Vocabulary
World War I
Countries at War
World War II Leaders (first and Last)
Misc.
100
This is the deliberate killing of 6 million Jews solely because they were Jewish by the Nazis during World War II.
What is the Holocaust?
100
These are at least three of the technologies that made the "Great War" a deadlier war than any before.
What are: Explosives, Poison Gas, Vehicles (planes & tanks, etc.),and Flame Throwers?
100
These are the two countries that were called the Central Powers in the first World War.
What are: Austria-Hungary and Germany?
100
This fascist dictator ruled over Germany during World War II.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
100
This is who Hitler's propaganda blamed for causing a depression in Germany following World War I.
Who are the Jews?
200
This a strong loyalty to one's own country and culture. People who are influenced by this want their country to be more powerful than others.
What is Nationalism?
200
These are at least two things people did on the homefront to help the war effort during World War I
What are: Eat less to preserve food for the war effort, work in factories to build machinery or ammunition, or to volunteer as nurses or ambulance drivers?
200
These are the five countries that were called the allies in the second world war.
What are the United States, China, France, Britain, and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R)?
200
This dictator was the leader of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) during World War II.
Who is Josef Stalin?
200
This is the event that led to the United States' involvement in the second world war.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
300
This is the spreading of persuasive ideas or attitudes that are often exaggerated or falsified in order to help or hurt a particular cause or group.
What is Propaganda?
300
These are the years that World War I: started, ended, and when the United States got involved.
What are 1914, 1918, 1917?
300
These are the three countries that were called the Axis during the second world war.
What are Germany, Japan, and Italy?
300
He was the president of the United States during World War II.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
300
On June 6, 1944 this event was a turning point in World War II because the Allies were able to surround the Axis on three sides and advance.
What is D-Day?
400
This is a system in which the government owns all property and makes nearly all decisions for its citizens.
What is Communism?
400
These two events led to the United States' involvement in World War I.
What are the sinking of the Lusitania, and a coded message from Germany to Mexico asking for an alliance?
400
These are the five countries that made up the Allied Powers in World War I.
What are the United States, Britain, France, Serbia, and Russia?
400
He was leader of Great Britain during the second world war.
Who is Winston Churchill?
400
The reason Stalin thought that prisons in Siberia were a good idea was because he could get the prisoners to harvest these natural resources for him.
What are oil, iron, and timber?
500
This is a totalitarian government that promotes a form of nationalism in which the goals of the country are more important than those of the individual.
What is Fascism?
500
This document blamed Germany for starting World War I and forced them to pay fines, which made them angry.
What is the treaty of Versailles?
500
After Russia became a communist nation they changed their name to this. (The meaning of U.S.S.R)
What is the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
500
He was the fascist dictator of Italy during the second world war.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
500
These are the years that World War II started, ended, and the United States became involved. Also these are the exact dates in which Germany, and Japan surrendered in WWII.
What are 1939, 1945, 1941, (May 7, 1945), and (August 14, 1945)?