WWI
The Archduke of Austria-Hungary that was assassinated, starting WWI
Franz Feridinand
The phrase referring to going outside of the trench.
Going "Over the Top"
This word means Lightning War
Blitzkrieg
What event brought the United States into WWII?
Pearl Harbor
Authoritarian form of government that places the good of the nation above all else, including individual needs and rights
Fascism
Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
The area between the opposing trenches. Filled with crater holes, dead bodies and machine gun fire.
No Man's Land
This is what we call the U.S., Canadian, and British Invasion of Normandy.
D-Day
The Name of the German Ship know as "The Terror of the Seas"
The Bismarck
The first leader and founder of the Soviet communist regime.
Vladimir Lenin
Called for a quick strike into France by going through Belgium.
Schlieffen Plan
British passenger liner that was sunk by Germany, resulting in the loss of 128 American Lives.
The Lusitania
This Battle is considered the turning point in the War in the Pacific.
Midway
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On what ship did the Japanese officially surrender, ending WWII
The Missouri
Ruthless communist dictator in the newly formed USSR.
Joseph Stalin
Who were the Central Powers
Germany and Austria Hungary
Encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S. and in return, Germany would give them Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
The Zimmerman Note
This Battle saw the largest amphibious invasion in the Pacific Theatre
Okinawa
A meeting between Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt to discuss the plans for peace and the division of Europe.
Yalta Conference
When hundreds of former allies and political rivals who no longer fit into Hitler’s plans for Germany were murdered.
The Night of Long Knives
Who were the allied powers?
Great Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia
The treaty at the end of WWI that doomed the world to WWII.
Treaty of Versailles
What two cities did the United States drop the atomic bombs on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Name the three main cities involved in Operation Barbarossa.
Leningrad, Stalingrad, and Moscow.
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When thousands of Jews were tragically killed and Jewish businesses and places of worship were destroyed.
The Night of Broken Glass / Kristallnacht