Unit #9-WWII Key Vocab (Quizs)

United Nations

• An international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among countries.

• A military alliance formed in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion.

• A global economic organization established in 1965 to regulate trade.

• A cultural organization founded in 1950 to promote world heritage.

Manhattan Project

• A secret research and development project during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.

• A military operation to invade Japan in 1945.

• A program to develop advanced aircraft technology during World War II.

• An initiative to create the first computer systems in the 1940s.

Yalta Conference

• A meeting in February 1945 between the heads of state of the Allied powers to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe.

• A summit held in 1943 to plan the invasion of Normandy.

• A conference in 1946 to discuss the Marshall Plan.

• A gathering in 1944 to negotiate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

Nuremberg Trials

• A series of military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany.

• A peace treaty signed to end World War II in Europe.

• A conference where Allied leaders planned the post-war world order.

• A military operation to invade Germany during World War II.

Korematsu vs. U.S.

• A landmark United States Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II.

• A Supreme Court case that ruled against the internment of German Americans during World War II.

• A case that established the right to free speech during wartime.

• A landmark decision that upheld the segregation laws in the United States.

Totalitarianism

• A political system where the government has total control over public and private life.

• A form of government where power is divided among different branches.

• A political ideology that promotes individual freedoms and democracy.

• A system where the state has limited authority and respects personal liberties.

D-Day

• The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which was a turning point in World War II.

• The first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

• The start of World War I on July 28, 1914.

Holocaust

• The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II.

• A major battle fought in Europe during World War I.

• A political movement in Germany during the 1920s.

• A cultural renaissance in Europe during the 18th century.

Neutrality Acts

• A series of laws passed in the United States in the 1930s to prevent the nation from becoming involved in foreign conflicts.

• A set of treaties signed to promote international trade in the 1940s.

• Legislation aimed at increasing military spending during World War II.

• A collection of amendments to the Constitution regarding foreign policy.

Genocide

• The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, ethnic, national, or religious group.

• A peaceful resolution to ethnic conflicts.

• A form of cultural exchange between nations.

• The promotion of diversity and inclusion in society.