WWII
What does nationalism mean?
Pride in one's country
What year was Hitler elected as Germany’s chancellor?
1933
Which two “superpowers” emerged after WWII as political and military influences?
The United States and the Union
The eastern and western halves of Berlin were separated by what structure?
The Berlin Wall
Which event became known as the Russian Revolution and began the rise of communism in Russia?
The assassination of Tsar Nicholas II.
Name three things responsible for the worldwide depression that occurred after WWI.
1. Wartime debts
2. U.S. stock market crash
3. Devaluation of currency
The Holocaust resulted in the murder of how many Jewish people?
6 million
The imaginary dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe became known as what?
The Iron Curtain
---------- Germany was set up as a capitalist society and saw rapid economic growth.
West
The Treaty of Versailles ended which war in 1919?
World War I
The United States joined the Allies and entered WWII in 1941 following what event?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Define propoganda.
Media intended to influence people’s way of thinking.
Which country was split in half by this imaginary line?
Germany
In ________ Germany, the economy dragged, and individual freedoms were severely restricted.
East
The Treaty of Versailles forced war reparations to be paid by
Germany
Hitler broke his promise to the Allies in 1939 and invaded which country, officially beginning WWII?
Poland
Define anti-Semitism.
Preexisting prejudice against Jewish people
True or False. The goal of Communism is to create a society without economic classes.
True
At the end of WWII, the Allied powers divided Germany into how many zones?
The Russian Revolution occurred because
Russians were tired of suffering under the rule of Tsar Nicholas II.
What four countries made up the Allies in WWII?
The United States, the Soviet Union, France and the U.K.
List three reasons the Nazis were able to rise to power in Germany.
1. They appealed to Germans' nationalism.
2. They offered solutions to Germany's economic issues.
3. They threatened anyone who opposed them.
During the Cold War, there was tension between the U.S. and the Soviets because Western Europe favored _____________, while Eastern Europe favored _____________.
democracy, Communism
East Germany was rapidly losing both its____&___.
Labor force, population
Hitler believed white Germans were part of a “master race” called
Aryans