U.S. History 2 Chapter 15 Why did the U.S. ignore Hitler as he rose to power? We had our own problems to worry about.

U.S. History 2•Chapter 15

Why did the U.S. ignore Hitler as he rose to power?

• We had our own problems to worry about

What was FDR’s “Good Neighbor Policy”?

• We would not interfere with other nations

Who was Benito Mussolini?

• Leader of Italy

What was his nickname?

•Il Duce

What did he promise?

• Rebuild the shattered economy• Make Italy more powerful again

What is a Fascist?

• Nation and race are more important than the individual

What is Totalitarian?

• Dictator – completely controlling all aspects of life

What country did Italy invade and when?

• Ethiopia• October 1935

How would the Nazis make Germany strong?

• Eliminating the differences between rich and poor

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What is an Aryan?

• Race of people with blond hair and blue eyes

• Men over 6 feet tall

Who did Hitler blame for Germany’s problems?

• Jews

What does Fuhrer mean?

• Supreme leader

When did Hitler become Fuhrer?

• 1934

Who were the Axis Powers?When were they formed?

• Germany and Italy

• 1936

When did Hitler make Austria part of Germany?

• March 1938

What was the Sudetenland?

• A German populated area of Czechoslovakia

What is appeasement?

• Giving into someone’s demands

Why did England and France appease Germany?

• To avoid war

When did WWII begin?

• September 1, 1939

Over what area of land did the war begin?

• Poland

What does Luftwaffe mean?• Air force

What does Blitzkrieg mean?

• Lightning war

Why did the Japanese want to expand their borders?

• Natural resources and they needed more room

Why did Japan want Manchuria?

• Because of their resources

When did Japan invade Manchuria?

• September 1931

What was Chiang Kai-shek?

• Leader of China

Why were Americans alarmed by the invasion of China?

• We wouldn’t be able to trade there

What were the Neutrality Acts?

• Laws to keep U.S. out of war

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Section 2

What was the Maginot Line?

• System of heavily armed steel and concrete bunkers built after WWI

• France’s first line of defense against Germany

When did France surrender to Germany?

• June 22, 1940

When did Germany start its invasion of Britain?

• Summer of 1940

What was the Blitz?

• Bombing of Britain

What does intervention mean?

• Interfering with the affairs of other nations

What does Isolationism mean?

• Stay out of other’s affairs – not getting involved

What was America First?

• Isolationism – people who wanted to stay out of the war

What did they want?

• To stay out of Europe’s business

What was the Selective Training and Service Act?

• First peace time draft

When was F.D.R. elected to a third terFDRm?

• 1940

What was the Len-Lease Act?

• The U.S. would give arms to our allies

What actions did the U.S. take against Japan?

• Cut off supplies and ended trade

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Section 3

When did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place?

• December 7, 1941

When did the U.S. declare war on Japan?

• December 8, 1941

What are Nisei?

• Japanese American units

What was D-Day?

• Invasion of Europe by Allies • U.S.• Canada• Great Britain• Australia• France

Where did it take place?

• Normandy France

What was its code name?

• Operation Overlord

What was the Battle of the Bulge?

• Final German offensive of the war

When did it take place?

• December 1944

What was the Holocaust?

• Mass murder (extermination) of the Jews in Europe

Additional facts:• Concentration camps – more efficient

killing• In concentration camps – 200

calories a day with no fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, or milk

• Nazi mobile killing unit – murdered Jews behind the lines

• 34,000 people killed in 2 days• Warsaw Ghetto – built walls so Jews

couldn’t escape

When did FDR die?

• April 12, 1945

Who became President?

• Harry Truman

When did Hitler die?

• April 30, 1945

When did Germany surrender?

• May 7, 1945• unconditional

When did the Battle of Guadalcanal take place?

• August 7, 1942• First territory that Japan lost

How long did it last?

• 6 months• Cool note:

• Navaho code (language) was used

When was the Atomic Bomb dropped?

• August 6, 1945

What was its name?

• Little Boy

What two places were bombed by atomic weapons?

• Hiroshima• Nagasaki

Why were they used?

• To end the war quickly and save American lives

Why was WWII so devastating?

• New weapons used • Civilians targeted