Rise of Dictators
Censorship, control, and terror are most closely related to what form of government?
Totalitarianism
Hitler building up a military violated what treaty?
Treaty of Versailles
The industrial killing of Jews was known as what?
The Holocaust
What event was the direct cause for America declaring war on Japan and entering into WWII?
Pearl Harbor
What was the name of the secret project to develop atomic weaponry?
What nation took became an imperialist power before World War II by taking over parts of China and moving to take over Pacific Islands?
Japan
This event was the direct cause for Britain and France to declare war on Germany
Which two nations signed a non-aggression pact with each other prior to the start of WWII?
Germany and the USSR
What battle was the turning point in the Pacific?
What events ended ALL military conflict in WWII?
The dropping of the atomic bombs
What two nations resorted to Fascism after World War I hoping it would solve their economic crises?
Italy and Germany
What was Hitlers military tactic called? It means lightning warfare.
Blitzkrieg
What three nations were part of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
A plane that intentionally flies into enemy aircraft, ships, tanks, etc. is known as what?
Kamikaze Plane
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg trials?
Joseph Stalin put a new agricultural plan into place during his "Five Year Plan". What was the agricultural plan called?
Collectivization
The act of making concessions in order to avoid conflict is what?
Appeasement
What book did Hitler write that laid out his ideas for how Germany should run?
Mien Kampf
The American General that developed the Island Hopping campaign.
Douglas Mcarthur
The decision for Japan to have an unconditional surrender was made at what conference?
The Potsdam Conference
Hitler wanted living space for the Germans. What was this known as?
Lebensraum
Ukraine went through a famine during Stalin's rule known as what?
Holodomor
What government was put into place in Germany before Hitler took over?
Wiemar Republic
What events occurred due to America cutting off Japanese oil supply and stopping their Pacific expansion?
Pearl Harbor
The research for developing atomic weaponry led to tensions between the US and USSR leading to what war?
The Cold War