Name one new military item created/used during World War I.
poisonous gas, tanks, U-boats (submarines), airplanes, trench warfare, machine guns, and the zeppelin
100
Name one event that happened in between World War I and World War II.
The U.S. was dealing with the Great Depression.
Japan invaded Manchuria and was at war with China.
Italy and Germany signed a pact.
Germany and Japan signed a pact.
Germany takes over Austria.
Germany and the Soviet Union sign a pact.
100
What year did World War II begin and end?
1939 - 1945
200
What years did World War I take place?
1914-1918
200
Who was the president of the United States during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
200
What event caused World War II to begin?
Germany invaded Poland.
200
Which countries were part of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Japan, and Italy
300
What was the event that "sparked" World War I
Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated.
300
What event brought America into the World War I?
A German U-boat sunk the Lusitania - a ship headed to Great Britain that contained 128 Americans.
300
Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during World War II?
Winston Churchill
300
What was one cause of World War II?
the Treaty of Versailles - Germany took too much blame
Failure of the League of Nations
400
What countries declared war first in World War I?
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
400
Which countries were the main part of the Central Powers? Which countries were the main part of the Allied Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire - Central
Russia (left in 1917), Great Britain, France, and U.S. (join in 1917) - Allied Powers
400
What term means "lightning war" and refers to the first action the Germans did before they invaded a country?
Blitzkrieg
400
What event caused America to become involved in World War II?
the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
500
At the start of the war, one country attacked another country without reason. Who attacked and who was attacked?
Germany attacked France
500
What is the name of the treaty and ended World War I and which country did not sin it?
Treaty of Versailles and America did not sign it.
500
Who was the last country to surrender?
Japan
500
What is the word used to refer to the killings of Jews, gypsies, and the disabled during World War II?