WWI
What are the MAIN causes of WWI?
M- Militarism
A- Alliances
I- Imperialism and/or Industrialism
N- Nationalism
What was the disease that was very common in the trenches from standing in water for long periods of time?
Trench Foot
Which leader of Russia took over after the Bolshevik Revolution and made it Communist?
Vladimir Lenin
What country did each WW2 dictator control?1.
1. Hitler
2. Mussolini
3. Tojo
4. Stalin
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Japan
4. USSR (Russia)
What are 2 types of people targeted during the Holocaust?
Jews
Gypsies
Mentally ill
Communists/Capitalists
Homosexuals
People of different races
What was the "spark" of WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand- leader of Austria-Hungary
What are the 3 reasons the U.S joined WW1?
-German submarines going into territory they shouldn't (sinking civilian ships)
-Cultural ties to preserve Democracy
-Zimmermann Telegram
What US president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs?
Harry Truman
What was the secret research experiment to create the atomic bombs?
Manhattan Project
What is the first thing Hitler started to do when he became Chancellor of Germany?
Expanding his power and building up the military
Name 1 piece of new technology used in WW1 that had never been used before?
Submarines
Machine Guns
Zeppelins
Poison Gas
Tanks
Airplanes
What were the "Big 3" countries present at the Treaty of Versailles?
Great Britian
USA
France
What event was known as the liberation of France from Germany control?
D-Day
Who has ALL the power in a Totalitarian government?
Dictator/Leader
What was a military tactic the Germans used to overwhelm their enemies? (Means "lightning war")
Blitzkrieg
What was the name for the land in between the 2 sides trenches in WW1?
No Man's Land
3 Outcomes of Treaty of Versailles?
1. Germany Accept FULL responsibility for WW1 and pay war damages
2. Germany lost land
3. Germany had to decrease their military and weapons
What caused the U.S to join WW2?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What type of dictatorship is when the individual is less important than the nation, glorifies violence, and uses nationalism and racism to support their cause?
Fascism
What country did Germany take control over within 6 weeks of WW2 starting (MAJOR victory for Germany)?
France
What is 1 description of the conditions or hardships faced in the trenches of WW1?
Rats
Fleas
Unsanitary
Shell Shock
Flooding
Trench Foot
What were the 3 causes of WW2? (TAT)
Treaty of Versailles
Appeasement
Totalitarianism
What 2 Japanese cities were targeted by the atomic bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Germany invaded what country started WW2?
Poland
What 3 countries made up the AXIS Powers?
Germany
Italy
Japan