Causes of WWII
When did the stock market crashed
1929
What was the Hitler+ Stalin pact
Non- Aggression Pact + secretly divide poland
What was the Battle of britain
RAF held off Hitler's operation sea lion
What was the battle of Okinawa
Allied victory only 350 miles from japan
What were the Atomic bombs named
Hiroshima + Nagasaki
Countries unhappy with terms of Treaty of Versailles
Germany, Japan, And Italy
What was the invasion of poland
Germany and USSR invaded + occupied
what was the Battle of midway
US + Japanese Naval battle
Why was the Coral sea Battle important
First time Japan experienced failure
What were the Tokyo trials
War crime trials punished with death or imprisonments
Dictatorships
Mussolini + Emperor Hirohito + Hitler + Stalin
What was the Blitzkrieg
"lightning war"
What was the Invasion of Italy
allied powers invaded Italy, and they surrendered
What was the attack on Pearl Harbor
Surprise attack on U.S. naval base in Hawaii
Occupied nations
Western nations in west Germany and Japan + implanted new democratic policies
What caused world conflict
Failure of the league of nations
Why did USSR switch to the Allied side
Hitler broke the treaty
What is D day
Largest invasion ever assembled + start of allied operations
Battle of lwo Jima
US navy+marines captured the island of lwo Jima from Japan
league of nations
51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security
What are some examples of appeasement
Munich Conference + Non- Aggression pact
Who was apart of "The Axis"
Japan + Italy + Germany
Who did the battle of Stalin grad involve
USSR + Germany
Battle of Guadalcanal
US Military campaign fought against Japan around the island Guadalcanal
Heavy costs
US Paid the most + USSR lost the most people