The Russian Revolution
Leader of the Bolshevik party during the Russian Revolution.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The fascist dictators of Italy and Germany.
Who are Mussolini and Hitler?
The policy of giving in to Hitler's demands in order to avoid war.
This island nation declared war on Germany in 1939 and was never defeated by the German army.
What is Great Britain?
This massacre of Chinese prisoners of war and Civilians by Japanese soldiers during World War Two lasted for six weeks and is considered one of the worst war crimes committed by Japan.
What is the Nanjing Massacre.
This war stretched Russia to the breaking point and was a major cause of both Russian Revolutions
What is World War One?
The fascist militia lead by Adolf Hitler.
What are the brownshirts or SS?
Like many Germans, Hitler hated this treaty and promised to break it if he was elected leader of Germany.
What is The Treaty of Versailles?
This battle was fought entirely in the skies and resulted in a defeat for the German air force over Britain.
What is the Battle of Britain?
This was a surprise attack on a US navy base by Japanese carrier aircraft and resulted in the United States entering World War Two.
What is Pearl Harbor?
The leader of Russia before the Russian Revolution.
Who is Czar Nicholas?
The result of the March on Rome.
What is Italy became a fascist dictatorship?
Germany and the USSR simultaneously invaded this country, which finally caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany, which began WW2.
What is Poland?
This battle was a defeat for France and resulted in Germany occupying all of France.
What is the Battle of France.
Name three resources that Japan lacked.
What is rubber, oil/petroleum, coal, iron/steel, and farmland/food.
The night of November 9–10, 1938, when German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property, destroying many Jewish businesses and homes.
What is Kristallnacht?
Fascists hated this political ideology, and often attacked the supporters of this political ideology with their fascist militias.
What is communism?
Hitler was able to peacefully annex this entire country in 1938 in a process called "Anschluss."
What is Austria?
In this battle the German 6th army was entirely surrounded by Soviet troops and was eventually captured. This major defeat for Germany is often considered the turning point of the war.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
WW2 ended when these two cities were hit with nuclear bombs dropped by the United States, which forced Japan to surrender unconditionally to the US.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The names of Russia's two revolutions.
What are the October Revolution and the February Revolution?
Name four of the five elements of fascism.
What are militaristic and violent, chauvinistic, ideologically flexible, conformist, anti-communist, and authoritarian?
Name the four countries involved in the Munich Agreement.
What are Britain, France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia?
The prime minister of Britain during WW2 who famously said "Never in the field of human conflict was so much been owed by so many to so few?"
Who is Winston Churchill?
Name three countries that Japan invaded (not just bombed) during World War Two or in the decades before World War Two.
What are China, The Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Hong Kong, Russia, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma/Myanmar, Mongolia, Indonesia, and Taiwan/Formosa.