The Civil War/WWII
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What stared World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
How did Germany feel towards the other countries after World War 1?
They felt angry and that they got unfairly treated.
Who became enemies after WW2?
America and Russia (USSR)
What did America do the win the space race?
Be the first to put a man on the moon.
What caused the US to become divided?
The states could not agree on slavery
Why did so many countries get involved?
All the countries had alliances with each other and they disliked each other.
Who rose to power in Germany and became supreme leader?
Adolf Hitler
The Cold War was a war of...
ideals
What caused the US to get into WW2?
Japan attacked Perl Harbor
What was the result of the Civil War (two things)?
Slaver was abolished and America stayed unified.
Whey did the Germans go through neutral Belgium?
The Germans wanted to knock out France quickly and Belgium was the quickest way to them.
What started World War 2
When Germany invaded Poland
What raised the stakes in the Cold War?
Nuclear weapons
Why was WWI called the first "modern" war?
It was the first time modern weapons were used (tanks, submarines, planes...)
What caused Japan to surrender in WWII?
America bombed Japan twice with a atomic weapons.
What was the German's plan for dealing with both France and Russia?
They wanted to take out France as quickly as possible so they could then focus on Russia
What was the Holocaust?
It was when Germany tried to kill all the Jews
What did America do to stop communism?
The took the policy of containment
What became the symbol of communism which fell in 1989?
The Berlin Wall
What was the Allies big plan to take back Europe?
D day: invade the beaches of Normandy with a massive force.
What caused America to get into the war?
The Germans sunk the Lusitania which was holding hundreds of Americans.
What three things did the treaty of Versailles make Germany do?
they had to pay a massive war debt
they could not build a military
they could not expand and take new territory
What was America Worried about with the USSR (select all the apply)?
The USSR was going to spread Communist ideas
Joseph Stalin
What was Hitler's two fold plan?
Expand and take new territory
Kill all the Jews