Vocab
slaughter of Europe's Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
the Holocaust
Hitler
What country?
Germany
Desire for land and world conquest
Cause
Who said it?
FDR
Which country started WWII?
1. Mexico
2. Ethiopia
3. Soviet Union
4. Germany
4. Germany
person or group who is made to bear the blame for others
scapegoat
Roosevelt
What country?
United States
Formation of the United Nations
Result
What happened on this day?
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
"Rosie the Riveter" was a wartime symbol of the growing role of women in...
1. education
2. factories
3. the home
4. the armed forces
2. factories
practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war
appeasement
Benito Mussolini
What country?
Italy
Rationing of U.S. goods
Result
What did the U.S. do as a result of the event that occurred on this day?
declared war on Japan
Which of the following best illustrates appeasement?
1. the Battle of the Bulge
2. dropping the atomic bomb on Japan
3. giving Hitler Czechoslovakia to prevent war
4. using a blitzkrieg in Europe
3. giving Hitler Czechoslovakia to prevent war
limiting the amount that people can buy of certain goods
rationing
Joseph Stalin
What country?
The Soviet Union
Treaty of Versailles
Cause
What was the exact date being referred to here? month, day and year
December 7, 1941
Which group later received an apology and money from the federal government as a result of their internments during WWII?
Japanese Americans
one party controls the government
totalitarianism
Harry S. Truman
What country?
The United States
Invention of the Atomic Bomb
Result
What does "infamy" mean?
something famous for a bad reason
The Nuremburg Trials following WWII were significant because they...
1. held individuals accountable for their actions during wartime
2. pardoned the political leaders of Japan
3. forced nations to pay war damages to the victors
1. held individuals accountable for their actions during wartime