Russian Revolution
What were the causes of the Russian Revolution?
Military failures in WWI
Economic breakdowns in Russia
Who were the totalitarian dictators?
Russia: Stalin
Italy: Mussolini
Germany: Hitler
Japan: Tojo
What was the main long-term factor that led to WWII?
The failure of the Treaty of Versailles
Who made up the Allied Powers?
Britain, France, Russia, US
What is the significance of the D-Day invasions on June 6, 1944?
Turned the tide of the war in France, Germany was defeated less than a year later
What happened in the February Revolution?
Tsar Nicholas II abdicated (gave up) his throne
How did Stalin modernize and westernize Russia?
The Five Years Plan
What action did the Japanese take in 1931 to violate the Treaty of Versailles?
Invaded Manchuria
Who made up the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What tactic did the Allies adopt in Pacific Theater after the Battle of Guadalcanal?
Island Hopping (taking over less fortified islands)
What decision did the Provisional Government make that was controversial?
Decided to keep fighting in WWI
How did each leader silence opposition to their rule?
They used secret police forces to root out anyone against their regime
What action did the Italians take to violate the Treaty of Versailles in 1935?
Invaded Ethiopia
What piece of technology allowed the British to win the Battle of Britain in 1940?
Radar
Why were Iwo Jima and Okinawa important?
They wanted airfields to bomb Japan; exposed how difficult an invasion of Japan would be
What was the outcome of the October Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin and the Communists took over
How was fascism different than socialism?
What acts did Germany take to violate the Treaty of Versailles?
Rebuilt the military, expanded into territory that was taken away following WWI, signed non-aggression pact with Russia
What was the German's goal in Operation Barbarossa?
To knock Russia out of the war
What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?
to develop atomic weaponry...used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Who took over after Lenin died?
How did Nazis target the Jews in the 1920s and 1930s?
Limited citizenship rights, burned businesses, created ghettos for them to live in, eventually built camps
What is considered the first military action of World War II in Sept. 1939?
German invasion of Poland.
What battle is considered the turning point for the Russians?
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-43)
Who was charged with rebuilding Japan after WWII?
Douglas McArthur