Test Review

Anschlussunion in which Hitler forced Austria to become part of Germany’s territory

Appeasementpolicy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace

Joseph Stalindictator and head of the Communist Party in Russia

Atlantic Charterdocument signed by Roosevelt and Churchill that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of general security

Blitzkrieglightning war

Hideki TojoJapanese general and prime minister during World War II

WACWomen’s Army Corps; volunteer organization that provided clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors, and lab technicians for the army

Neutrality Act of 1939American 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 ActAmerican 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 ChurchillBritish prime minister during World War II

Totalitarianismtheory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people

Tripartite Pactthree-party agreement establishing an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan

Adolf Hitlerleader of the Nazi Party in Germany who seized power and attempted world domination

Douglas MacArthurLeader 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 DeathMarch?

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