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Winston Churchill
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Nazism
Adolf Hitler led the Nazi party in 1920. Nazism in Germany gained currency, as people tried to place blame on others for the global economic depression. -
Fascism
Fascism is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism. It's similar to dicatorship. Mussolini was a fascist leader. The events of the Great Depression resulted in an international surge of fascism and the creation of several fascist regimes and regimes that adopted fascist policies. The most important new fascist regime was Nazi Germany, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. -
Adolf Hitler
He was the leader of the NAZI party and dictator of Germany during WWII. -
The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking was the Japanese occupation of Nanking (the former capital of the Republic of China) and the six-week period that followed it. It was a very brutal event in which 250,000-300,000 people are estimated to have been killed. -
Dictator
A dictator is a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power. Dictators during the WWII era were Hitler, Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo. WWII Era was characterized by the rise of dicators (mentioned above) in Europe. -
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US declares Neutrality
The U.S. declared neutrality at the start of WWII; this is a position taken by a country in favor of neither side in a conflict. -
Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens were a way of supporting the troops that ANYBODY could do. People grew vegetables, fruits and herbs to send over seas to troops. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was Japan's attempt to keep the US from supplying the Allied powers, but what the didn't expect was that they awake a sleeping Giant. The outcomes were the sinking of 7 US battleships, American’s fear of Jap.-Amer. spies (which lead to EO 9066), and the US’s entrance into the War. -
Lend Lease Act
It was signed in 1941 by FDR. This Act effectively ended the US's pretense of neutrality. It gave the US a way to supply the Allied fighting nations without charging them. -
Japanese-American Internment Camps
They were made law by Executive Order 9066. This was considered by many to be the biggest wartime mistake made by the US and was the reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Signed by FDR on February 19, 1942. -
Office of War Information
The OWI was created in June of 1942 and it coordinated the release of war news for domestic use, and, using posters and radio broadcasts, worked to promote patriotism, warned about foreign spies and attempted to recruit women into war work. -
Propaganda
Propaganda was used during WWII to convince US citizens to join the military, ration food, plant victory gardens, get jobs, etc. Anything in order to help the war effort. Rosie the Riviter was a famous spokesperson during this time; encouraging women to get jobs and not worry because even if they do work, they'll still be able to look bautiful for their men. -
Audie Murphy
Murphy was a decorated WWII soldier, Medal of Honor recipient and a movie star. Recieved his Medal of Honor on January 26, 1945. -
Fire bombing of Dresden
This event took place in the last few months of WW2. It was a period of 3 days in which the US and the UK dropped more than 3,900 tons of bombs killing between 18-25 thousand civilians in the Germany capital city of Dresden -
FDR
He was the President of the US during WWII. He was the only president to carry out 3 terms and passed away in his third term on April 12, 1945. He began The New Deal to bring the US out of the depression. -
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini lead the facist party in Italy and was partnered with Hitler and the the Axis powers. He died on April 28, 1945. -
Harry S. Truman
Truman was the successor to FDR. Ordered atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan in June of 1945 -
Women's Roles in WWII
Women’s roles in the WWII Era were to be mothers, have jobs to support their family (they took the jobs of many of the men who were sent off to war) and still continue to look beautiful. Many women lost the jobs they had after the war was over because they were not jobs that were "for women". -
Vernon Baker
He was a decorated WWII soldier and Medal of Honor recipient. He recieved the Medal of Honor on January 13, 1997. He lived to see 99 years of age. -
War Bonds and Rationing
War bonds are debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war. They were one of the many ways of making civilians feel involved with the war. Rationing is conserving supplies that could be used by the troops. They rationed food, gas, and even clothing during this time.
