This belligerent nation would begin their military buildup by reoccupying the Rhineland, an action specifically "outlawed" in the Treaty of Versailles.
What is (Nazi) Germany
100
This nation was swiftly taken out of the war in 1940 after the Nazis sidestepped the infamous "Maginot Line"
What is France
100
This woman would be in the first U.S. delegation to the United Nations and was chosen as the chair of the Human Rights Commission.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt.
100
The German Wehrmacht would invade this Continent in hopes of destabilizing British control of its colonies outside of Europe.
What is Africa
100
This nation would become the richest and arguably the most power nation after World War II.
What is the United States
200
This Axis nation had been controlling much of Korea and Manchuria for the 1930's.
What is Japan?
200
Winston Churchill encouraged his countrymen to "Never give up" during this 1940 battle that mainly took place in the skies.
What is the Battle of Britain
200
This Communist is both hated and loved, but don't let him hear you criticize his Five Year Plan. You might get "Purged"
Who is Joseph Stalin
200
The battle for which Soviet city is viewed as an Allied victory and a major turning point of the war?
What is Stalingrad
200
This genocide saw a systemic slaughter of Jews, homosexuals, political dissidents, and others.
What is the Holocaust
300
The Treaty of Versailles would see the end of World War I, but made Germany pay these, which would help send post-WWI Germany into crisis.
What are reparations.
300
Franklin Delano Roosevelt would help pass this "Act," which made the trade of goods and arms to the enemies of Germany easier.
What is the Lend-Lease Act
300
This Fascist dictator, leader of the "Black Shirts," was known by his nickname "El Duce"
Who is Benito Mussolini
300
This "turning point" in the Pacific Theatre saw the Japanese advance stopped by a surprise air attack on Japanese warships.
What is the Battle of Midway.
300
Hitler's "Jewish problem" had this answer with the opening of death camps to push forth genocide of Europe's Jewish population.
What is the Final Solution
400
The League of Nations imposed sanctions on this nation after their invasion of Ethiopia
Who is (Fascist) Italy
400
The United States teamed up with Australia to reduce Japanese control of the Pacific with this strategy meant to rout Japanese strongholds one at a time until they reach the Japanese mainland.
What is Island Hopping
400
The Tehran and Yalta conferences would see these "Big Three" leaders together to decide the fate of Europe after World War II.
Who are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin
400
This German Offensive in 1944 was Germany's last ditch effort to keep US and British forces at bay after the D-Day invasion.
What is the Battle of the Bulge
400
While this nation would be victorious in World War II, the millions dead and thousands of destroyed towns and cities would create an obstacle to rapid recovery.
What is the Soviet Union
500
Jessie Owens would win 4 gold medals in 1936, calling into question the superiority of the "Aryan Race" during this event.
What is the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
500
FDR's Executive Order 9066 is the example of what historical event that saw "camps" created for specific groups of people during World War 2 in the United States?
What is Japanese internment.
500
This President decided on a "swift end" to war against Japan by deciding to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Who is President Harry Truman.
500
The Munich Agreement was broken in October 1939 with the invasion of what nation?
What is Poland
500
The General Assembly and the Security Council are the decision making bodies of what organization developed in 1945?