, and prisoners, mostly Jewish people, were generally starved or worked to death, or killed immediately. Corrie ten Boom Dutch woman who narrated her own autobiography about how her family helped hide Jews in their home and helped many others escape; she and her family went to prison for subversive activities against the Nazi occupation in Holland where most of her family died; she writes about how she and her sister were thankful for the opportunity to share the gospel with other victims in the camps Anne Frank Dutch-Jewish girl who, with other Jews, hid from the Nazis from 1942 to 1944; she was found and sent to a concentration camp where she died. Her father found her diary writings and had them published; her diary is one of the most popular books in the world selling over 30 million copies in seventy languages Operation Overlord the code name for the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy on June 6, 1944 that became the turning point of the war; also known as D-Day Normandy Region in France where D-Day invasion took place Battle of Midway U.S. naval victory over the Japanese fleet in June 1942, in which the Japanese lost four of their best aircraft carriers. It marked a turning point in World War II. Iwo Jima One of the Bloodiest battles in WWII; Japanese soldiers knew their job was to delay the Americans and fight to their deaths as they knew they had no help coming; Americans used Navajo Code Talkers heavily in this month-long battle Okinawa Site of important battle near Japanese mainland that killed as many people as the D-Day Invasion; last battle before atomic bombs; Allies won How did Hitler die? suicide V-E Day Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, the day the Allies won WWII in Europe France the first country liberated by the Allies after WWII V-J Day \"Victory over Japan day\" is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which was initially announced on August 15, 1945 Hiroshima City in Japan, the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, on August 6, 1945. The bombing hastened the end of World War II. Nagasaki Japanese city devastated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th, 1945. By the end of the war how many people died? over 70 million Berlin Wall A wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West East Germany After WWII, Germany was divided into two countries, this part was communist in government and had a command economy West Germany British, American and French zone of Germany and was democratic. Korea country divided into two parts after WWII until elections could be held, though they never happened; therefore the country remains split to this day Atomic Bomb a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) Island Hopping Strategy WWII strategy of conquering only certain Pacific islands that were important to the Allied advance toward Japan Navajo Code Talkers Native Americans that used their own language to make a code for the U.S. military that the Japanese could not decipher Tuskegee Airmen African American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee flying school famous for shooting down over 200 enemy planes. 761st Tank Battalion the unit was made up mostly of black soldiers, who helped save the City of Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge, thus turning the tide of the war in favor of the Allies Women\'s Army Corps (WAC) U.S. Army group established during World War II so that women could serve in noncombat roles RADAR a system that uses reflected radio waves to detect objects and measure their distance and speed; was instrumental during WWII in helping to detect the enemy early