Aftermath of WWI
This international organization was created after World War I to prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
This policy involved giving in to aggressive demands from Germany to avoid war.
What is appeasement?
This country’s invasion triggered World War II in Europe.
What is Poland?
This surprise attack ended U.S. neutrality.
What is Pearl Harbor
This brutal forced march revealed the harsh realities of the Pacific War.
What is the Bataan Death March?
This Allied invasion began the liberation of Western Europe.
What is D-Day
This treaty punished Germany after World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This country was invaded by Japan after Manchuria.
What is China?
This fast, coordinated German military strategy changed warfare.
What is blitzkrieg?
This policy required Americans to prepare for war before officially entering it.
What is the peacetime draft
This naval battle is considered a turning point in the Pacific War.
What is Midway
This country captured Berlin in 1945, before the US was able to get there.
What is the Soviet Union
This country did NOT join the League of Nations, which made it hard to enforce any power.
Who is the USA
These U.S. laws restricted American involvement in foreign wars.
What are the Neutrality Acts
This country’s rapid defeat shocked the world in 1940.
What is France?
This alliance included Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who are the Axis Powers
This strategy involved capturing islands to move closer to Japan.
What is island hopping
This weapon was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war in Japan
What is the atomic bomb.
This region was invaded by Japan for resources and security.
What is Manchuria?
This mindset shaped U.S. foreign policy after World War I.
What is isolationism.
This major city was evacuated by allied soldiers in 1940 because the leaders of the city didn't want the Germans to destroy the famously historical architecture of the city.
What is Paris, France.
4 days after Pearl Harbor, this country declared war on the US
What is Germany.
This region was the site of the first major Axis defeat.
What is North Africa
This global rivalry emerged after World War II between the US and the Soviet Union. Though there was never a physical war, what was this conflict called?
What is The Cold War.
War debt and reparations after World War I helped destabilize economies and contributed to this worldwide economic crisis in the 1930s.
What is the Great Depression
This 1939 US law allowed warring nations (like Britain/France) to buy US war supplies if they paid immediately in cash and transported goods on their own ships.
What is the Cash and Carry Policy.
After France fell to the Germans, this country was the only Allied country left in Europe.
What is Great Britain.
Who is Emperor Hirohito
This WWI famous General fled to Australia right before his army in the Philippines was captured by the Japanese.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur
What were the names of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?
Little Boy and Fat Man