Vocabulary
The man who led the secret military project to create nuclear weapons.
Who is Robert J. Oppenheimer?
The plan to attack France first, then Russia.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The President in Rwanda in 1994 was a member of this tribe.
What is Hutu?
Extreme dislike of the Jewish people.
What is anti-Semitism?
Victory in Europe Day, the date, including the year.
What is May 8, 1945?
The man who "gave" the Sudetenland to Hitler.
Who is Neville Chamberlain?
This was the last battle before the atomic bombs were dropped in WWII.
What is the Battle of Okinawa?
The 2 types of control used by imperialist countries.
What is direct and indirect?
A system of government where the government controls every aspect of a citizen’s life.
What is totalitarianism?
The person who was executed by rebels in his own country.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
A system of government that controls every aspect of a citizen’s life and requires complete obedience to the state.
What is fascism?
The policy used by a country to satisfy an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict.
What is appeasement?
The Scramble for Africa began with this event.
What is the Berlin Conference?
The economic theory that believes the need for a government disappears once workers own everything.
What is communism?
The bloodiest battle of WWII.
What is the battle of Stalingrad?
A country devotes all of their resources to the war effort.
What is total war?
Name the three countries that were part of the Triple Alliance before WWI.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy?
This poem said it was white people's "obligation" to civilize other races.
What is the "White Man's Burden"?
This belief is centered around the German
(Aryan) master race.
What is Nazism?
The event where Nazis attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.
What is Kristallnacht?
The dominance of one country over another for economic/political purposes.
What is imperialism?
The current president of Rwanda.
Who is Paul Kagame?
The document was signed in Europe after WWI that renounced war.
What was the Kellogg-Briand Treaty?
Name 3 advantages the British had during the Battle for Britain.
What are radar, code-breaking, and the RAF (Royal Air Force)?