Battles
Causes
Events
Effects
Leaders
100
Japanese attack on US on December 7, 1941
What is Pearl Harbor
100
glorification of the military
What is militarism
100
August 6, 1945
What is bombing of Hiroshima
100
People who have no property, no home, and need help
What are refugees
100
Italy's fascist dictator
Who is Benito Mussolini
200
1942 battle fought in the Pacific; the first battle fought by aircraft carriers. It ended in a draw, but proved the Japanese could be defeated.
What is Coral Sea
200
when one nation seeks to control other nations completely
What is imperialism
200
May 8, 1944
What is V-E Day
200
To achieve collective security, the Allies formed the
What is United Nations
200
Japanese Prime Minister
What is Hideki Tojo
300
1944 USSR invasion of Germany ended with this battle
What is Battle of Berlin
300
Form in government in which a single ruler from a single party holds power. The needs of the State are favored over the needs of the individual.
What is totalitarianism
300
August 9, 1945
What is Nagasaki bombing
300
The US plan to rebuild Europe
What is the Marshall Plan
300
British Prime Minister who promised if Brits "kept calm and carried on" they would defeat the Nazis
Who is Winston Churchill
400
1944 battle: last German offensive battle. It was fought in the Ardennes Forest.
What is Battle of the Bulge
400
Belief that one country is superior to all others
What is nationalism
400
German plan for the invasion of Britain
What is Operation Sea Lion
400
To punish those accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity the Allies formed a court and held the
What is Nuremberg Trials
400
US President who ordered the atomic bomb to be used
Who is Harry Truman
500
1942 German army laid siege to this USSR city
What is Leningrad
500
Immediate cause for World War 2
What is Germany invaded Belgium
500
German plan for the invasion of the USSR
What is Operation Barbarossa
500
Term for the murder of 6 million Jews by the Germans; term literally means a great fire
What is Holocaust
500
British Prime Minister who tried to appease Hitler
Who is Neville Chamberlain
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