Key Terms Tho.
Stalin-Hitler Non Aggression Pact:
A treaty that guaranteed that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union would not attack each other.
A treaty that guaranteed that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union would not attack each other.
Rape of Nanking:
The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre was a mass murder and war rape that occurred during the 6 week period following the Japanese capture of Nanking or Nanjing which used to be the capital of the Republic of China and happened on December 13, 1937.
The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre was a mass murder and war rape that occurred during the 6 week period following the Japanese capture of Nanking or Nanjing which used to be the capital of the Republic of China and happened on December 13, 1937.
Munich Conference:
Conference held in Munich on September 28--29, 1938, during which the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia
Conference held in Munich on September 28--29, 1938, during which the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia
Axis Powers:
Germany, Italy, and Japan's alliance.
Germany, Italy, and Japan's alliance.
Allied Powers:
United States, Great Britain, and Soviet
United States, Great Britain, and Soviet
Unions Alliance:
An alliance that joined together the United States, Soviet Union, and Britain- nicknamed "The Big Three"
An alliance that joined together the United States, Soviet Union, and Britain- nicknamed "The Big Three"
Final Solution:
The Nazi used the term "Final Solution" to refer to their plan of annihilating the Jewish population.
The Nazi used the term "Final Solution" to refer to their plan of annihilating the Jewish population.
Holocaust:
The mass murder or genocide of approximately 6 million Jews during World War 2.
The mass murder or genocide of approximately 6 million Jews during World War 2.
Appeasement:
"Appeasement, the policy of making concessions to the dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict, governed Anglo-French foreign policy during the 1930s."
"Appeasement, the policy of making concessions to the dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict, governed Anglo-French foreign policy during the 1930s."
Isolationism:
The policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements etc,.
The policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements etc,.
Winston Churchill:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
(aka the best man who EVER lived)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
(aka the best man who EVER lived)
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
The 32nd president of the United States
The 32nd president of the United States
Emperor Hirohito:
Emperor of Japan
Emperor of Japan
Adolf Hitler:
Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi party
Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi party
Benito Mussolini:
Head of government of Italy and Duce of Fascism
Head of government of Italy and Duce of Fascism
Joseph Stalin:
General secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
General secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Douglas MacArthur:
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army who was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army who was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s
Dwight D. Eisenhower:
34th president of the United States
34th president of the United States
Atomic Bomb:
The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945 rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the bomb's hypocenter.
The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945 rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the bomb's hypocenter.