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Unit 5 Key Terms- World War 2

  • Propaganda

    Propaganda
    It was used to dehumanize and create hatred towards a supposed enemy, either internal or external, by creating a false image in the mind.
  • Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill
    He was a British politican who was the Prime MInister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945. He also served again from 1951 to 1955.
  • FDR

    FDR
    He was an American Statesmsn and Political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States.
  • Benito Mussolini

    Benito Mussolini
    He was an Italian Politican, journalist, and leader of the National Facist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 to until his ousting in 1943.
  • Harry S. Truman

    Harry S. Truman
    He was the 33rd President of the United States.
  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler
    He was an Austrian-born German Politican and was the leader of the Nazi Party even though he wasn't to fond of the Germans.
  • US Declares Neutrality

    US Declares Neutrality
    The U.S proclaimed neutrality in World War 1.
  • Audie Murphy

    Audie Murphy
    He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War 2.
  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking
    Between 20,000 and 80,000 women were sexually assulted and many of the men were butchered.
  • Women's Roles in World War 2

    Women's Roles in World War 2
    Many women got jobs and worked in factories while the men were away at war.
  • Lend Lease Act

    Lend Lease Act
    It was passed by Congress to provide that the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment to other countries whose struggle against the Axis assisted U.S defense.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    This is when the Japanese attacked the US at Pearl Harbor and many people died.
  • Japanese-American Interment Camps

    Japanese-American Interment Camps
    The Americans put them in a camp, fearing that they might be loyal to Japan.
  • Office of War Information

    Office of War Information
    It was a United States government agency created during World War 2.
  • War Bonds and Rationing

    War Bonds and Rationing
    War Bonds and stamps were sold to provide war funds and the government introduced rationing because certain things were short in supply.
  • Dictator

    Dictator
    A ruler with total or absolute power of over a country.
  • Fire Bombing of Dresden

    Fire Bombing of Dresden
    It was an American and British attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony.
  • Vernon Baker

    Vernon Baker
    He was a United States Army officer who recieved the Medal of Honor.
  • Fascism

    Fascism
    A form of radical authoritarian nationalism.
  • Nazism

    Nazism
    It is the body of political and economic doctrines held and put into effect by the Nazis in Germany from 1933-1945.
  • Victory Gardens

    Victory Gardens
    Vegetable, fruit, and herd gardens planted at private residences and public parks during World War 1 and World War 2.