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What other brutalities took place in concentration camps?

People were separated from families, starved, lived in cold, wet, rat and pest infested barracks, were killed in gas chambers, worked and got beaten all day, and were forced to march for long hours.

What did the Nazis do to the Jews after taking power?

Persecuted and killed a estimated 6 million jews

How did Roosevelt help the Allies?

Roosevelt convinced congress to increase spending for defense and revised the Neutrality Act and added the lend-lease act.

How did the United States end up in an undeclared war with Germany?

Roosevelt disclosed to Churchill that he couldn't ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany, but "he would wage war" and do "everything" to "force an incident." And a incident arise when submarine warfare broke out

What did the United States do after WWII began in Europe?

Roosevelt revised the Neutrality Act.

What was the Atlantic Charter?

It was a joint declaration of war aims between U.S. and Great Britain

How did the formation of the Axis alliance affect the United States?

It was aimed to keep the United States out of the war. If the United States were to declare war on any one of the Axis powers, it would face its worst military nightmare—a two-ocean war, with fighting in both the Atlantic and the Pacific

Why did many Americans have difficulty with a policy of neutrality?

Many Americans had difficulty with a policy of neutrality because they were worried about what would happen to the economy and what would happen if they entered the war too late and their allies had no power.

Why were some Americans opposed to providing aid to the Soviet Union?

Many did not agree with Roosevelt who thought "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". They did not trust the soviet union entirely.

What was the result of the Battle of Britain?

A large loss of lives, but showed that people on both sides were persevering.

How did Britain and France respond to Germany's actions?

Britain and France promised to protect Czechoslovakia.

What was Britain's position at the end of 1940?

Britain was pushing on and continued to fight as Germans bombed Britain every day.

What laws did Congress pass regarding foreign policy?

Congress passed the Neutrality Laws regarding the foreign policy.

What was the "phony war?"

For the next several months after the fall of Poland, French and British troops on the Maginot Line sat staring into Germany, waiting for something to happen. On the Siegfried Line a few miles away German troops stared back.

What happened to France after the "phony war?"

France's Maginot Line proved to be ineffective; the German army threatened to bypass the line during its invasion of Belgium. Germany pushed toward Paris.

What actions freed Hitler to invade Poland?

German troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia. At nightfall Hitler gloated, "Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist." After that, the German dictator turned his land-hungry gaze toward Germany's eastern neighbor, Poland.

What foreign policy actions did Hitler take after he came to power?

Hitler attempted to establish and expand the Third Reich. He formed a union with Austria and demanded control of Sudetenland.

What did the Germans do that threatened Roosevelt's lend-lease program?

Hitler deployed hundreds of German submarines—U-boats—to attack supply ships.

Why was it impossible for Jews to escape from Germany?

So many jews had fled to other countries that other countries wouldn't accept more.

Why was Japan on a collision course with the United States?

The British were too busy fighting Hitler to block Japanese expansion. Only the U.S. and its Pacific islands remained in Japan's way. The Japanese began their southward push. The United States protested this new act of aggression by cutting off trade with Japan. The embargoed goods included oil. The leaders declared that Japan must either persuade the United States to end its oil embargo or seize the oil fields in the Dutch East Indies.

What tactics did Germany use in attacking Poland?

The German air force, roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. At the same time, German tanks raced across the Polish countryside, spreading terror and confusion. This was known as blitzkrieg.

How did the League of Nations respond to aggression?

The League of Nations sent representatives to Manchuria to investigate the situation. Their report condemned Japan, who in turn quit the League.

What type of foreign policy did the United States adopt after WWI?

The United States adopted the foreign policy of isolationism/noninterventionism.

What event precipitated America's entry into WWII?

The attack on Pearl Harbor

What was the goal of the militarists who took control of Japan?

The goal of the militarists that took control of Japan was too get more land to support the growing population

What did the Nazis do to the Jews?

They had the Nuremberg laws, then kristallnacht occurred, then they were placed in ghettos, and then concentration camps.

How did the Nazis industrialize the murder of Jews?

They killed them often and would bring more in immediately and continue that cycle. They developed quick ways to kill them

How have Holocaust survivors been affected by their experience?

They never forget what happened to them and live with the horrendous memories for the rest of their life.

What was the goal of the "Final Solution?"

To murder all jews that remained.

In what countries did totalitarian governments come to power?

Totalitarian governments came to power in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan.