Causes of WWII
This policy tried to avoid war by giving Hitler what he wanted.
What is appeasement?
This event caused the U.S. to enter WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This event was the mass killing of millions of Jews.
What is the Holocaust?
The Cold War was a conflict between these two superpowers.
Who are the United States and Soviet Union?
This crisis brought the world closest to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This treaty punished Germany after WWI and helped cause WWII.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The two sides of WWII were called these.
What are the Allies and Axis?
The Nazis believed in the superiority of this race.
What is the Aryan race?
The U.S. supported this economic system.
What is capitalism?
This event supplied West Berlin during a Soviet blockade.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This economic crisis helped extremist leaders gain power.
What is the Great Depression?
The Soviet Union helped win WWII mainly through this.
What is manpower (large army)?
The Holocaust was funded and organized by the government; this is called…
What is state-sponsored?
The Soviet Union supported this system.
What is communism?
Wars fought indirectly between superpowers are called this.
What are proxy wars?
Two long-term causes of WWII were extreme nationalism and this system of government used by Hitler.
What is fascism?
This type of war involves full mobilization of society and economy.
What is total war?
Nazis used this system of organized killing and record keeping.
What is systematic/bureaucratic process?
Europe was divided into these two regions after WWII.
What are spheres of influence (East/West)?
The Cold War was mostly fought through this type of warfare (ideas + influence).
What is ideological/psychological warfare?
Japan and Germany both expanded to gain this for their economies.
What are natural resources?
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on these two Japanese cities.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Name one OTHER group targeted besides Jews.
Romani, disabled people, political opponents
This U.S. program gave money to rebuild Europe and stop communism.
What is the Marshall Plan?
Why did both sides remove missiles in 1962?
To avoid nuclear war