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WWII 2014-2015

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What did severe economic problems in Europe in the 1930's lead to a rise of?Dictators
Britain and France wanted to punish Germany for WWI as a result of what tready?Versailles
What leader spoke out against communism in his book as well as in his platform?Hitler
What was the Nazi Party called before Hitler gained popularity in Germany?German Worker's Party
Anti-Semitism was one of the main pieces of what platform lead by Hitler?The Nazi Party
Hitler was a WWI Hero, he had the ability to speak publicly, and he promised to help Germany out of their depression.This all helped the German population do what?Appeal to Hitler
By building Germany's military in the 1930's Hitler ignored what?The Tready of Versailles
What did Benito Mussolini do in Italy to get elected and after he was elected?Improved the economy, used economic unrest and fears to rise to power and invades ethopia in 1935
What is it when the government controls every aspect of society, forces people to obey the government, and does not allow any critisim of the government.Totalitarianism
What is a government stucture that uses terror, censorship, nationalism, and racism to maintain power and put down any oppositionFascism
What was it when British prime minister Neville Chamberlin allows Hitler to keep the land took over in exchange for a promise of peace.Appeasment
What was the agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1939?Not to interfere with Germany's invasion plans.
How does WW II beginHitler invades Poland. Britian and France declare war on Germany
What happens to France in 1940?It falls to Hitler
What happens after Mussolini is executed in 1945?Italy joins the Allied forces
What battles main goal was to liberate Paris, France from Nazi rule?The massive invasion of The Battle of Normandy, D-Day
Germany's final desparation attempt to regain control of the war from the allies occurred in what battle?The Battle of the Bulge
Once the U.S. entered the war which country wanted us to Invade France and ease the pressure on the Eastern Front?The Soviet Union
What very important capital city does the Soviet Union capture in 1944?Berlin, Germany
The Soviet Union enters the war on the side of England after which country surprise attacked them in 1941?Germany
What country needed natural resouces as they rapidly expanded through China?Japan
What date did the Japanese secretly attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?December 7th 1941
The turning point of the war in the Pacific was a direct result of what battle?The Battle of Midway
China was so large that Japan can only do what as they expanded?Occupy only key areas and cities
During the Bataan Death March, which country forced U.S. and Filipino's to March for 100 miles with little food or water?Japan
What was Hiroshima, Japan the first ever site of on August 6th 1945?The Atomic Bomb
Which country used Kamikaze attacks in which planes would crash into an allied ship or territory?Japan
What country used Isolationism through the late 1930's?The United States
The Lend Lease Act did what in 1939?Lent cash and war materials to Great Britian
What was the secret meeting between Great Britian and the U.S. where they both commit to defeat GermanyThe Atlantic Charter
Why did he United States declares war on Japan?They attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941
The United States blocked oil and steel shipments to Japan to help stop what?Japanese expansion in Southeast Asia
Directly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor where did the United States concentrate it's war effort?In Europe
What helped factories produce war goods during WWII?The War Production Board
What did Americans do with gasoline due to shortages during WWII?Rationed it
Which group of Americans were sent to relocation/internment camps shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?Japanese Americans
What did woman do in great numbers during WWII?Joined the workforce
What does Anti-Semitism mean?Hatred of Jews
What was the final solution?Called for the murder of all European Jews
What is dehumanization?Made Jews seem like a lower form of life, less than human
What was Kristallnacht?The violent attack on Jewish neighborhoods in Germany and Austria in 1938 which started the holocaust
What is Genocide?The deliberate and systmatic extermination of a national, racial, politcal, or cultural group
What was the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union called?The big three allied powers
What was Germany, Italy, and Japan calledThe Axis powers
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?Joesph Stalin
Who was the leader of Germany?Adolf Hitler
Who was the leader of the United States for most of the war?Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the leader of Italy?Benito Mussolini
Who was the leader of Great Britian?Winston Churchill
What happened at the Nuremburg Trials?Nazi leaders were tried and sentenced to death or life in prison as a result of war crimes committed.


Yorkville Middle School
Yorkville , IL

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