Chapter 13/14 history trst
What was decided at the Yalta conference
Germany's unconditional surrender and plans for post war world
How did the government spending different between the Great Depression and World War II
Great depression; economy and homeless World War II; military equipment
Who was A. Philip Randolph and what did he want
He was the head of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters, protest unfair treatment of AA
What caused many Germans to lose their life savings
Hyperinflation- Price increases are out of control
What was the Battle of the Bulge
Bulge in the allied battlelines created by the German advance
What was the purpose of a victory garden
Americans planted gardens in their backyard during rationing in order to join the war effort
What were some of the major Nazi death camps
Auschwitz (Birkenau), Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek
What is the policy of isolationism
Avoid involvement in foreign war
Why did Hitler think he could remilitarize the Rhineland on the border of France and Germany
Because the league of Nations wouldn't do anything and it was his land and territory
What was operation overlord
Codename battle of Normandy, allies invasion towards western France, allies advancement
What was the purpose of German air raids on Britain
Create disorganization among the enemy forces with mobile force and concentrated firepower
Why did Hitler attack Denmark and Norway
Denmark was a stepping stone to Norway: The Germans arrived there to deny it to the British ! The British landed forces at Trondheim & Norway but were soon forced to withdraw because of poor resources & lack of support.
What did Erwin Rommel do
Desert fox, German Marshall WW2
What happened that made the British prime minister think that the appeasement did not work
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
What was important about the battle of Midway
Island hopping; US ended the Japanese advantages
What impact did Hitler's suicide have on Germany's war effort
It halted German forces and the third Reich
What affect did blaming Jews for the economic problems of Germany build anti-Semitism
It made Jews as a scapegoat
The allies used Silicily to attack where?
Italy
What was a kamikaze
Japanese pilot sacrifice their lives by crashing their plane towards American warship
What role did the League the Nations lack of action have in encouraging Hitler's aggression
League of Nations didn't get involved
Why would Japanese-Americans put into interment camps
Military thought that Japanese-Americans would be spies for Japan
What was the essential component of fascism
Nationalism, dictatorship, expansionism
What role did Hollywood play in the war effort
Propaganda films
How did making an appeal to the Italian people help the allies in Italy
The attack and capture of Italy was much easier
Why was there a need for the allies to protect shipping
So supplies can get to Europe
What was the quarantine act
States to work with peace loving countries to quarantine aggressive nations and stop the spread of war
Why was the battle of coral sea so important
That US permitted Japanese invasion of a British controlled island New Guinea
What was the result of Hitler defending the Rhine River
The Allies invaded Germany successfully
Why what the Nazis become so powerful in Germany
The Nazi party came up at a time in which Germany was suffering; Nazi promise vision of hope for Germany
What was the effect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The US join the war
After World War II, what did the US do in Europe and Japan
They help rebuild
Why did many people support the idea of giving Hitler the Sudetenland
They thought of it as appeasement in hopes for Hitler to stop doing that things
Why did people in the US want to follow the policy of isolationism
To preserve America's freedom to choose the time and place for such action
What was the Manhattan project
Top-secret program of building the atomic bomb