Terms & People
German word for Lightning War
Blitzkrieg
What events marks the start of WW2?
Invasion of Poland
What event starts the beginning if the war for the United States?
Pearl Harbor
How did Hitler die?
Suicide
What cities were bombed by Nuclear Weapons?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
To give in to the other side to avoid conflict.
Appeasement
What was the Munich Pact?
An agreement between Hitler and Great Britain that Hitler would not invade Czechoslovakia.
What was the Battle of the Midway?
Turning point in the war against Japan
How did the UK try to stop Hitler from invading Poland?
By becoming allies with Poland
What does V.E Day and V.J Day stand for?
Victory in Europe
Victory In Japan
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
What caused WW2?
Germany left in ruins after the treaty of Versailles
Why did Japan want to expand?
Natural Resources
Why did the Germans attack through the Ardennes in France?
It was unguarded and difficult to navigate.
What were Japanese internment camps?
They were camps that imprisoned Japanese Americans citizens in the US against their will.
A type of government where a single party is in control of everything in the government.
Totalitarian
What were the demands made by the treaty of Versailles that made Germany experience hardship?
Germany had to pay millions in reparations
Germany could not have an army or air force
Germany was 100% blamed for WW2
What was the Bataan Death March?
Japan captured the Philippines and forces the US/ Filipino troops to march over 60 miles
Why did the Allies try to appease Germany?
They were experiencing a depression
They wanted to avoid another war
They could not match Hitlers Military Strength
Why did Hitler make a bad choice to invade the Soviet Union?
Hitler invaded during the winter
Hitler did not have enough supplies to survive
Who was in-charge of the Pearl Harbor Attack?
Hedekki Tojo
How did the U.S anger Japan?
The U.S put an embargo on Oil, Iron, Rubber, and Fuel
What was the Rape of Nanking?
An attack on China, from Japan were civilians were raped and homes were burned.
What goals did Hitler have after becoming chancellor?
Claim all germanic lands
Rebuild the German Army
Avenge the treatment from the Treaty of Versailles
At the start of WW2 which countries were on the Allied side? Who were the Axis?
Allies Axis
1. France 1. Germany
2. Britain 2. Japan
3. Itlay