1. 22nd Amendment:

A president can only have 2 terms in office

2. Adolf Hitler:

Austrian-born founder of the German Nazi Party and chancellor of the Third Reich (1933-1945). His fascist philosophy, embodied in MeinKampf (1925-1927), attracted widespread support, and after 1934 he ruled as an absolute dictator. Hitler's pursuit of aggressive

nationalist policies resulted in the invasion of Poland (1939) and the subsequent outbreak of World War II. His regime was infamous forthe extermination of millions of people, especially European Jews. He committed suicide when the collapse of the Third Reich was

imminent (1945).

3. Allied Powers (WWII):

USA, Britain, France, Soviet Union, Canada and many other countries worked together to defeat the Axis Powers during WWII

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4. Axis Powers(WWII):

Germany, Italy, and Japan worked together during World War II to try and defeat the Allied Powers

5. B-24:

A kind of airplane, also known as the Liberator, used during WWII that was faster, could fly higher, and carry a heavier bomb load.

6. Battle of the Bulge:

December, 1944-January, 1945 - After recapturing France, the Allied advance became stalled along the German border. In the winter of1944, Germany staged a massive counterattack in Belgium and Luxembourg which pushed a 30 mile "bulge" into the Allied lines. The

Allies stopped the German advance and threw them back across the Rhine with heavy losses.

7. Benito Mussolini:

Italian dictator who killed many millions of people during World War II, friend of Adolf Hitler

8. Blitzkrieg:

A German term for "lightning war," blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the useof mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human

lives and limits the expenditure of artillery.

9. Captain America:

Captain America was the alter ego of Steve Rogers(created by Stan Lee), a frail young man who was enhanced to the peak of humanperfection by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort.The Cap was a WWII hero that was preserved aftercrashing into an ice capsule. Captain America wears a costume that bears an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible

shield that can be thrown as a weapon. When restored he was one of the key members of the Avengers.

10. Causes of WWII:

1. Treaty of Versailles - Germany not happy with War guilt cause2. World Wide Depression- lack of money for all involved in WWI

3. Axis powers: Germany, Italy, Japan. Hitler creates treaty with Stalin(non-aggression pact) 1931-japan invades Manchuria 1933-Hitlercomes to power

4. 1939-Hitler invades Poland, Austria, and Czechoslovakia, (this causes Britain and France to declare war on Germany) Prior to this,Germany had been allowed to take over Austria and Czechoslovakia because Great Britain and France wanted to appease Hitler since

we wanted to take land back that was lost in the Treaty of Versailles. 5. Failure of League of Nations

6. December 7, 1941- Pearl Harbor, US pulled into the war when the Japanese bomb the naval fleet->Germany declares was on USbecause they are allies with Japan

11. Concentration Camps:

prison camps used under the rule of Hitler in Nazi Germany. Conditions were inhuman, and prisoners, mostly Jewish people, weregenerally starved or worked to death, or killed immediately.

12. D-Day:

(FDR) , June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on thebeaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which "we will accept nothing less thanfull victory." More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day's end on June 6, the Allies gained a

foot- hold in Normandy.

13. Emperor Hirohito:

At the start of his reign, Japan was still a fairly rural country with a limited industrial base. Japan's militarization of in the 1930's eventuallyled to Japan's invasion in China and involvement in WW2.

14. Fascism:

A political system based on militarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state and its leader.

15. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

Often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from1933 to 1945, and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms of office. He was a central figure of the 20th century

during a time of worldwide economic crisis and WWII.

16. General Dwight D Eisenhower:

leader of the Allied forces in Europe during WW2--leader of troops in Africa and commander in DDay invasion-elected president-president during integration of Little Rock Central High School

17. Harlem Renaissance:

Black literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem that lasted from the 1920s into the early 1930s that both celebrated andlamented black life in America; Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were two famous writers of this movement.

18. Harry Truman:

President of the United States who ended World War II by dropping atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshma in Japan

19. Hitler's rise to power:

he tried to forcefully take power (beer hall putsch), he failed and was thrown in jail. In jail he wrote Mein Kampf. After jail he returned tothe Nazi party and he began speaking publicly about his beliefs and what he would do to help Germany. People found him to be the

best option for a leader and elected Hitler. Hitler's dictatorship lasted for 12 years

20. Holocaust:

A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists,homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.

21. Jesse Owens:

famous African American Olympis Athlete who ran in 1936 infront of Adolf Hitler

22. Joseph Stalin:

leader of the Soviet Union during World War II, was a dictator

23. Lend-Lease Program:

Act of 1941 that permitted the US to led or lease arms and other supplies to the Allies, signifying an increasing likelihood of Americaninvolvement in WWII

24. Manhattan Project:

Code name for the U.S. effort during World War II to produce the atomic bomb. Much of the early research was done in New York City byrefugee physicists in the United States.

25. Nuremberg Trials:

A series of court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violationsof the rules of war, and crimes against humanity.

26. Pacific Theatre:

The fighting in World War II in the Pacific. This consisted of island hopping as the United States fought against Japan. US uses Iwo Jima andOkinawa as stepping stones to Japan then they drop the atomic bomb.

27. Rationing:

Taking items that are in short supply and distributing them according to a system. For instance, during World War II, gas, sugar, andbutter were a few of the items rationed in the United States.

28. Rosie the Riveter:

fictional character created by the United States

29. Superman:

The most recognized superhero in pop culture, Superman has been elevated to mythic folkhero status. Rocketed to Earth from the dyingplanet Krypton, baby Kal-El was found by a farming couple who named the boy Clark Kent and raised him as their own. Discovering hisenormous powers, they instilled in him strong moral values—and inspired him to become a hero. Helped to boost troop morale in WWII

by fighting Nazi's and Nazi like characters in his comics.

30. Tuskegee Airmen:

African American pilots who protected World War II bombers as they flew over Africa during the war. They never lost any planes theywere protecting.

31. United Nations:

created after World War II to stop future wars from happeningAn international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economicdevelopment, social progress and human rights issues. It was founded in 1945 at the signing of the United Nations Charter by 50

countries, replacing the League of Nations, founded in 1919.

32. V-E Day:

May 8, 1945; victory in Europe Day when the Germans surrendered

33. V-J Day:

"Victory over Japan day" is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which was initially announced on August 15, 1945

34. Winston Churchill:

British Prime Minster during World War II, created the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the dividing line between communism anddemocracy in Europe

35. Yalta Conference:

Meeting between Churchill, FDR, and Stalin; acceptance of the UN, free elections in Poland, Allied "zones of occupation" in Germany, andUSSR received Japanese territory.