Causes of WWII
WWII Itself
Holocaust and Other Crimes
Post-WWII World
Communism and the Cold War
100
Signed in 1919, this treaty officially ended WWI and placed heavy reparations on Germany, prompting economic decline, hyperinflation, and a desire for revenge.
Treaty of Versailles
100
"Lightning war;" this was used by the Germans to quickly surprise attack their enemies.
Blitzkrieg
100
This event was referred to by the Nazis as the "Final Solution" to the "Jewish Question."
Holocaust
100
In order to persuade European countries against communism, this was instituted. Most countries could have used the money anyway.
Marshall Plan
100
This acronym prevented the U.S. and U.S.S.R. from escalating into a proper hot war. It would have gotten really hot, really fast.
M.A.D.
200
This form of government is characterized by extreme nationalism and a single, authoritarian dictator.
Fascism
200
The lack of a real leader and supplies and the fact they were surrounded all contributed to this country surrendering WWII.
Germany
200
Placing strict limits on Jewish people's rights and freedoms was the purpose of this set of laws.
Nuremberg Laws
200
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created to provide a security alliance in the West. This was created to counter the organization.
Warsaw Pact
200
The death of 14 million people as a result of forced collectivization and the Great Purge are attributed to this leader.
Joseph Stalin
300
Bank failures compounded by Black Tuesday compounded by a decade of buying on credit and tariffs all contributed to this.
The Great Depression
300
The provision of soldiers to their mother countries' militaries during WWII was the most significant benefit of these.
Colonies
300
As a result of continued fear of antisemitism, Jewish people were able to make their home in this country created for them by the Allied Powers.
Israel
300
This meeting would decide how Germany was to be split up between the main Allied powers.
Yalta Conference
300
A temporary, albeit long-lasting uneasy truce between the two belligerent countries is one of the results of this war.
Korean War
400
The inability to prevent aggression by Italy, Japan, and Germany in the 1930s if often cited as evidence of this organization's failure.
League of Nations
400
This city in Japan was the first ever place to be bombed with a nuclear weapon in a war.
Hiroshima
400
The entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau, considered the most infamous this.
Concentration/extermination camp
400
This man and the Communist Party won the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
Mao Zedong
400
This war is an example of the U.S. reacting to domino theory and the incident in the Gulf of Tonkin. Laos and Cambodia fell to communism because of their shared neighbor.
Vietnam War
500
This event is known as the first event of WWII, prompting European nations to begin declaring war on each other.
Germany's invasion of Poland
500
This country has been through it. Not only did they get invaded by Germany in WWI but also WWII just so they could get to France.
Belgium
500
The slaying of unarmed civilians, forced labor of P.O.W.s, and use of foreign women as slaves are all examples of the war crimes perpetrated by this country.
Japan
500
"I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support the free people who are resisting the attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures."
After FDR passed away, this leader gave an address to Congress that alluded to the Soviet communist movement in eastern Europe.
Harry Truman
500
For the U.S.S.R., this war was not worth pouring more money and potentially losing more lives, which prompted Gorbachev to withdraw the Soviet military.
Soviet-Afghan War
600
Chamberlain and Daladier buffed it at this event as it is now the primary example of appeasement.
Munich Conference
600
Before Pearl Harbor, the U.S. was involved in WWII through these two actions. We supply, you buy, you rent, you ship.
Cash-and-Carry policy and Lend-Lease Act
600
These two series of trials are historically significant as they defined "crimes against humanity and peace," "war crimes," and "genocide."
Nuremberg Trials and Tokyo Trials
600
Ms. Turner's lamest brag is she attended the college where Winston Churchill declared that "... an this has descended across the [European] Continent." Metaphorical, not literal.
Iron Curtain
600
Introduced by Joseph Stalin, this was supposed to build up Soviet industries, improve transportation, and increase farming output.
Five Year Plan
700
This was the annexation of Austria into the Great German Empire in March 1938.
Anschluss
700
This was Germany's attempt at battering Britain enough to prepare for an invasion. It failed, permanently spiking Hitler's cortisol.
Operation Sea Lion
700
These two chemicals were utilized by the United States military especially in the Vietnam War. One is a jelly and the other a liquid.
Napalm and Agent Orange
700
In response to the Berlin Blockade, President Truman started this to provide aid to the blocked-off people of West Berlin.
Berlin Airlift
700
In 1959, these two men led the revolution in Cuba, installing a communist government and establishing Cuban-Soviet relations close to the U.S.
Fidel Castro and Che Guevarra