Causes of WWI
The assassination of this man set off a "spark" that ignited World War I. (full name)
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The majority of WWI was fought in these dug out bunkers around Europe.
What are trenches?
This treaty was the starting point of all of WWII.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
WWII was different from WWI because the primary method of fighting was this strategy. Roughly translates to "lightning war."
What is blitzkrieg?
This genocide of 6 million Jewish and 5 millions other culturally diverse people occurred between 1941 and 1945.
What is the Holocaust?
The "A" cause of WWI that means "relationships with other countries"
What are alliances?
This new weapon caused many deaths in WWI and led to a ban on weapons of mass destruction.
What is Chlorine Gas?
This solution proposed by Britain and France meant that Hitler could do what he wanted, as long as he left them alone.
What is appeasement?
The bombings on this U.S. naval base lead to the United States joining WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
On August 6th and August 8th, the United States utilized this weapon against Japan.
What are atomic bombs?
What is nationalism?
World War I ended with the signing of this treaty that named Germany as the country that was responsible.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This was the "spark" that set of WWII and made other European nations declare war on Germany.
What is Hitler's Invasion of Poland?
Who are Mussolini and Hitler?
These two cities were bombed by the United States at the end of World War II.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The "M" cause of WWI was this word that means "we need a strong military and using it aggressively"
What is militarism?
This made life in the trenches unbearable and extra deadly.
What are bugs, dead bodies, unsanitary conditions, trench foot, or rats?
This international group held no power and could not punish Hitler for violating the Treaty of Versailles, mainly because the U.S. did not join.
What is the League of Nations?
This date is important because it was the day that U.S. and British troops took the beaches at Normandy.
What is June 6th 1944?
During the Holocaust many Jewish people were sent to concentration camps. At the camps they were forced to wear these as a symbol of their Jewishness.
What are yellow star badges?
The "I" cause of WWI means "getting more land because land = power"
What is imperialism?
These TWO things led to the United States joining WWI.
What are the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram?
The American Stock Market Crash of 1913 led to this event in Europe because of a lack of U.S. loans.
What is the Great Depression allowing the rise of dictators?
On this date, World War II was officially over.
What is September 2nd 1945?
What is Dachau?