Causes
Extreme nationalism was seen in Italy and ___________
Germany
Where was Adolf Hitler born?
Austria
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW2?
Joseph Stalin
In order to avoid trench warfare, the Germans practiced a quick, more mobile type of war. Tanks/air raids common. What was this called? (English or German)
Blitzkrieg, or Lightning War
Two days after ___________ was killed, Hitler committed suicide.
Mussolini
Germany was experiencing high ________________, their $ was essentially worthless
inflation
In 1921 he joined the German _________ Party, later renamed the National Socialist German Workers Party
Workers
Stalin wanted to move the Soviet Union from an agricultural state to an __________________
Industrial state
When Hitler invaded ____________ in 1939, the US and other allies began to really pay attention
Poland
The US dropped to atomic bombs on Japan. The sites were Nagasaki and ______________
Hiroshima
The economic downturn in the US, called the ________________ _________________ affected many countries around the world
Great Depression
Hitlers book outlined his views and life. What was it called?
Mein Kampf
To the surprise of the Allies, the Soviet Union and Germany agreed to split which country?
Poland
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese occupied which US territory?
Philippines
After WW2, the world saw a rise in this type of government
Communism
Japan's main goal during this time was....
Expansion/Imperialism/Gaining land
List 2 ways that Jews were discriminated against in Germany
Ghettos, encouraged to move, cannot marry non-Jews, cannot be in gov. or police, barred from certain professions, etc
The Germans took a big hit at the Battle of _________________, in the southern part of Russia
Stalingrad
Suffering many losses on both sides, this event was vital in defeating the Germans. Happened in Normandy
D-Day, or Operation Overlord
When Germany was split after the war, Western powers took control of the west, and ___________ oversaw the East
Soviet Union
In a ______________ country, individual rights are not viewed as important as the needs of the nation. The government controls every aspect of public and private life.
totalitarian
In 1936 Germany occupied ______________. This area served as border/barrier between Germany and France after WW1
Who was the leader before Stalin?
Lenin
When the Japanese occupied _______, the US, being allied with the French cut off oil trade. This was a contributing factor in the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Vietnam
The largest concentration camp was
Auschwitz