WW II
WWII Battles
People and Groups
Misc.
Cold War
100
a. Germany had to take full responsibility for the war. c. Germany was forced to give some of its territories to France. b. Germany was forced to pay war damages.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
100
The first day of the Battle of Normandy, when allied troops invaded Europe. (Off the coast of France.)
What is D-Day?
100
The leader of the US during most of the war.
What was FDR?
100
Britain and France declared war on Germany
What happened when Germany invaded Poland?
100
Immediately after WWII
When did the Cold War begin?
200
a point at which an important change happens.
What is appeasement?
200
After this watershed battle, Germany retreated on the eastern front in Europe for the remainder of the war.
What is Battle of Stalingrad?
200
The dictator of Germany
Who was Hitler?
200
US provided European countries nearly $13 billion to help them rebuild after World War II.
What is the Marshall plan?
200
The US used a spy plane during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What is the U-2 spy plane?
300
Fines to cover the costs of war
What is reparation?
300
It caused irreparable damage to the Japanese navy.
What is Battle of Midway?
300
Group of Americans helped the war effort by working in factories and joining the military as more than nurses.
Who were women?
300
Dealt with the prosecution of the major war criminals of World War II.
What is International Military Tribunal?
300
The USSR's first success in the space race.
What is Sputnik?
400
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
What is the Axis powers?
400
The winter battle that was to push the Allied forces back to the French coast.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
400
Group of people faced discrimination in the US, were thrown into internment camps and lost much of their property and income.
Who were Japanese Americans or Nisei?
400
Established in 1948 in order to create a homeland for the Jewish people.
What is the Nation of Israel?
400
Built a wall in East Berlin to stop people from escaping East Berlin
What was the Berlin Wall?
500
Britain, USSR, USA
What is the Allied Powers?
500
General George Patton forces were able to defeat Rommel in the desert.
What is Battle of North Africa?
500
The first black American pilots.
What is Tuskegee Airmen?
500
Trench warfare
What is the battle strategy of WWI?
500
US embargo all USSR ships heading to Cuba
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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