Occupation and Axis Expansion
Key events leading up to the war
Turning Points
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Allied strategies
Holocaust
Causes of
Conflict
100

This air campaign by Germany aimed to force Britain into submission in 1940.

What is the Battle of Britain?

100

On September 1, 1939, this event prompted Britain and France to declare war on Germany.

What is the invasion of Poland?

100

This massive invasion that took place on june 6th, 1944, are had marked the begining of liberation of Western

europe

What is D-day?

100

This term is for the systematic extermination of many jews during WWII.

What is the Holocaust.

100

A strong opposition to all forms of warfare, emerging from the devastation of World War I.

What is pacifism?

200

The Axis powers occupied this Scandinavian country alongside Denmark during 1940.

What is Norway?

200

In 1939, this agreement allowed Hitler to invade Poland without fearing military retaliation from the USSR.

What is the Non-Aggression Pact?

200

After the surprise attack on December 7, 1941, this U.S. naval base was famously targeted.

  1. What is Pearl Harbor

200

This widespread anti-Jewish violence occurred across Germany on the night of November 9th, 1938.

What is Kristallnacht?

200

This diplomatic strategy involved giving in to the demands of aggressor nations to avoid war.

What is appeasement?

300

In 1940, Hitler launched an invasion into this low-lying European country, known for its windmills and dikes.

What is the Netherlands?

300

This region was annexed by Hitler in 1938, leading to further tensions in Europe.

What is the Sudetenland?

300

The Battle of Stalingrad saw the loss of approximately 400,000 troops from this country.

What is Germany?

300

This plan, devised by the Nazis, aimed for the total extermination of the Jewish population.

What is the final solution

300

This term refers to the expansionism and aggressive foreign policy pursued by Germany in the 1930s.

What is German aggression?

400

Axis powers successfully pushed into this North African country in 1941.

What is Egypt?

400

This large European power surrendered to Germany in 1940 after a swift invasion.

What is France?

400

This military campaign was critical in weakening the German U-boat threat in the Atlantic.

What is the use of sonar and battleship convoys?

400

These areas were made to isolate jews into these cities, with 6 feet walls or are sealed. 

What are Ghettos?

400

This European nation was too weak to oppose Germany without British support.

What is France?

500

These countries in Southeastern Europe faced invasion and occupation by Axis forces.

What are Greece and Yugoslavia?

500

 In March 1938, Germany annexed this country, its first major territorial expansion.

What is Austria?

500

This final major German offensive battle took place in late 1944 and early 1945.

What is the Battle of the Bulge?

500

This set of laws enacted in 1935 stripped German Jews of their citizenship and rights.

What are the Nuremberg Laws?

500

Hitler was perceived as less of an evil compared to this Soviet leader, known for his brutal regime.

Who is Joseph Stalin?