People
Battles and Victories
Causes of WWII
Results of WWII
Odds and Ends
100
Adolf Hitler
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?
100
Greece and Yugoslavia
What countries did Hitler invade and break the non-aggression pact in 1941.
100
Treaty of Versailles
Ware reparations were too harsh on the German people. Adolph Hitler promised to rip up the treaty.
100
East and West Berlin
What was the city that was divided in half. The west was democratic and the east was communist.
100
Battle of Stalingrad
What was the battle that led Russia to push the Germans back to the east?
200
Benito Mussolini
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII who wanted to restore the Roman Empire.
200
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
What led America to enter the war?
200
League of Nations
Failed to maintain peace because it had no real power, no army, and was unable to act quickly to enforce anything.
200
50 million people
What was the number of lives lost in the deadliest war in history?
200
Rosie the Riveter
What was the name women were given who worked building weapons, planes, and other military equipment during WWII?
300
Vladimir Lennin
Who was the communist dictator of the Soviet Union?
300
Allies gained control of the Middle East.
Why was the Battle of El Alamein in Egypt a turning point in the war?
300
Appeasement
What is a term meaning to give in to someone provided their demands sound reasonable.
300
Killed six million Jews and several million non-Jewish people - handicapped, traitors, etc.
How many Jewish and non-Jewish people were killed in German Concentration camps?
300
Arsenal of Democracy
What is the term given to the US for supplying military equipment during WWII?
400
Anne Frank
Who was a young Jewish girl who went into hiding with her family during WWII>
400
D-Day at Normandy
What joint US, French, and Great Britain invasion led to taking France back from German control and changed the course of the war?
400
The Great Depression
What is a global economic crisis that led to depressed economies all over the world.
400
Daily Double :The Creation of a Zion State
What country was made into a haven for Jews after WWII?
400
Germany, Italy, Finland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania
What were the countries that were known as the Axis powers?
500
Joseph Stalin
Who was the dictator of Russia who outlawed religion and spied on citizens during WWII. Bonus: Daily Double - killed millions in Russia
500
Battle of Midway
What is the most important naval battle in 500 years?
500
The rise of dictators
Citizens of Europe turned away from their leaders because of the Great Depression and elected charismatic people called dictators.
500
The Cold War
What was the next non-violent war that was brought about by tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over nuclear weaponry?
500
United State, Great Brittan, Poland, France, Denmark, Amsterdam, Norway, and others
What were the Allied powers?
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