Major Causes
The event is commonly considered the immediate trigger for the United States' entry into World War II.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
The battle considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific...
What is the Battle of Midway?
The President of the United States during most of World War II was...
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
The purpose of rationing during WWII was...
How did the US manage the shortage of scarce resources for civilians and military overseas?
The significance of the Nuremberg Trials was...
What is establishing international criminal law, holding individuals accountable for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity?
The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the rise of fascism in Europe by...
Germany was forced to severely reduce the number of soldiers and ships in their army and navy to restore the former glory of Germany.
The war-guilt clause that held Germany responsible for the war was humiliating.
The outcome of the Battle of Stalingrad and its significance was...
What is the USSR's defeat of Germany in its first defeat on the Eastern Front, causing USSR morale to rise while demoralizing the German Army?
The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II was...
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Women’s roles changed in the workforce during the war by...
Who took on the jobs vacated by the men in the military, became nurses, and enlisted in the Army?
World War II lead to the creation of the United Nations by...?
What is he desire to prevent future conflicts spurred Allied nations to establish a new international organization, according to the United Nations. The UN was intended to promote international cooperation, human rights, and peace?
The economic factors in Germany that led to the rise of Adolf Hitler were...
Germany could not afford to pay such high war reparations.
The German economy suffered after the war and then even more when the U.S. stopped lending them money at the beginning of the Great Depression.
Germany lost all of its overseas colonies, which also hurt their economy because they lacked resources.
The importance of D-Day was...
What is it began the end of Nazism and turned the tide of the war, liberating Western Europe?
The role Winston Churchill played during WWII was...
Who was the British Prime Minister?
The impact of the War Production Board was?
What is increasing US economy by increasing output for war materials?
The impact of WWII on the Cold War was...
What is allowing the US and the Soviet Union to emerge as superpowers? This led to a rivalry based on ideological differences, ultimately shaping the Cold War's structure and dynamics. The war also fueled the nuclear arms race and the formation of military alliances.
The significance of the Munich Agreement in 1938 was...
Because Munich was the birthplace of Nazism and Britain, France, and the US thought that by appeasing Hitler they would avoid war. It actually prompted Hitler to gain more territory which started the war outright.
The significance of the Battle of Midway was...
What is stopping the advancement of Japan in the Pacific and effectively weakening the Japanese military?
The contributions of General Dwight D. Eisenhower to WWII were...
Who planned and supervised Operation Torch in North Africa and the Invasion of Normandy?
The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII can be described as...
What was the mass incarceration ordered by Executive Order 9066, based on the fear of Japanese espionage following the attack on Pearl Harbor?
The economic consequences of WWII for the United States was...
What is the war ended the Great Depression, created a massive number of jobs, boosted industrial output, and led to a significant increase in consumer spending and savings.
Explain the concept of appeasement and how it failed in the lead-up to WWII.
It was initially celebrated because it was thought that it would avoid war.
It gave Germany more territory and a vision to continue its expansion, which started with the invasion of Poland.
The Battle of the Bulge impact the course of the war in Europe by...
What is driving Germans back and effectively stopping the German military from launching large-scale attacks?
The significance of the Manhattan Project and who led it was...
Who was the developer of the first atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer?
Propaganda influenced public opinion and morale during the war by...
What is shaping perceptions of the enemy, bolstering patriotism, and encouraging support for the war effort?
The concept of the Iron Curtain and its significance in post-war Europe is...
What is the ideological and physical divide that separated Western Europe from Eastern Europe after World War II. This division, primarily controlled by the Soviet Union, created a barrier to free movement and communication between the two regions, shaping the geopolitical landscape of post-war Europe and influencing the Cold War.