World War II beginnings
Major Events and Turning Points of WWII
The Holocaust
WWII Homefront
Rebuilding
100
This is a philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator, individual freedoms are denied, and nationalism and racism are emphasized
What is facism?
100
This country was invaded by both the Soviet Union and Germany to begin the war.
What is Poland?
100
Hitler practiced a type of hatred of Jews known as this, meaning "against Jews"
What is antisemitism?
100
World War II ended this era.
What is The Great Depression?
100
This man came up with a plan that involved sending financial aid to Europe to help it rebuild.
Who is George Marshall?
200
The Treaty of Versailles caused this in Germany...which eventually led into World War II.
What is economic downturn/depression/lack of a leader
200
This describes the Lend-Lease Act
What is the U.S. gave money and other supplies to Great Britain and other Allied countries (paraphrasing is fine)?
200
Hitler believed the race of the Western Europeans was better than any other type of person. This is the name of that idea.
What is Aryan Supremacy?
200
America had two Presidents during World War II. They were these two men.
Who are FDR and Harry S Truman?
200
After U.S. occupation, Japan became this kind of country and a strong ally of the United States.
What is democratic?
300
These are the three Axis Powers and their leaders (give the General in Japan; not the Emperor)
Who are Germany/Hitler; Italy/Mussolini; Tojo/Japan
300
Allied troops landed at this place to begin the liberation of Western Europe, also known as D-Day.
What is Normandy, France.
300
Jews were segregated into parts of cities known as these.
What are ghettos?
300
"Rosie the Riveter" represents this.
What is women in the workforce during World War II?
300
This was the name of the physical barrier between the Eastern part and the Western part of Germany's capital city.
What is the Berlin Wall?
400
These are FOUR important Allied leaders.
Who are FDR, Churchill, Stalin, and Truman
400
The turning point in the East was this battle between these two countries, while the turning point in the West (or Pacific) was this battle between these two countries (you have four things to name!)
What is What is Stalingrad (Soviet Union and Germany) and Midway (U.S. and Japan)
400
Approximately this many Jews died in concentration and death camps.
What is six million?
400
At home, these are ways, other than working at their jobs, that Americans could support the homefront (name 2).
What is rationing/saving resources/victory gardens?
400
This is a description of what happened in defeated Germany after the War.
What is Germany was partitioned--West Germany was occupied by British, French, and Americans until it created its own government. East Germany continued to be dominated by the Soviet Union.
500
This is the EXACT date of Pearl Harbor, including the day of the week.
What is Sunday, December 7, 1941?
500
The turning point in the East was this battle between these two countries, while the turning point in the West (or Pacific) was this battle between these two countries (you have four things to name!)
What is What is Stalingrad (Soviet Union and Germany) and Midway (U.S. and Japan)
500
Germans were forced to boycott Jewish stores. One night they broke all the glass in Jewish stores' storefronts. This is the German name for that evening.
What is Kristallnacht?
500
Many Japanese were treated with distrust and prejudice and forced into these.
What are internment camps?
500
This organization was formed after the end of the war and is still located in New York City.
What is the United Nations?
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