WW+II

=**WW II by Katelyn Bjerke, Hali Johnson, & Raymond McGovern**=

**"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." -Winston Curchill**
Terms: 1) Demilitarized- The Rhineland was a demilitarized area which means Germany was not permitted to have weapons or fortifications there. France had the right to use force against demilitarized Rhineland but would not act without British support. 2) Appeasement- Great Britain began to practice a policy of appeasement which was based on the belief that if European states satisfied the reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers, the dissatisfied powers would be content, and stability and peace would be achieved in Europe. 3) Sanctions- The United States warned Japan that it would apply economic sanctions-restrictions intended to enforce international law-unless Japan withdrew from the area and returned to its borders of 1931. 4) Blitzkrieg- Hitler’s blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” used armored columns, called panzer divisions, supported by airplanes. Each panzer division was a strike force of about three hundred tanks with accompanying forces and supplies. 5) Partisans- Hitler committed suicide two days after Mussolini had been shot by Italian partisans, or resistance fighters. After that the German commanders surrendered which ended the war in Europe. 6) Genocide- The SS was given responsibility for what the Nazis called their Final Solution to the Jewish problem. The Final Solution was genocide (physical extermination) of the Jewish people. 7) Collaborators- People pretended not to notice what was happening. Even worse, collaborators (people who assisted the enemy) helped the Nazis hunt down Jews. 8) Mobilization- Economic mobilization (the act of assembling and preparing for war) was more extensive; so, too, was the mobilization of women. The number of civilians killed was far higher and many were children. 9) Kamikaze- Young Japanese were encouraged to volunteer to serve as pilots in suicide missions against U.S. fighting ships at sea. These pilots were known as kamikaze, or “divine wind.” 10) Cold War- The total victory of the Allies in World War II was followed not by a real peace but by a period of political tensions, known as the Cold War. It was an ideological conflict between the US and the Soviet Union.

Key People:

1. Adolf Hitler. Leader of the Nazi party, he thought that the Aryan race was the ultimate, above all race. He was trying to take over all Europe, the the whole world; he was the mastermind behind WW2. 2. Benito Mussolini: Leadaer of the Facist Italy, dreamed of a Roman Empire in the Mediterranean. He welcomed Hitlers help in reaching that dream. 3. Joseph Stalin: The Soviet dictator, France and Britian made political and military neogotations with Stalin because they knew he was powerful enough to contain Nazi agression. 4.Franklin D. RooseveltThe president of the United States, believed that having the U.S be nuetral was leading to the Axis agression. He managed to keep the U.S out of the war for quite some time. 5. Harry S. Truman: Became the president of the United States after Rooseevelts death, he deiced to use bombs in the war against Japan. 6.Douglas MacArthur: United States General that moved the armys into the Philippines through New Guinea and the South Pacific Islands. 7. Winston Churchill: The Prime minister of England, oncce called Italy the 'soft underbelly' of Europe. Believed the war was 'Blood,Tiol, Tears, and Sweat'. 8. Chiang Kai- Shek: The president of the Republic of China, he joins the Chinese Communists. He refued to surrender to Japan. 9. Reinhard Heydrich: The head of the SS's Secret Service, he was given the task of admistering the Final Soulution. Created the Einsatzgruppen, who carried out Nazi Plans. 10.General Hideki Tojo: The general of Japan from 1941 to 1944, he opposed female employment. Argued that women working lessened their duties that they had as wives and mothers at home.

Summary: World War II had its beginings in the ideas of Hitler. Already in the 1920'S, Hitler had indicated that a Nazi regime would find the way all over Europe. After Hitler took Austria he tried to make his way over into Czechoslovakia. Hitler wanted to take over all of Europe with the help of the Nazi Party. Many battles broke out over his plan to do this, like the Winter War, the Fall of France, Battle of Britian, and the sinking of the Bismarck. Hitler's goal was well on the way but having to fight a two front war really hurt their chances. Germany now has Italy and Japan helping fight against the mightly allied powers; the U.S., Briaain, and Soviet Union. The Japanese expansion started with the Sino Japanese War, which forced the Republic of China and Janap to combine. The Japanese later attacked Pearl Harbour, which mae the American's really want to be in the war. The USA declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941. The battle of Stalingrad, a major turning point in the war, was considered to be the greatest battle of WWII.l Mussolini later resigned after the invasion of Italy. The bombing of Berlin and the split of Germany into West and East really took its toll on Hilter's plans. The Big 3, FDR, Churchill, and Stalin met at the ulta Conference to decide what to do about the rest of the war. Victory of Japan came in the Coral Sea Battle, Battle at Midway, and Guadalcanal.The Atomic Bomb pretty much ended the Japanese war. The aftermath of WWII was deadly. The Holocaust, the Final Solution, and Concentration camps all were works of Hitler. The Costs of the war were the most devistating in history. After all of this the Cold War develops.

Links: [|Pearl Harbor] [|Manhattan Project] [|Blitzkrieg] [|Nazi Death Camps] [|Winston Curchill] [|Mao Zedong] [|Anne Frank] [|Gulag] [|Joseph Stalin] [|D-Day]

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