4G History Study Guide (Ch. 17 Terms)

4^th Grade History

STUDY GUIDE – CHAPTER 17

Terms to know

1. Alliance – a promise between two or more countries to fight together against their enemy in time of war
2. Allies – the United States was part of this power during World Was II, against Germany
3. Axis Powers – the countries that sided with Germany
4. Lusitania
•  English passenger vessel sunk by German U-boats
• this angered Americans, but America did not enter the war at this time

1. Nationalism – a sense of loyalty to one’s own country
2. Neutral nations – the countries that did not form an alliance during WWI
3. Roaring 20’s – name for the 1920’s b/c all was going well during those years
4. U-boats
• used by the Germans during World War I to destroy England’s ships carrying food and supplies
• called submarines today
5. Veteran’s Day – celebrated as a day to honor all who have fought for our country in war
6. V-E Day – when Germany surrendered to the Allies
7. World War I – from 1914 to 1918                         
8. Zimmerman Note
• promised land in the United States to Mexico
• a letter asking Mexico to enter the War on Germany’s side
9. United Nations – an organization set up after World War II to help nations settle their problems

Places

1. Great Britian – one of the only countries in Europe not occupied by Nazis
2. United States – known as "the great arsenal of democracy"
3. Hiroshima and Nagasaki – the bombing there caused the surrender of Japan
4. Pearl Harbor – bombing there caused the United States to enter World War II
5. Poland – when Hitler attacked there, World War II began
6. Berlin – German city which was divided by the "Wall of Shame" after World War II

Country	Leader	Government	Axis / Allies
Russia	Stalin	Communism	Axis
Italy	Mussolini	Fascism	Axis
Germany	Hitler	Nazism	Axis
Japan	Tojo	Militarism	Axis
U. S.	Roosevelt	Democracy	Allies

People

1. Calvin Coolidge – first President to give the inaugural address over the radio
2. Archduke Ferdinand – was shot by an angry youth which caused the start of World War I
3. Hitler – Nazi leader who broke his alliance with the Soviet Union and attacked them
4. Lenin – the cruel dictator who built the Communist empire called the Soviet Union
5. Franklin D. Roosevelt – President of the United States during World War II
6. Woodrow Wilson – President of the United States during World War I  he said, "The world must be made safe for democracy

Prepositional Phrases Quia Practice

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