World War I
The principle of the Fourteen Points was ____________, which meant allowing people to decide for themselves under which government they wished to live.
self governance
The German air attacked on Britain's air force and cities that lasted from the summer of 1940 until May 10, 1941 is known as
Battle of Britain
British Prime minister during World War II
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin instituted totalitarianism in Russia through a campaign of terror called
the Great Purge
The takeover of a country by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of the people
Imperialism
The President during World War I was
Woodrow Wilson
The first day of the invasion of Normandy in World War II is known as
D-Day
Commander of Hitler's crack German tank force, the Afrika Korps
Erwin Rommel
The __________ was an international association whose goal was to keep the peace among nations
League of Nations
An agreement to stop fighting is called an
armistice
Countries that composed the Central Powers at the beginning of World War I
Germany and Austria-Hungary
The Battle that brought the World War II in Europe to a quick end was the
Battle of the Bulge
Spain's Fascist dictator
Francisco Franco
The harsh peace settlement dictated by the Allies at the end of World War I was the
Treaty of Paris
A government that takes total, centralized control over all aspects of public and private life is an example of
totalitarianism
World War I alliance that included Great Britain, France, and Russia
Triple Entente
The short battle that turned the tide of World War II in favor of the Allies in the Pacific was the
Battle of Midway
The leader of India's independence movement who advocated the tactic of civil disobedience and nonviolence was
Mohandas K Gandhi
A group of officially-sponsored atheists who spread propaganda attacking religion was the
League of Militant Godless
A system in which the government makes all economic decisions is called
a command economy
German battle strategy that called for a quick defeat of France in the west and then attacking Russia in the east was called
Schlieffen Plan
A system of fortifications along France's border with Germany during World War II
Maginot Line
Lenin's successor, who worked to control every aspect of life in the Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
The 1928 agreement among the nations to avoid war was called
the Kellogg-Briand Pact
Giving in to an aggressor in order to keep the peace is called
appeasement