operation sea lion
Britain rejected hitlers final offer, so he wanted immediate invasion of Britain to prevent army from recovering from its defeat in France, was postponed due to air forces failure to achieve air supremacy
neville chamberlin
prime minister of United Kingdom best known for foreign appeasement policy
dunkirk
beach in Northern France where allied troops were rescued from advancing German army
operation torch
Allies invasion of North Africa
auschwitz
death camp with the most fatalities of jews
mao zedong
communist leader who claimed the long march was a victory because it helped to win many converts to communism and served as a symbol of communist heroism
militarize
equip or supply (a place) with soldiers and other military resources
mobilize
prepare and organize (troops) for active service
Propaganda
info, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
reparations
compensation in money, material, labor etc, payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war
ultimatum
final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations
collective
done by people acting as a group
kulaka
peasant in Russia wealthy enough to own a farm and hire labor that resisted Stalin's forced collectivization
socialist realism
style of realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in various other socialist countries. Socialist realism is characterized by the glorified depiction of communist values, such as the emancipation of the proletariat,
soviet
political organizations and governmental bodies, primarily associated with the Russian Revolutions and the history of the Soviet Union, and which gave the name to the latter state
totalitarian state
is a political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible
lenin
applied Marxism to Russia by creating an elite Socialist ruling party to lead a revolution, war communism
nicholas II
tsar that witnessed the fall of Imperial Russia from being one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse.
raputin
Russian peasant, who was a trusted friend of the family of Nicholas II, who became an influential figure
concentration camp
a type of prison where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions, used during WWII for jews and other targeted races
flapper
women who were iconic symbols of the 20's, they were looked at as rebellious and as a "new breed
stream of consciousness
narrative mode or device that depicts the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind
Hitler
chancellor of Germany who became a dictator through brainwashing, leader of the Nazi revolution, began the holocaust or mass killing of the jews
churchill
prime minister of Great Britain during most of WWII
stalin
leader of Soviet Union during WWII, created a five year plan aimed at building heavy industry and improving transportation
montgomery
planned market garden
eisenhower
supreme military commander of the allied forces, 5 star general
patton
Famous General and tank commander nicknamed "old blood and guts
bradley
G.I. General that took over for patton and became one of the four 5 star generals
rommel
the desert fox", German field marshal, awarded for his achievements on the Italian front , commanded Germans in invasion of Normandy
clemenceau
prime minister of France, led the nation in WWI
francis ferdinand
arch duke of Austria that was assassinated while visiting Serbia which was the event that caused Austria into the war which had a domino effect.
woodrow wilson
he pledged to keep America out of World War I, Wilson was obliged to declare war on Germany after the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917.
machine gun
Type of military technology that played the largest role in creating the long stalemate on the western front
central powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria
us involvement in WWI
contributing factor to US entering was Zimmerman note ,Turned WWI into a global war, did not join the League of Nations
Lenin's economic plans
Bolshevik revolution
was a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd traditionally dated to 25 October 1917
womens role in WWI
Worked in war industries, manufacturing weapons and supplies
stalins rise to power
used Great Purge and show trials to eliminate anyone he saw as a threat to his power, created labor camps called Gulag, used terro tactics to harm the soviet union resulted in the lsos of many intellectual and military leaders
kellogg
Briand pact- designed to end wars between countries
great depression
result of the stock market crash, worldwide economic depression taken place in the 1930's
fascism
governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
hitlers rise to power
chancellor and slowly rose to power convincing the people of Germany that there is only one perfect race, blonde hair blue eyed, and began the holocaust- or the mass killing of mostly jews, the German people began to follow and support him because they wa
maginot line
a vast fortification that spread along the French/German border but became a military liability when the Germans attacked France in the spring of 1940 using blitzkrieg - a tactic that completely emasculated the Maginot Line's purpose.
operation barbarossa
June 1941 Germany attacked the Soviet Union, resulted in Stalin and Churchill working together, siege of Leningrad, Germany outruns supplies winter freeze begins
pearl harbor
December 7, 1941- Japanese bomb US naval port in Hawaii
D day
most significant battle in the war, The allies invade France, allows the U.S. to have territory on German grounds
rupert
name of the dummy paratroopers dropped on D-day Omaha
market garden
failed plan by Montgomery to land north of Eindhoven and take 4 bridges and the city, Sep 17-27 1944, calld for the airborne to support the British second army by seizing roads and bridges leading into Germany, problems were time, distance, and resistance
battle of the bulge
Hitlers plan to invade the Soviet Union, Nazi's last offensive
First country invaded WWII
American and Japanese planes- fastest fighting plane in the U.S.- Wildcat
japanese
torpedo plane was called Kate
treaty of 1955
Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain, and France granted Austria independence and arranged for the withdrawal of all occupation forces. These governments signed the agreement with the understanding that the newly independent state of Austria would d
potsdam conference
allied control council, soviets and French wanted strict limits on Germany industry while the U.S. and British were more lenient because of trade, demilitarized and disarmed Germany, government of Germany rebuilt as a democracy