World War II

Define Facism

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state

• a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and the economy

• government by a dictator

• the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

Define Totalitarianism

• the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

• government by a dictator

• a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and the economy

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

Why did the US place trade restrictions on Japan?

• Japan's advances into French Indochina

• Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor

• Japan's aggression towards Russia

• Japan's rapid industrialization

When did the US enter World War II?

• When Germany invaded Poland

• When Germany bombed London

• When Japan invaded China

• When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

Who were the Axis Powers?

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• The US, Germany, and Japan

• France, Belgium, and Great Britain

• The US, Russia, England

Who were the Allied Powers?

• The US, Great Britain, and USSR

• Germany, Austria, and Italy

• Germany, Japan, and Italy

• France, Spain, and Great Britain

What was D-Day?

• The Allied invasion of England

• The Allied invasion of Russia

• The Allied invasion of Europe

• The Allied invasion of Japan

What was the Holocaust?

• systematic execution of Roma and Italians

• systematic execution of Japanese Americans

• systematic execution of Jewish and other non-Aryan people to promote Hitler's Third Reich

• systematic execution of Russians

At the Potsdam conference, Truman demanded _________________________ throughout Eastern Europe

• a joint British-Russian military presence

• freely elected governments

• the reestablishment of the prewar national boundaries

• widespread demilitarization

Hitler's "lightning war," using air supported panzer divisions

• sitzkreig

• blitzkreig

• phony war

• trench warfare