Discrimination, prejudice, or hostility towards Jews
100
Why is the Treaty of Versailles a cause of World War II?
Reparations and the War Guilt Clause
100
The war in Europe begins when Germany invades which country?
Poland
100
This event brought the U.S. into World War II.
Pearl Harbor
100
What word matches up to this definition: "Discrimination, prejudice, or hostility towards Jews."
Anti-Semitism
200
Isolationism
Closing yourself off from the rest of the world
200
What were the 4 causes of World War II?
The Failure of the Treaty of Versailles
Economic Factors
Nationalism
Appeasement & Isolationism
200
What was the Maginot Line?
a series of forts and underground tunnel systems meant to protect her border from the Germans.
200
This battle made each Navy equal and marked the beginning of the end for Japan.
The Battle of Midway
200
This was the name of Hitler's plan to exterminate all of the Jews from Europe.
The Final Solution
300
Genocide
The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, religious or cultural group
300
Why is nationalism a cause of World War II?
“My country and people are the best, we deserve the best, and we’re going to take it from you.” To support nationalism, countries began to increase their military strength to get what they wanted.
300
How and why did Germany attack Great Britain?
Air assaults --> Land invasion is too hard.
300
This battle marked an American victory and kept the Japanese from invading Australia
Battle of Guadalcanal
300
Where the Jews sent first before they were eventually shipped out to concentration camps?
Ghettos
400
Inflation
When prices get higher or it takes more money to buy the same item.
400
What two economic factors (causes) destroyed Germany's economy?
The Great Depression
Reparations
400
What was the lend-lease program?
Military and civilian supplies from the US are given to England
400
This battle would take place on a string of islands that was a territory of the U.S.
The Philippines
400
How many Jews do historians estimate died during the Holocaust?
6 million
500
Fascism
In fascism, the country is considered more important than any one person, group, liberty or provision. A country under this kind of government is always run by a person called a leader, who has the right of total control over the government and people
500
How are appeasment and isolationism a cause of World War II?
Appeasement - Give dictators what they want
Isolationism - Problems at home with the economy & WW I = The US ignoring what is happening outside their borders
500
What is the RAF?
Royal Air Force
500
This island brought the U.S. close enough to Japan so that we may bomb the main island.
Okinawa
500
These laws were intended to make life very hard for Jews in Germany.