UNIT 10 SYLLABUS
WWII & the Beginning of the Cold War
(1930-1963)
Name:
Goal 10: World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War (1930-1963) - The learner
will analyze the United States involvement in World War II and the war’s influence on
international affairs in the following decades.
 10.01: Elaborate on the causes of World War II and reasons for the United States’ entry into the war.
 10.02: Identify military, political, and diplomatic turning points of the war and determine their significance to the
outcome and aftermath of the conflict.
 10.03: Describe and analyze the effects of the war on American economic, social, political, and cultural life.
 10.04: Elaborate on changes in the direction of foreign policy related to the beginnings of the Cold War.
 10.05: Assess the role of organizations established to maintain peace and examine their continuing effectiveness
Date
Topic
Homework
11/22
Start of WWII
11/25
US on the Homefront/Propaganda
11/26
Propaganda
12/2
WWII Europe/WWII Pacific
Finish Vocabulary Terms
12/3
Holocaust
Finish Vocabulary Terms
12/4
Cold War
Finish Vocabulary Terms
12/5
Cold War
Finish Vocabulary Terms
12/6
Cold War
Finish Cornell Notes
12/9
1950’s
Finish Cornell Notes
12/10
1950’s
Finish Cornell Notes
12/11
Unit 10 Cornell Notes Due
Unit 10 Vocabulary Flashcards Due
Unit 10 Test
People (Pink)
1.Adolph Hitler- Nazi leader of Germany
2.Benito Mussolini- Facist Dictator of Italy during WWII
3.Emperor Hirohito- Japanese Emperor during WWII who the Japanese worshipped as God
4.Hideki Tojo-Japanese Military leader of Japan during WWII—instigates and carries out Pearl Harbor
5.Francisco Franco- Spanish Revolution—allied with Hitler and Mussolini (neutral during WWII)
6.Winston Churchill- British Prime Minister during WWII-member of the “Big Three”
7.Joseph Stalin- Communist Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII and the start of the Cold War--member of
the “Big Three”
8.Franklin D Roosevelt- President during Great Depression and WWII-member of the “Big Three”
9.Douglas MacArthur- Commander of Army in the Pacific during WWII; commander of US forces in the Korean
War before fired by Truman
10.George Patton- Battles Rommel (German commander) in N Africa—tank warfare
11.General Eisenhower- Commander of Allied forces in Europe ; leader of DDay
12.J Robert Oppenheimer- Scientist who led the Manhattan Project
13.Baby Boomers- Children born once soldiers returned
14.Rosie the Riveter- Propaganda getting women to work during WWII
15.Nikita Khrushchev- Took over Soviet Union after Stalin died
16.House of UnAmerican Activities (HUAC)- Committee in the House of Representatives that was set up to find
communists in society
17.Joseph McCarthy (“McCarthyism”) - Senator who was obsessed with finding communists in the US
government; he damaged people’s reputations with vague and unfound charges and caused fear to challenge McCarthy
for fear that they might become targets themselves; often compared to the Salem Witch Trials
Literature/Supreme Court Cases (Yellow)
18.Korematsu v US 1944- Upheld decision that in time of war, US could detain anyone considered dangerous to the
US
Wars/Economics (Orange)
19.WWII-fought from 1939-1945 between Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) & Allies (US, Britain, France, Soviet Union)
20.Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941- Japanese attack that brought US into WWII
21.Atomic Bomb- Dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki; forcing Japan to surrender and ended WWII
22.Battle of Britain- German air raid against British RAF
23.Appeasement- European philosophy to give Hitler what he wants to avoid war
24.Lend Lease Act 1941- Isolationist—US agreed to lend or lease military weapons to allies
25.Iwo Jima/Okinawa- Pacific battles that showed the US that we should find another way to attack Japan other
than invading them
26.Manhattan Project-secret group of scientists who developed the Atomic bomb
27.Battle of Midway/Coral Sea- Naval Battles turned tide of Pacific in WWII
28.Island Hopping (Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Tarrawa)- Marine invasion of Japanese—occupied islands in the Pacific
29.Kamikaze- Japanese pilot suicide attacks
30.Stalingrad- Battle in Russia against the Germans where many froze to death
31.VE Day May 8, 1945- Victory in Europe Day
32.VJ Day August 15, 1945- Victory in Japan Day
33.Battle of the Bulge- Hitler was getting beat in France so Nazi’s focused every bit of might to get to France
34.Blitzkrieg- German warfare—“lightening” war
35.Luftwaffe- German Air Force
36.DDay (Operation Overlord) June 6, 1941- Allied attack at Normandy, France to take France back from the
Germans
37.Allies- British, French, US , Soviets during WWII
38.WOW& WACS & WAVES- Women’s divisions of army and navy
39.Axis Powers-Italy, Germany, & Japan during WWII
40.Korean War- fought from 1950-1953 between the US/United Nations & Korea/Soviet Union-- attempt to contain
communism in Korea—armistice ends fighting (country is split today at 38th Parallel)
Laws/Policy(Green)
41.Four Freedoms- According to FDR, everyone is entitled to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want,
freedom from fear
42.GI Bill- Provided funds to pay for returning WWII soldier’s education, unemployment
43.Japanese Internment [(Executive Order 9066) & (Sites: Heart Mountain, Manzanar, Tule Lake War
Relocation Camps)]- Japanese Americans taken to remote locations so they could not help Japanese
44.Berlin Airlift 1948- US, French, British attempt to provide for Westt Berlin once Soviets closed roads into Berlin
45.Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)- created to collect information about other countries to minimize the threat
of Communist take-over
46.Eisenhower Doctrine- A country should demand help from US if being threatened by another country ie.
Communist country
47.Domino Theory- According to Eisenhower, once one country falls to communism, more will follow—this theory
leads to US involvement in other nations through the Cold War
48.Brinkmanship-Eisenhower policy to go to the brink of war to make the other side back down
49.Yalta Conference 1944/Potsdam Conference 1945- US, Britain, France, Soviet Union decide what to do about
Germany—they decide to divide Germany 4-ways
50.Marshall Plan/Truman Doctrine- Provide aid to countries in need to prevent them from becoming communist
51.North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)- Created by Western European countries and US to fight soviet
aggression
52.Security Council- part of the United Nations--US, France, England, Russia, China—(12 countries in all)—these 5
have veto status --worked to not get pulled into war—if you want troops you have to get all 5 countries not to veto—
Korea is only UN conflict
53.United Nations (UN)- Group of countries dedicated to maintaining peace throughout the world—like the League
of Nations after WWI but more advanced
54.Warsaw Pact- Communist organization like NATO
55.Cold War-time period following WWII (1945-1991) of political & military conflict between the Communist
Nations (Soviet Union & its Satellite nations versus the US and its allies) which will lead us into the Korean War &
Vietnam
Political Parties(Purple)
56.Communism- Economic & political system where the Government controls every aspect of life
Other Important Vocabulary (Blue)
57.Fascism (Italy)/Nazism (Germany)- nationalistic, militaristic, anti-communist, desire to create more living space
& Italian/German Empires
58.Nuremberg Trials- Trials where Nazi’s were tried for crimes against humanity
59.E Germany/E Berlin- Soviet, Communist zone
60.W Germany/W Berlin- French, US, British zone
61.Iron Curtain- Churchill’s phrase for division in Europe between Democracy and Communism
62.U-2 Incident- US spy plane caught over Soviet Union
63.“Duck & Cover”- Exercise to protect people against nuclear attack
64.Sputnik-artificial satellite sent into space by the Soviet Union; started the Space Race between the US & Soviet
Union
65.Space Race/Arms Race-Competition between the US & Soviet Union, during the Cold War, to dominate space
and to develop more missiles/nuclear weapons than the other country.
66.2nd Red Scare-after WWII, people are again fearful of Communist take-over in the US; led to HUAC,
McCarthyism, Trials of the Rosenburgs & Alger Hiss, & the Hollywood Ten (Red is associated with Communism)
67.Holocaust- state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its
collaborators between 1933 & 1945. Jews were the primary victims; Gypsies, the handicapped and Poles were also
targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic, or national reasons. Millions more, including homosexuals,
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Soviet POW’s, and political dissidents also suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi
tyranny.