Unit 3 U.S. History B

During the war, U.S. industry went from peacetime industry (cars, etc.) to wartime industry (guns, tanks, etc.)

Caves, tunnels, and ashy beaches made this battle difficult

Japan attacked Australia

The 3 reasons the U.S became a superpower after WW2: richest country, greatest military, could stop communism

Individuals own private property

The US started this program due to fear that Hitler and Germany would use the bomb first.

Iwo Jima was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific

Japan never was a threat to Pacific domination after this battle.

The foreign policy the U.S. had between world wars was called Interventionism

The Bataan Death March, Rape of Nanking, and occupation of Manchuria were all brutal examples of what countries conquest

1 of the reasons Truman dropped the bomb was he was told an invasion would cause over 1 million American deaths

This battle was the first time the U.S. won while going on the offensive

This policy sent Japanese-Americans into internment camps

Extreme nationalism with totalitarian tendencies

The Potsdam Conference divided Germany up into 4 different zones

1 leader has complete control of all aspects of life

Going to islands that were not well defended and had strategic value was part of the Europe First Strategy.

This battle was a turning point because it stopped Japanese forward momentum

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because it wanted revenge for us bombing Tokyo

A form of fascisim that focuses on racism

This was the bombing of Tokyo months after Pearl Harbor

Even though WW1 was so bad & Germany was a buffer between Soviets and Europe, the Allies tried to stop Hitler early on.

The Japanese would rather die than surrender

Classless society where government controls everything

The brutal forced march of Filipino and American soldiers to POW camps is known as the Rape of Nanking

The U.S. was limited in their response to the Holocaust because

This stated that if countries paid in cash and transported the goods, they could buy war good from the U.S.

Axis Powers

Churchill and Roosevelt worked with this dictator because his Red Army controlled much of Eastern Europe

The policy was put in place because Germany was considered a long term threat

This policy basically declared economic war on Germany before the U.S. entered WW2

Allied Powers