World War 2 Key Terms & People

Leader of the US forces in North Africa who goes on to lead all Allied forces, and later elected US President.

Japanese pilots who crashed their planes into US ships, knowing they would die

Government ruled by a dictator, controls the lives of the people, & they can't disagree with gov't.

Dictator of Soviet Union-Controlled economy & farming. Sent millions to labor camps, ordered purges

A conflict involving not just armies but entire nations

To temporarily imprison

The killing of more than 6 million Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II.

War between the Allied & Axis Powers 1939-1945.

Dictators of Japan-militarists. Invaded Manchuria for iron & coal.

Person or group, forced to take the blame for mistakes or crimes of others.

A policy of territorial or economic expansion.

Wartime acts of cruelty and brutality that are judged to be beyond the accepted rules of war and human behavior

___________ became a popular symbol of all women who worked for the war effort.

Mexican laborers called "_________" migrated north to the US to work on farms and the railroads.

When President Roosevelt died in office on April 12, 1945, his Vice President, _______________ became the president.

Nations fighting the Axis Powers-Great Britain, U.S., France & Soviet Union

Dictator of Spain-Neutral in WW 2 but sent soldiers to fight w/Germans; Created a secret Spy network.

The Fair Employment Practices Committee opened many jobs to _________ who had been barred from many war industries.

Italian who founded the Fascist party & allied with Hitler.

US commander of a Filipino-American force; was forced to leave his men and retreat to Australia

________ is the act of setting limits on the amount of scarce goods people can buy.

Giving into an aggressor's demands to keep the peace & avoid conflict.

Strategy of capturing some Japanese-held islands in the Pacific and going around, or skipping, others.

Leader of Nazi party, used Jews as scapegoats, led Germany in WW2 & responsible for the Holocaust.

Approximately 110,000 __________ - Americans were temporarily imprisoned in camps in the US for the duration of the war.

Nations against the Allies. Germany, Italy & Japan.

Rapid rise in prices relative to money available; getting less for your money than you used to.

Form of socialism-a classless society where all wealth & property is owned by the community

Effort to deliberately destroy an entire racial, religious, or cultural group.

Ruler that has complete control over a government.