Key People
President of the United States who was elected 4 times in a row
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The giving in to the unjust demands of a belligerent leader in order to avoid war.
What is appeasement?
When Hitler invaded Poland.
When was 1939?
Hitler's invasion of this country started WWII.
What is Poland?
What is Auschwitz?
He was the dictator of Japan, responsible for the Pearl Harbor attack and Rape of Nanking.
Who is Hideki Tojo?
A national policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity, supported by FDR.
What is Internationalism?
November 9-10, 1938
What was Kristallnacht?
This showed the American want for isolationism from WWII.
What is the Neutrality Act of 1937?
The first concentration camp to open in Germany.
What is Dachau?
He was the dictator of the Soviet Union whose concentration camps are now called the Gulag.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
A camp where men, women, and children were sent to be executed.
What is an extermination camp?
December 7, 1941
What was Pearl Harbor?
This showed an escalation in persecution of Jews in Germany.
What are the Nuremberg Laws?
The form of warfare introduced by the Nazis in the war, also called Lightning Warfare
What is Blitzkrieg?
He was the Prime Minister of Britain who famously gave a speech on fighting to the end and never surrendering.
Who is Winston Churchill?
A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and often racism and no tolerance of opposition.
January 30, 1933
What was Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany?
This showed the brief amount of time where the persecution of Jews was halted by Hitler.
What is the Berlin Olympics of 1936?
The act that allowed the USA to loan out weapons to Allies such as Britain during the war.
He was an Austrian who fought for Germany in World War I and was arrested for trying to take over the government before finally becoming the dictator of Germany.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
December 8, 1941
When was the date America declared war on Japan?
What is Pearl Harbor?
The three countries known as the Axis Powers.
What are Italy, Germany, and Japan?