Leaders
Germans listened to this dictator because they felt hopeless and desperate.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
World War I took place during this time frame.
What it 1914-1918?
The systematic killing of more than 11 million people, 6 million of which were Jews, as part of Hitler's Final Solution was known as
What is the Holocaust?
This period of economic hardship and decline took place from 1929-1933.
What is the Great Depression?
This document ended WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This group was considered to be the "master race"
Who were the Germans?
World War II took place during this time span.
What is 1939-1945?
The Nazis blamed this group for the trouble Germany experienced after World War I.
Who are the Jews?
This was the primary cause of World War II
What is Hitler and the Nazis' efforts to take over Europe?
Racism against the Jews was known as
What is anti-semitism?
The 3 countries that were allies with the United States during WWI and WWII include
Who are Great Britain, France, Russia?
This event started World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
These three things were causing trouble between countries in Europe before World War I.
What are nationalism, alliances, and competition for land and resources?
The invasion of this country began World War II
What is Poland?
Also known as the Night of Broken Glass
What is Kristallnacht?
Hitler's leadership was similar to that of these two leaders of Russia and Italy.
Who are Stalin and Mussolini?
The losing side of WWI included these 3 countries.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire?
This event happened on December 7, 1941, and brought the USA into World War II
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Countries teaming up to support each other in time of war are known as
What are alliances?
This US President decided to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan to force Japan to surrender during World War II.
Who was President Harry Truman?
This event occurred on June 6, 1944, when the US and its allies invaded France to push out the Germans.
What is D-Day?
The losing side of WWII included these countries
What are Germany and Japan?
These two events caused the US to enter WWI.
What are the sinking of the Lusitania (May 7, 1915) and the Zimmerman Telegram (March 1, 1917)?
Using negative advertisements to persuade people to think a certain way is known as
What is propaganda?