Germany/Hitler
What is the newly developed tactic, is also called a lightning war
blitzkrieg
Who was leading Russia during the war?
Why did Japan invade China and other European colonies in Asia
To increase japanese resources and get more colonies
What is a dirty overcrowded jewish areas
Ghettos
Who was the British Prime Minister during WWII?
Winston churchill
what made Hitler and Stalin become aligned
The 10 year non aggression act
What is totalitarianism?
A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
When and what was Pearl Harbor?
on dec 7 1941 japan attacked pearl harbor in hawaii and bombed ships
What took away all rights of Jews within Germany?
the nuremberg laws
During WWII, who was involved in the Axis Powers?
Germany Italy and Japan
Germany’s last attack on the Allied forces called
the battle of the bulge
The collective farms
What new tactic did the Japanese develop that had them flying planes into Allied ships?
kamikaze
The night of broken glass
Kristallnacht
What strategy did the Russians use on Germany’s invasion attack?
The scorched earth policy
what was the invasion normandy and the greatest land and sea attack
D-Day
What did Russia use to it's advantage?
The population (military numbers), weather conditions and Russia's geology.
What two cities were bombed that forced Japan to surrender and end the war?
hiroshima and nagasaki
What are the nuremberg laws
They took away all rights of Jews within Germany
What two pieces of legislation did Roosevelt sign that gave the U.S. more involvement in the war and what are they?
The lend-lease act and The atlantic charter
Why did Hitler pursue the Jews in Europe?
What was the end of the war in Europe called?
v-e day
What new weapon was designed by the americans and what was the project called to develop it?
atomic bomb and manhattan project
What was the final solution
Hitler's genocide against the jews
Why did Germany and Italy believe that taking Egypt was key?
the suez canal