Events Leading to War
Early Battles of WWII
Later Battles of WWII
Causes of WWII
Miscelaneous
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Appeasement
When you give in to an agressive nation to avoid a larger confrontation.
100
The Battle of Britain
This was an air battle between Germany and Britain for control of the English Channel.
100
Operation Overlord
What was the code name given the invasion of Normandy?
100
Versailles
What is the name of the Treaty that many people see as a major cause of WWII?
100
Hiroshima
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?
200
Phoney War
The first three months of WWII were referred to as this, because no battles took place.
200
France
What country was defeated in just over a month?
200
Juno Beach
What is the name of the beach the Canadian Division invaded in Normandy?
200
League of Nations
This was responsible for the enforcement of the Treaty of Versailles.
200
Total War
When war affects more than soldiers and begins to affect civilians, this is known as ...
300
Sudetenland
The part of Czechoslovakia that Hitler wanted to take because it contained many Germans.
300
Blitzkrieg
What is the term for "lightning war"?
300
Battle of the Atlantic
This was the most important naval battle in WWII.
300
Axis
This was the name given to the alliance of Germany, Japan, and Italy.
300
Island Hopping
What is the term given to the American strategy in the Pacific?
400
Rome Berlin Axis
The alliance signed by Hitler and Mussolini.
400
Luftwaffe
What was the name of the German Airforce?
400
Operation Barbarossa
This was the code name for the German ivasion of USSR.
400
The Fuhrer
What was Hitler's nickname?
400
Nagasaki
Where was the second atomic bomb dropped?
500
Anschluss
What is the term given to the connecting of Germany and Austria?
500
The Blitz
Name given to air raids on Britain by Germany.
500
Stalingrad
During this battle the German Army came within 25 miles of the Soviet capital.
500
Alliances Depression Appeasement Failure of the League of Nations Treaty of Versailles Political Instability
Name Causes of the Second World War
500
Sword, Gold, Omaha, Utah
Name two other beach heads attacked at Normandy (besides Juno).
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