World War I
One cause of WWI. It was when countries began building up their militaries. This led to tension between countries and alliance
Militarism
FDR held these on the radio to calm citizen's nerves about the Great Depression/WWII
fireside chats
The names of the two major alliances during WWII
When the Allies put Nazis on trial for war crimes during WWII
Nuremberg Trials
The two major alliances of the Cold War
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
This type of warfare featured long manmade ditches and "no man's land".
This leader founded the Soviet Union and after he died he was replaced by Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
June 6, 1944, the landing of Allied forces on the beaches of Normandy. Final Allied push into Europe. Ultimately led to a Germany L
D-Day or Departure Day
He stood for non violent resistance and because of that became india's leader for the independence movement against british rule
Mohandas Ghandi
This US president is responsible for the Truman Doctrine
Harry Truman
Soldiers would get this if they did not take care of their feet in the trenches
Trench foot
How did the Great Depression lead to the rise of totalitarian leaders like Adolf Hitler?
Answers may vary
They were targeted and sent to internment camps because of racism, paranoia and fear of espionage
Racial segregation in South Africa
Apartheid
This US foreign policy allowed the US to send over 12 billion dollars to Western European countries
This country was forced by the Treaty of Versailles to reduce its military following WWI.
Germany
Why did Japan begin to imperialize southeast Asia?
They were falling behind and needed resources
On Dec 8th, following Pearl Harbor, who gave a speech to Congress urging a declaration of war on Japan?
FDR or Roosevelt
This nation was officially formed in 1947 following the UN Partition Plan
Israel
This organization was formed to investigate suspected communist activities
the HUAC or House Un-American Activities Committee
The sinking of this ship was one of the causes for the U.S. to get involved in the war.
How did the Reichstag fire (german government capitol) affect Hitler's power
Led to Hitler taking full control using the Enabling Act
The name of the two bombs the US dropped AND the names of the two cities in Japan that got bombed
Fat Man and Little Boy
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When a nation/people gain independence from a colonial power. They usually start or regain their own country.
Decolonization
How would stationing troops in Eastern European countries like Poland, Hungary, and Austria after WWII be a strategic move by the USSR?
To protect itself from possible attacks by Western countries in the future. Germany attacked them in WWII