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Benito Mussolini-italy
-fascism was an authoritarian political movement that developed in italy and other european countries after 1919
-Fascist program emphasized intense nationalism , productivism , anti socialism , elitism an the need for a strong leader mussolini -
joesph Stalin USSR
-Joseph stalin was a powerful communist leader in the early years of the soviet union. He was a dictator who terrorized the population and send many people to prison and labor camps
-one of the communist leaders greatest task was collective farming. Stalin created a state-owned farms
-while stalin was the leader he steadily increased his power many of his enemies were shot or sent to siberia -
japanese Expansion
-japanese expansion in east asia began in 1931 with the invasion of manchuria and continued in 1937 with a brutal attack on china ,on September 27 1940 japan signed the tripartite pact with germany and italy then the US had stopped trade with the japanese which led them to attack the US and british forces in Asia and shortly after the japanese had dropped a bomb on pearl harbor leading to the US declaring war on the japanese and joining the war -
Adolph Hitler - German
-A dictatorship requires one person and one party to be in control of a nation and a climate of fear
-Personal freedom disappeared in Nazi Germany
-Hitler asked Hinderburg to grant him emergency powers in view of the "communist takeover" -
German Expansion
-the german invasion of western poland on 1 September 1939 led to WW2. Between 1939 and 1941 the german army invaded and occupied many countries including the netherlands ,Belgium Luxembourg, france, Denmark, Norway and western poland . The invasion of poland led to both britain and france to declare war on germany and then began the war, because german invasions continued more of the countries declared war on the germans and their allies which caused a international response of war -
M1 Semi-Automatic Rifle & Radar
-M1
-the design of the M1 allowed the americans to fire more shots against their german and japanese counter parts
-Radar
-Battles were won by the side that was first to spot enemy airplanes, ships , or submarines. the radar helped see hundreds of miles away even at night -
Women in Military
-WACS- Women army corps
-Auxiliary unit
-Women were doing the office things and the men in the offices were shipped over seas to fight
-The women did paperwork , supply food, telegrams , etc WAVES- Women accepted for volunteer emergency service in the navy
-At the end of WW2 the women couldnt stay in the navy -
Rosie the Riveter
-was the cultural icon during the second world war representing the women who worked in factories many who produced munitions or war supplies -
Lend lease program
-Gave the president the authority to sell lease lend , or otherwise dispose of an defense article to any nation whose defense he considered critical to that of the US
-Neutrality by claiming that loans were made in the interest of nation defense, goods were not destroyed or lost in battle were to be returned or paid for
-it allowed the US to provide its allies with aid in the form of tanks , ammunition and construction supplies -
War bonds
-Way to remove money from circulation as well as reduce inflation
-people wold buy bonds & the gov. promised to return to them w/ interest after 10 years or more
-Gov needs the $ to pay for war equipment -
Pearl Harbor
-the japanese royal navy launched a surprise attack against the americans killing over 2,400 americans and militant personal
-destroyed 18 ships and 32 airplanes
-roosevelts famous day of infamy speech was a response to the attack -
Omar Bradley
-was a senior officer of the U.S army
-he was in service in north america and western europe during WW2
-He then became general of the 1st american army to land in france -
George C. Marshall
-throughout the war, general george C marshall (1880-1959) acted as chief of staff and the "organizer of victory". He worked with president Roosevelt to urge military preparedness before pearl harbor built up and supplied an army of 8 million men , and later helped to oversea the creation of the first atomic bomb