Causes of World War I
Agreements or promises to defend and help another country
Alliances
A Posionus airbourn toxin that causes blisters, burns, and blindness
Gas/ Mustard Gas
Giving into an aggressors demands
APPEASEMENT
Outlined his ideas in Mein Kampf, this facist delcared jews and other minroity groups inferior
ADOLF HITLER
The message sent to Mexico that attempted to get them involved in WWI
Zimmerman Telegram
Attempting to build an Empire
Imperialism
German military strategy used by air-raiding their target first, then moving in on lands with tanks
Blitzkrieg
Germany's invasion of this country in 1939 officially began WWII in Europe.
Poland
Treaty responsible for the rise of Nazism and ending WWI
Treaty of Versailles
The sinking of this ship caused the death of 128 Americans
Loustiana
Having pride in your country, willing to defend it
Nationalism
A psycholigical weapon, used at short range, and effective for flushing out trenches
Flamethrowers
This international organization failed to stop aggression by Germany, Italy, and Japan during the 1930s.
League of Nations
Envisioned restoring Italy back to the times of the Roman Empire
Benito Mussolini
The secret attack on America led by the Japanese on the islands of Oahu
Pearl Harbor
Building up armed forces, getting ready for war
Militarism
Weapon Used to end WWII
Atomic Bomb/Nuke
Laws that made Jews stripped of citizenship and required to be identify by a yellow badge
Nuremberg Laws
This Soviet leader led the USSR during WWII.
Stalin
American policy that cut ties with other foreign nations
Isolationism
The assassination of this main is considered the “spark” of WWI
Archduke Ferdinand
Portable fortification, known as “land ships”, used to travel across trenches and No Man’s Land
TANKS
Known as the “night of the broken glass”, this event was a mass attack on jewish homes, businesses and synagogues
Kristallnacht
Leader of Japan during WWII
Emperor Hirohito
D-Day is the invasion of this French beach that turned the outcome of the war
Normandy