Causes
This deep devotion to one's nation, often marked by hostility toward other groups, was a major cause of WWI.
What is Nationalism?
Germany’s "lightning war" strategy in WWII, characterized by rapid, highly mobile attacks.
What is Blitzkrieg?
This crime is defined as the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
What is Genocide?
The German leader whose rise was facilitated by his use of Extremism to exploit the economic crises of the Weimar Republic.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
A severe ideology or philosophy that provided the basis for Adolf Hitler's actions.
What is Extremism?
This diplomatic policy involved Britain and France giving in to Hitler’s aggressive demands in the hope of avoiding war.
What is Appeasement?
This major WWI cause explains how Industrialization enabled countries to build large armies and navies.
What is Militarism?
The Nuremberg Laws represent the key initial turning point toward Genocide because they did this to Jewish citizens.
What is stripping them of their rights and citizenship/legally isolating them?
This lead American scientist was the director of the Manhattan Project and is called the "father of the atomic bomb."
Who is Dr. Robert Oppenheimer?
This type of alliance system, like the one that created The Axis (WWII), helped turn regional conflicts into world wars.
What are Treaties/Pacts/Alliances?
This document officially ended the fighting of WWI with a ceasefire on November 11, 1918.
What is the Armistice?
The alliance of nations in WWII, led by Germany, Italy, and Japan.
What is The Axis (WWII)?
This international organization was created after WWI with the goal of preventing future global wars, but lacked enforcement power.
What is the League of Nations?
The U.S. policy after WWI that allowed it to avoid political and military commitments to the League of Nations.
What is Isolationism?
The fundamental difference between the Armistice and the Treaty of Versailles.
What is one stopped the fighting and the other dictated the peace terms/punishment?
This post-WWI government in Germany struggled with hyperinflation and the "Stab-in-the-Back" myth.
What is the Weimar Republic?
This Japanese city was the site of the dropping of the first atomic bomb used in warfare.
What is Hiroshima?
This WWI-era technology gave countries the ability to mass-produce the modern weapons needed for global war.
What is Industrialization?
The major geopolitical conflict ushered in by the show of U.S. atomic power at Hiroshima.
What is the Cold War?
This policy that caused massive debt in Germany was one of the political crises exploited by Hitler.
What is Hyperinflation?
This WWI peace agreement imposed crippling financial penalties and military restrictions on Germany, fueling resentment that led to WWII.
What is the Treaty of Versailles (1919)?
A series of laws that protected Jewish citizens from discrimination after the rise of Adolf Hitler. (The answer is NOT a term from the list, but the opposite of one).
What are the Nuremberg Laws?
This WWII-era civil rights effort called for victory against fascism abroad and victory against racism at home.
What is the Double V Campaign?
The use of this strategic policy against the Axis Powers convinced Adolf Hitler the Western democracies lacked the will to fight, encouraging him to invade Poland.
What is Appeasement?
The final outcome regarding punishment for the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide that inspired Raphael Lemkin to define the term Genocide.
What is There was no punishment?