Important People
Vocabulary
World War I
World War II
Capital Cities
100
This man rose to power and became dictator of Germany in the 1930s. He called himself "the Fuhrer."
Who is Adolf Hitler?
100
A partnership in which two or more countries agree to support one another.
What is an alliance?
100
These three countries formed the Triple Entente in World War I.
What are England, France, and Russia?
100
World War II officially began in 1939 when Germany invaded this neighboring country.
What is Poland?
100
The capital of Ireland.
What is Dublin?
200
This poster-girl became a symbol and inspiration to women who went to work to help support the war.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
200
In this type of government, individual rights are not as important as the needs of the whole country.
What is totalitarian government?
200
These three countries formed the Triple Alliance in World War I.
What are Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary?
200
These 4 major countries made up the Allies (or Allied) Powers in World War II.
What are the USA, England, France and Russia?
200
The capital of Russia.
What is Moscow?
300
This young Jewish girl kept a diary while she and her family were in hiding.
Who is Anne Frank?
300
In this type of government, one person has all the power.
What is dictatorship?
300
Most World War I battles were fought down in these.
What are trenches?
300
These three major countries made up the Axis Powers in World War II.
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
300
The capital of Greece.
What is Athens?
400
The assassination of this man set off a series of events which led to World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
400
This policy to avoid war suggested that it might be necessary to give dictators what they want in hopes that they will not want anything else.
What is appeasement?
400
This was the name of the submarine vessels which the Germans used during World War I.
What is U-Boat?
400
This treaty which ended World War I was very harsh on Germany and eventually led to the rise of a dictatorship under Hitler.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
The capital of the Netherlands.
What is Amsterdam?
500
This man committed the assassination that led to World War I.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
500
This term refers to racism directed specifically towards Jews.
What is anti-semitism?
500
This is the name for the large blimp-like flying machines used during World War I. They were mostly used for scouting missions but were quickly abandoned because they were so slow (and flammable!).
What is a Zepplin?
500
Hitler broke his Non-Aggression pact with this country when he launched Operation Babarossa in 1941.
What is Russia (or USSR)?
500
The capital of Portugal.
What is Lisbon?
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