Review for tomorrow’s quiz
General Hideki Tojo Prime Minister of Japan
Franklin Delano Roosevelt President of the United States during WWII
Adolf Hitler Dictator of Germany
Joseph Stalin Dictator of Soviet Union
Benito Mussolini Dictator of Italy
Winston Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain
What countries belonged to the Allied Powers (4) France Great Britain Soviet Union United States
What countries belonged to the Axis Powers (3) Germany Italy Japan
Appeasement Giving in to Hitler’s demands inorder to avoid war
Blitzkrieg “Lightning War” Modern style of fighting used by Germany. Fast paced
Fascist Extreme nationalism….used in Italy
Lend Lease Act U.S. can sell weapons to countries at war if it is in the best interest of the U.S.
Mein Kampf Book written by Hitler that stresses hatred of Jews and wanted revenge for the Treaty of Versailles
Munich Agreement Chamberlain gives Hitler the Sudetenland if he promises to stop attacking lands
NAZI Political Party started by Hitler in Germany
Neutrality Acts Passed in that stated U.S. could NOT sell weapons to countries at war.
Non-Aggression Pact Agreement between Germany & Soviet Union not to attack each other.
Phony War Time between war being declared by Britain & France in September of 1939 and actual fighting against Germany that begins in April of 1940
Selective Service Act First ever peace time draft in U.S. history