Holocaust
The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group.
What is Genocide?
Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of their nations.
What is Nationalism?
The Japanese attacked this U.S. Military base that brought us into war.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Establishment of these two major powers in the World.
What is the US and the USSR?
This battle, also known as the sky/lightning war, is where GB held fast and surprised Hitler who thought he could take over GB within a few weeks.
What is the Battle of Britain?
Hitler's belief in this "master race"
What is Aryan?
Failures by this organization lead to World War II
What is the Treaty of Versailles in correspondence to the causes of WWII?
Biggest amphibious assault ever done in Military history; the allied invasion of Europe.
What is D-Day?
These war crime trials were held in Japan for the justice brought to those who participated in crimes committed against Jews, minorities, etc.
What are the Nuremberg Trials?
This was installed in West Germany and West Berlin after WWII.
What is a Democratic Government?
History of anti-Semitism, defeat in WWI, economic depression blamed on the Jews, etc.
What were the leading factors towards the Holocaust?
Aggression by the totalitarian powers of these three countries lead to the cause of WWII.
What are Germany, Italy and Japan in reference to the causes of WWII?
Hitler made the mistake of invading this country
Hint: Napoleon made this same mistake
What is Russia or the USSR?
This divided Europe
What is the Iron Curtain?
This man was the Italian fascist dictator
Who is Benito Mussolini?
The "Final solution" to the leading elements of the Holocaust
What is Concentration camps and gas chambers?
Tendencies towards these two factors in Europe and the United States lead to the start of WWII.
What is isolationism and pacifism?
On September 2nd, 1945, also known as VJ Day, Atomic bombs were dropped on what two countries?
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
This took the place of the League of Nations
What is the United Nations?
These four countries and continents served as major theaters of war during WWII.
What is Africa, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Islands?
Armenians by leaders of the Ottoman Empire; Tutsi minority by the Hutus in Rwanda.
What are other examples of genocide besides the Holocaust?
Weakness of this organization lead to the cause of WWII.
What is the League of Nations?
On September 1st, 1939, this country invaded Poland which was declared the start of WWII.
What is Germany?
This declaration was made for the purpose of the certainty of certain rights every human on earth deserves to have.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was issued in this year.
What is 1948?