WHG- Ch 32 Quiz Review (32-1,32-2,32-3,32-4,32-5)

V-J Day

"Victory over Japan day" is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which was initially announced on August 15, 1945

Postwar Japanese society

- Work schedules allowed for less leisure time than in Western societies - Popularity of baseball - Women as traditional homemakers new constitution created important changes and emperor was a big symbol of Japan.

Battle of Midway

1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific

Who is H!tler?

Adolf H!tler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Naz! Party. He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Naz! Germany from 1934 to 1945.

Who is Roosevelt? (FDR)

American lawyer and statesmen. 32nd president of the U.S.He spearheaded the successful wartime alliance between Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States and helped lay the groundwork for the post-war peace organization that would become the United Nations. The only American president in history to be elected four times, Roosevelt died in office in April 1945.

Night by Elie Wiesel Ch 2 details

At night, the train moves into the camp. Madame Schächter again screams about flames, but this time they can all see flames shooting out of a chimney. The air smells like burnt flesh. The train stops in Birkenau, the reception center for Auschwitz, and everyone is herded off the train.

"A day that will live in Infamy" - FDR

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Members of the Allies

Britain, France, United States, Soviet Union, China

De garulle

Charles de Gaulle led the Free French forces in resisting capitulation to Germany during World War II and became provisional president of France in the immediate aftermath of the war. Later he was an architect of the Fifth Republic and was president from 1959 to 1969.

Who is McArthur?

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II (1939-1945), oversaw the successful Allied occupation of postwar Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War (1950-1953).

Who is Mussolini?

Fascist ruler; rises to power as Italy is in chaos; his group is called the "Black Shirts"; WANTS TO REVIVE ROMAN GREATNESS!!! He controls: dissolves political parties, carries out strict censorship of the media, controls the economy; goes by the name "il duce"

Final Solution

Final solution of the Jewish question-murder of every single Jew-had begun-mass arresting, and trafficking of Jews to the concentration camps-mass killings occurred as well in the gas chambers

Who is Stalin?

He is the leader of the Soviet Union who started off as allies with Hitler than due to Operation Barbarossa they switched over.

Who is Churchill?

He is the man who is in charge of Britain during WW2. Allies

D-Day Invasion

Invasion led Dwight D. Eisenhower, started in Normandy, on june 6th 1944, was a success, turing point of WWII, first time allied forces successfully set foot in europe

who is oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was an American theoretical physicist. During the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer was director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and responsible for the research and design of an atomic bomb. He is often known as the "father of the atomic bomb."

Who is Tojo?

Military leader of Japan

Atomic bomb droppings

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

What was the reason Britan and France entered the war?

On September 3, 1939, in response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany.

Details of the nonaggression pact

The terms of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact were briefly as follows: the two countries agreed not to attack each other, either independently or in conjunction with other powers; not to support any third power that might attack the other party to the pact; to remain in consultation with each other upon questions touching their common interests; not to join any group of powers directly or indirectly threatening one of the two parties; to solve all differences between the two by negotiation or arbitration. The pact was to last for 10 years, with automatic extension for another 5 years unless either party gave notice to terminate it 1 year before its expiration.

Who is Truman?

Truman became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt died. He is most known for putting an end to World War II in the Pacific by dropping the atomic bomb on Japan.

war crimes

Violations of the law governing the conduct of warfare, such as by mistreating prisoners of war or unnecessarily targeting civilians

White Light/Black Rain details

WhThe Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Using extensive interviews with survivors and archival footage, an examination reveals the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Who is Eisenhower?

leader of the Allied forces in Europe

Policy of Appeasement

policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace; wanted to avoid war

Island Hopping

the American navy attacked islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. The capture of each successive island from the Japanese brought the American navy closer to an invasion of Japan.