World War 1
Russia, Great Britain, and France
What is the Triple Entente/Allied Powers?
Era of Military competition
European powers building up their military created paranoia
Which created alliances
Cause of WW1
What is Militarism?
The reason America enters the war
What is the Zimmermann telegram/note/letter?
Location were peace talks were held.
Where is the palace Versailles?
Stock market crash of 1929
What is the Great Depression?
Allied Powers
Who are France, GB, and USA?
Reason America enters WWII
What is Pearl Harbor?
Japanese pilot who flew suicide missions
What is a kamikaze?
Who are the Triple Alliance/Central Powers
Countries formed two camps for these reasons
maintain sovereignty or intervene militarily
What are Alliances?
Required soldiers to attack by charging "over the top" soldiers dug in
What is Trench warfare?
Who is Japan?
Dictator of Italy
Who is Benito Mussolini?
Axis Powers
Who are Japan, Italy, and Germany?
Reason German Army failed in Russia
What is harsh weather?
What is D-Day?
Czar of Russia during WW1
Who is Nicholas II ?
Pushed countries towards alliances
Colonies were units of exchange
What is Imperialism?
battle line running through Belgium and France
What is the Western Front?
Allied country that lost territory as a result of the treaty of Versailles
Who is Russia?
Created by Hitler to last 1,000 years as the new German Empire
What is the Third Reich?
Allies adopted this method of dealing with Hitler after he invaded the Rhineland
What is appeasement?
mass destruction of the Jewish people, and others
What is the Holocaust?
Victory over Japan was achieved
What is after two Nuclear bombs are dropped?
Russia entered World War 1 to support this country
Who is Serbia?
Tied to Militarism and Imperialism that made countries act on behalf of their own interest
What is Nationalism?
First chemicals used in warfare
What is mustard gas?
Effects of the treaty were too harsh for this country in which they were demilitarized, lost a lot of territory, industrial territory, and had to pay half a trillion in modern money back as punishment. They also had accept sole responsibility for the war.
Who is Germany?
Dictator of the Soviet Union
Who is Joseph Stalin?
territory dived between Germans and Russians
What is Poland?
General of the American army in the Pacific
Who is Douglas McArthur?
City where Hitler committed suicide in an underground bunker
Where is Berlin?
Germany declared war on France for this reason
What is France was aliened with Russia?
Area of contention where nationalism and imperialism were clashing. This contested area was the spark where the war started
What are the Balkans?
Weapon introduced by the British
What are Tanks?
Wilson's plan for peace
What are the 14 points?
Gandhi's satyagraha
What is "Truth Force"
Suffered massive nightly air raids after France folded
What is GB?
Reason Germany was not successful in invading Great Britain
What is the Royal Air Force
Trials for crimes against humanity were held here after the war
Where is Nuremberg?
Reason Great Britain declares war on Germany
What is Germany invades Belgium?
Archduke of Austria-Hungary who's assassination sparked the Great War
Who is Francis Ferdinand?
Reason Russia exits the war
What is the Russian Revolution?
Allied nation that did not join the League of Nations
Who is the USA?
Invaded by Japan in 1937 displaying their military might
Who is China?
Lightning War
What is Blitzkrieg?
Method used by the United States in the pacific to defeat Japan
What is Island Hoping?
Japanese Island where battle occurred in which fierce Japanese resistance was finally over come
Where is Okinawa?