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Who were the Axis Powers?
Germany
Japan
Italy
Who were the "Big Three" on the Allied Forces?
Stalin
Churchill
Roosevelt
What two cities were the Atomic bomb dropped on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was Hitler's political / military group called?
National Socialism
(The Nazis)
_______ was attacked by the empire of Japan.
This marked the first attack on U.S. soil in
World War II and prompted the U.S. to join the
war on the side of the Allies.
Pearl Harbor?
June 1944: This opened the western front
The Allies won this battle and began to free
all of France. It was code-named
Operation Overlord.
D-Day
Who was the leader of Italy
during the time of World War II?
Benito Mussolini
What is totalitarianism?
Totalitarianism describes modern regimes in which the state regulates every aspect of public and private behavior.
A system of government that puts the nation
above the individual, and uses violence,
propaganda and censorship to suppress
political opposition; very racist leaders
Fascism
These were camps in which people were
detained or confined usually under harsh
conditions. The Nazi's argeted the Jews
and other ethnic groups and forced them
into these camps.
Concentration camps?
Who was the president of the United States
when the US entered WWII?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Who was the leader of the
Soviet Union during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
What was it called when the world leaders
gave in to Hitler by granting him power and
control in hopes of maintaining the peace?
appeasement
Who was the top military dictator
of Japan during WWII?
Hideki Tojo (Hirohito was emperor)
Since Germany was forced to accept the
blame for World War I, the Allies demanded
that Germany pay ____ for the damages
suffered in the war.
Reparations
($ to cover the high costs of the war)
Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?
Winston Churchill
Causes of WWII
League of Nations was too weak
Treaty of Versailles was too hard on Germany
Worldwide Depression caused unrest
Hitler and the Nazis gained power in Germany
demand for Reparations fueled hatred
How could the Treaty of Versailles be
considered a major cause of WWII?
It left the Germans bitter towards Europe
What are the typical components
of a Fascist government?
Dictator, Seek more Power, Brutal
enforcement of allegiance, racist
Whom did Hitler blame for Germany’s economic problems as well as for her loss in WWI?
the Wiemar government and Jews
Communist dictator of Soviet Union, forged an alliance with Hitler via the nonaggression pact. Went splitsies with Hitler on Poland, controlling the eastern half, as well as gaining the baltic countries (lithuania, estonia, latvia).
Joseph Stalin