Groups and Countries
In both World Wars, this was the alliance including France, Britain, Russia/Soviet Union, and the United States
This individual was born in Austria and lead Germany into its darkest days in history with the Holocaust and an attempted takeover of Europe
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Prejudice or hostility towards Jews
What is Anti-Semitism?
This was the systematic murder of 6 million Jews
What is the Holocaust?
This battle in the Soviet Union was the turning point for Germany where they spent the rest of the war losing ground
Where is Stalingrad?
The German word for lightning war – use of mechanized warfare
What is Blitzkrieg?
This country experienced more losses than any other in WWII. "They have more soldiers than the enemy has bullets"
Where is the Soviet Union?
This individual lead the Soviet Union with an iron fist and would send anyone who remotely opposed him to gulags in Siberia
Who is Joseph Stalin?
The strong devotion to one's country
What is Nationalism?
This was Japan's brutal attack on China's capital
What is the Rape of Nanking/Nanking Massacre?
Germany’s attempt to bomb and invade Britain – British victory
What is the Battle of Britain?
For 100 points each, name me reasons why it was so difficult for Germany to invade the Soviet Union.
Scorched Earth Policy, extremely cold winters, long distance to cover during the invasion.
In WWII, this was the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
Who are the Axis Powers?
This dictator lead Italy and tried to recreate the glory days of the Roman Empire
Who is Benito Mussolini?
Political and economic ideology that emphasizes equality and unification of workers worldwide
What is Communism?
This is the reason Russia left the first World War and the beginning of its path to becoming the Soviet Union
What is the Russian Revolution?
Japan’s attempt to put the United States navy out of commission
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This type of war characterized most of the fighting on the WESTERN front of WWI
What is trench warfare
This country wanted to take over most of East Asia and create the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Where is Japan?
This was the leader of Japan during WWII and orchestrated the attack on Pearl Harbor
Who is Tojo Hideki?
The process when a strong country takes over a weak country economically and/or militarily
What is Imperialism?
In this country, Hutu extremists killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Hutus
There is now programs of reconciliation instead of revenge
Where is Rwanda?
Naval battle upon Palmyra Atoll. Arguably the most influential battle in the Pacific Theatre.
What is the Battle of Midway?
List as many different new technologies added to the battlefield in WWI
What is submarines, machine guns, etc etc
This country wanted to acquire Lebensraum, a racially pure state, and achieve complete self sufficiency
Where is Germany?
This heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne died and lead to the Great War
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war
What is Militarism?
This is Stalin’s forced starvation of approx. 7-10,000,000 Ukrainians
What is Holodomor?
The Luftwaffe's attempt to bomb Britain into submission during WWII - repelled by the RAF (Royal Air Force)
What is the Battle of Britain?
The German word for unification – when Germany absorbed Austria
What is Anschluss?
In WWI, this was the alliance that included Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
Who are the Central Powers?
This ruler of Russia was forced out of power during the Russian Revolution - the last of the royal family
Who is Tsar Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov
Extreme nationalism to the point of a military dictatorship
What is Fascism?
At around the time of WWI, the Ottoman Empire and Turkey would attempt to kill 600,000 to 1.5 million of these people.
Who are Armenians?
Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union
What is Operation Barbarossa?
This institution was supposed to keep the world at peace but did not react to aggressive nations at WWII's beginning
What is the League of Nations?