Terms
form of communication aimed at influencing the opinions, beliefs, or behaviors of a target audience, often through biased or misleading information.
Propaganda
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
The treaty that ended World War I and caused the German economy to crumble and many resent (hate) other European nations
The Treaty of Versailles
What group of people were the main target of the Holocaust?
Jews
Why were the Battles of the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa so deadly
sea invasions, Japanese had entrenched positions on the islands, Japanese hid in mountains, forts, jungles. Japanese soldiers fought to the death and did not surrender.
The name of a leader who has complete control over all aspects of government and even citizens lives
Dictator
Who were the Allied forces? (name 3/4)
UK, France, USA and Soviet Union
Giving in to unjust demands to avoid war
Appeasement
What group of people were interned (imprisoned) by the U.S. government after America joined WWII?
Japanese-Americans
What was the United States' strategy to defeat Japan?
Island Hopping
a foreign policy strategy where a nation chooses to avoid involvement in the affairs of other countries, particularly political and military entanglements.
Isolationism
Who was the president of the United States at the start of WW2
Franklin D Roosevelt
What nation did Germany invade to cause ww2?
Poland
What type of work did people in concentration camps have to complete?
Build Railroad Tracks, road, quarry for stone or coal, manure digging, potato-digging, latrine cleaning, barracks or sewer repairs.
How many years did World War II last?
6
What was Hitler’s famous quick and nimble strategy for attacking called?
(100 Bonus points if you can define it in English)
Blitzkrieg
(Lightning-War)
What country was Joseph Stalin the leader of?
USSR or Russia
The organization that failed to keep world peace and order, America created it and never joined.
The League of Nations
TERM: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
Genocide
What were the two places that the U.S.A dropped bombs on in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
a mass political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of the nation over the individual.
Fascism
Who was the leader of Italy during World War 2?
Benito Mussolini
What happened on this date?: 7th of December, 1941
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Approximately how many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust (must be within 100,000)
6 million
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944?
D-day