Causes
Nations built armies to help them secure their enemies
What is Militarism
President of the United States during World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
British passenger ship that was destroyed by a German submarine
Sinking of the Lusitania
European nations signed treaties with each other
What is Alliances
Name of the two immigrant men who were accused of murder.
Sacco and Vanzetti
Eisenhower led the Allied invasion of Axis - controlled France across the English channel
Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
Presidents during World War II
Harry Truman and Franklin D Roosevelt
Chemical Warfare resulted in the mass production of these defense mechanisms.
What are gas masks
an international context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict
Appeasement
Competition between European countries to create empires
What is Imperialism
Americans were afraid communism would spread to the U.S
What is The Red Scare
Powerful weapon dropped on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Atomic Bomb (1945)
Telegram sent by German proposing that Mexico ally itself with Germany
What is Zimmerman Note
December 7th 1941, Japan attacked the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor forcing the US to enter the war
Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
U.S Attorney general that led a series of raids that targeted immigrants homes and businesses.
A. Mitchel Palmer
What were the 3 major outcomes of the Yalta Conference
Germany divided into 4 military zones. Stalin promised to allow free democratic elections in Europe but instead spread communism. Soviets declared war on Japan (helping the U.S.A)
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to discuss Poland, Germany, and the rights of liberated Europe.
What is Yalta Conference