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| What are some of the causes of WWII? | nationalism (alliances), militarism (depression, unfairness of Treaty of Versailles |
| What is appeasement? | giving in to an aggressor's demands in order to maintain peace and stability |
| What is a sanction? | a penalty--for example economic embargo's against a country or trade sanctions |
| What is pacifism? | opposition to war (ex. Gandhi) |
| How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the cause of WWII? | Germany was blamed for WWI, had to pay huge reparations, redrawn boundaries where Germany lost some if it's lands, creation of weak nations (Poland, Yugoslavkvia, Austria, Hungry, Czechoslavakia) |
| Who were the Axis powers? | Germany, Italy and Japan |
| What did Hitler do when he came into power? | challenges Versailles Treaty, rebuilds German military, practiced territorial aggression, promoted extreme nationalism, encouraged anti-Semitic |
| What was Japan's road to war? | seized Manchuria in 1931, withdrew from League of Nations, overran eastern China in 1937 |
| What was Italy's road to war? | invaded Ethiopia in 1935 and conquered it by 1936, League of Nation imposed sanctions, but they weren't enforced, |
| What was Germany's road to war? | built up the military, sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936--went against the Versailles treaty |
| What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact(1939 Non-Aggression Pact)? | a form of nonaggression where neither Germany nor the Soviet Union would fight the other in a war and they would divide Poland |
| Who was Benito Mussolini? | an Italian nationalist upset with the lack of change in Italy following WWI; organized the fascist party; suppressed rival parties, silenced the press and rigged elections |
| Who were the Black Shirts? | supporters of Mussolini who used violence to intimidate opposition |
| What was Mussolini's nickname? | Il Duce |
| What are some characteristics of fascism? | economy is under state control, preserved capitalism, workers forbidden to strike |
| What are some of the social policies under fascism? | individual is unimportant, women are encouraged, youth were indoctrinated, nationalistic, glorifies actions, violence, discipline and loyalty to the state |
| ,What is D-Day? | June 6, 1944 when there was an assault of French beaches at Normandy which led to the German retreat from France |
| What happened at the Battle of the Bulge | allies push toward Germany, German's launch a major counterattack, counterattack was successful but it took everything the German's had left |
| How did Hitler die? | allied forces converged on Berlin and he shot himself. |
| When did Germany surrender? | May 7, 1945 V-E Day |
| Why did the US drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? | to put an end to the war in the Pacific with the least number of allied casualities |
| Why did the US drop the atomic bonb on Nagasaki? | The Japanese did not surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima--so the US dropped another bomb hoping to convince the Japanese to surrender |
| Who were the kamikaze? | Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions |
| What was the name of the Prime Minister of England who appeased Hitler? | Chamberlain |
| What was the name of the air battle between Germany and Great Britain over London using the tactic of Blitzkreig? | Battle of Britain |
| What was the code name for the invasion of France? | D-Day |
| The desire for a Jewish homeland is.... | Zionism |
| What were the three types of camps used by the Nazis? | extermination, labor and concentration |
| What were the names of the two cities that had the atomic bomb droppen on them? | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| Who was the Emperor of Japan during WWII? | Hirohito |
| Who was the president who made the decision to drop the bombs? | Harry S. Truman |
| Nazis were eventually put on trial for the war crimes they committed. These trials were called... | Nuremberg trials |
| What was Hitler's name for the Holocaust? | The Final Solution |
| What was the first area in Czechoslavakia that was taken over by Hitler? | Sudetenland |
| What strategy did the military use? | island hopping |
| What was the name of the military strategy that Germany used? | blitzkrieg |
| The Spanish Civil war contributed to WWII. Who was the Spanish leader who led the conservatives? | Franco led the conservatives and nationalists in a revolt against the loyalists. |
| What type of government did Franco set up? | fascist government |
| What is the Marginot Line? | the defensive border to protect France from German invasion |
| What did the Kellogg-Brand Pact attempt to do? | tried to outlaw war after WWI |
| What was Kristallnacht? | "Night of Broken Glass" when Nazis raided and destroyed many Jewish business, many Jews were killed |
| What were two reasons for the attack on Pearl Harbor? | embargo on oil for Japan and the trade embargo placed on Japan |
| What are some characteristics of a totalitarian govenment? | censorship, loyalty to state, control of citizens and media |
| Name two totalitarian governments. | Nazism and facism |
