Unit 4 US History LEAP 2025 World War II

German brand of Fascism, based on extreme racism, militaristic expansionism and a forceful leader, anticommunist

All of the following was decided at the Yalta conference EXCEPT:

Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles created white resentment and led to this in 1943

What did the propaganda poster shown encourage individuals to do?

This political ideology stressed nationalism and placed interests of state above those of individuals.

Americans seized strategic locations in the Pacific by using this strategy

In January 1941, FDR proposed lending money to Britain to help other nations defend democracy in this speech

Why did the U.S. freeze all Japanese credits in the U.S. and stop shipment of oil to Japan?

FDR had this policy towards other nations of the Western Hemisphere

This provided in 1940 that all American men between 21-35 be drafted and for the training of 1 million troops in 1 year

How did Adolf Hitler become chancellor of Germany in 1933?

This occurred on December 7th, 1941 as a "date that will live in infamy" and resulted in U.S. declaration of war:

The German invasion of this territory resulted in the Munich conference and a meeting with Neville Chamberlain

Once the American destroyer, the Greer, was attacked by a German submarine, FDR order the navy to follow this strategy

This was considered a turning point in the Pacific theater; it ended Japanese expansion

This ended WW1; forced Germany to take the blame, made them pay reparations, had a limited army, and territories taken

Many Native Americans served as these during World War II

This permitted Britain to obtain all the U.S. arms it needed on credit.

The Allies attempted to drive German occupying forces out of North Africa with this

This person became the leader of the Soviet Union and was known for Five Year Plans and the Great Purge.

Civil rights leaders encouraged African Americans to adopt this- victory over fascism abroad and equality at home

Around 6 million Jews and several million non-Jews had been systematically murdered during this

Japanese troops marched into this area in September 1931; this resulted in the Stimson doctrine which limited trade

This battle involved the Soviets encircling and trapping the Germans in the Soviet Union.

This individual became the leader of Italy during the 1920s and 1930s.

How did World War II end in the Pacific?

The continual bombing of England by the German Luftwaffe was known as the:

Germany's overwhelming use of air power and fast-moving tanks to invade Poland and France-a type of warfare called this

This federal agency regulated civilians' lives during WW2 by freezing wages, prices and rents while rationing food.

This battle was the first time in which Japanese forces used Kamikaze pilots.

This was experienced by most countries in the 1920's and by the 1930's for the U.S. when the stock market crashed.

The Office of Research and Development assisted with contracting scientists for this, which created the Atomic Bomb.

The outbreak of this in 1936 was a struggle between Francisco Franco's fascists and republicanism, called Loyalists

Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and planned D-Day?

Isolationists in the U.S. passed this in 1938 to remain isolated if war occurred in Europe

This upheld the U.S. government's Japanese internment policy as justified during wartime.

On June 6, 1944, this was the largest sea invasion in history with the Allies to occupy the Normandy coast in France

Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, and Adolf Hitler signed this in 1939

Almost 5 million women, did this during WW2

What countries make up the Axis Powers?