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Fascism
On March 23, 1919 Benito Mussolini founded the Fascist Party. Fascism is a form of governement that typically beleives in the supremecy of one national or ethnic group. -
Benito Mussolini
Facist Dictactor of Italy who allied himself with Germany. He was later hanged in 1943 due to war crimes. -
Audie Murphy
Well decorated war veteran and movie star. -
Office of War Information
U.S government agency established during WWII to consolidate government information -
War Bonds and Rationing
War Bonds-Issued by the government to finance the military.
Rationing- Controlled distribution of foods and other supplies. -
Hitler
Dictator of Germany who led the Nazi army. He believed that he could create a new world filed with the ideal race of aryans, people beleived to be decendants of the anceint romans. -
Winston Churchill
Advocate of patriotism and led a country that was constantly bombarded by German planes. -
FDR
President of the U.S who was a firm believer in deomcracy, he also formed an alliance with other world countries that eventually led to victory. -
Nazism
Political and economic doctrines put into effect by Nazis -
The Rape Of Nanking
A brutal event in Nanjing, China. The Japanese soldiers would brutally rape and assualt the women and later killed them and the children. Approximately 30 million people were killed in this event. -
U.S. Declares Neutrality
President Roosevelt proclaimed neutrality when Britain and France declared war on Germany. He declaured that the war was a European affair and the U.S was not involved. -
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Women's Roles in WW2
Women started helping out in the war by taking over jobs in factories, helping out in the airforce, becoming army nurses, and they helped build weapons for the war. -
Lend Lease Act
An act by conrgess that allowed the U.S to lend or lease war supplies to American allies during the war. They lent supplies such as food and weapons. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked the U.S Naval base, killing 2,500 people and destroying nearly 20 American naval vessels. -
Japanese-American Interment Camps
These were camps were over 127,000 Japanese- American citizens were kept due to the fear of them by other American people. One of the first one was opened in the state of California in March, 1942 -
Propaganda
The government uses propaganda to spread the word of patriotism or fear of the enemy. It was a way to convince large amounts of people into believing in certain things. -
Victory Gardens.
Places where vegetables were grown to provide food for the solderis in the war. They were created to help prevent food shortages. -
Fired Bombing in Dresden
A bombing against Germany in the city of Dresden which killed 135,000 peaople, it was considered the worst bombing of the war. -
Harry S. Truman
Vice President and later 33rd president. Elected that the atomic bomb should be dropped on Japan. -
Vernon Baker
Also well decorated military veteran who was awareded the Congressional Medal of Honor -
Vernon Baker
A well decorated soldier who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. -
Dictator
A person who is in complete power over a nation. Their citizens are devoted to the lead er
