Transcript Chapter 16- Pre-WWII Test Review

Test Review
Anschluss
union in which Hitler forced Austria to become part of
Germany’s territory
Appeasement
policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in
the hope that it will maintain peace
Joseph Stalin
dictator and head of the Communist Party in Russia
Atlantic Charter
document signed by Roosevelt and Churchill that
endorsed national self-determination and an
international system of general security
Blitzkrieg
lightning war
Hideki Tojo
Japanese general and prime minister during World War II
WAC
Women’s Army Corps; volunteer organization that provided
clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors, and lab technicians
for the army
Neutrality Act of 1939
American law that allowed nations at war to buy U.S.
arms if they paid cash and carried them away on their
own ships
Lend-Lease Act
American law that allowed the U.S. to lend, lease, sell,
or otherwise provide aid to other nations if doing so
helped in the defense of the United States
Winston Churchill
British prime minister during World War II
Totalitarianism
theory of government in which a single party or leader
controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people
Tripartite Pact
three-party agreement establishing an alliance between
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Adolf Hitler
leader of the Nazi Party in Germany who seized power and
attempted world domination
Douglas MacArthur
Leader of US Army forces in the Pacific during WWII
 How
did the Great Depression eventually
change Germany politically?
Germans eventually believed that Hitler
would solve their problems
 What role did the Office of War Mobilization
play during the war?
It supervised use of industry resources.
 What were the four freedoms that Roosevelt
covered in his “Four Freedoms” speech?
Freedom of speech, freedom of religion,
freedom from want, freedom from fear
 How
did Japan attempt to recover from the
Great Depression?
Japan seized control of resources in other
nations.
 Why did the League of Nations fail to
prevent German and Italian aggression?
They lacked the power and army to enforce
anything
 What were the two main rules of the
Neutrality Act of 1939?
Countries had to pay cash and transport the
war materials themselves
 What
goal did President Roosevelt hope to
achieve when he enacting the embargo on
naval and aviation supplies in 1940?
to stop Japanese expansion and aggression
 Which agreement was the equivalent to
declaring economic war against the Axis
powers?
the Lend-Lease Act
 About how many total miles did U.S. troops
travel on the Bataan Death
March?
60
 What
impact did the appeasement policy
have on German aggression?
It encouraged more aggression
 What was Roosevelt’s goal in delivering
the “Four Freedoms” speech?
increase economic support for Britain