Term for policy of giving in to avoid war and conflict.
What is Appeasement
100
Military strategy used by Germany against its neighboring countries.
What is Blitzkrieg
100
Marked the official start of World War II.
German invasion of Poland (September 1939)
100
Historically seen as one of the most important battles in human history. The Soviets prevented the Germans from taking vast territory and resources in Russia. Similar to Napoleon before, this lose for Hitler meant the end of his Eastern campaign.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad
100
The term means Night of Broken Glass...it was an attack on Jewish businesses and synagogues
What is Kristallnacht
200
First country taken over and incorporated into the German Reich in 1938.
What is Austria
200
Term for the United States' advancement against the Japanese across the Pacific.
What is Island Hopping
200
Marked the official entrance of the United States into World War II.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
200
This battle was the beginning of the end for Germany. Fought primarily in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, this was Hitler's last offensive in World War II.
What is the Battle of the Bulge
200
Himmler sent these groups into German occupied territory in order to shoot at least 1 million Jews
What are SS, "Einsatzgruppen battalions"
300
Hitler wrote this while in prison. It detailed his plan to return Germany to its "greatness."
What is Mein Kampf
300
Name for the secret operation to build an atomic weapon.
What is the Manhattan Project
300
Marks the "longest day," in which the Allies moved onto the beaches of France.
What is D-Day (June 6, 1944)
300
Considered the most important battle of the Pacific campaign, it was America's "revenge" for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is the Battle of Midway
300
This conference put forth the details for the "final solution."
What is the Wannsee Conference
400
The leaders of the two other Axis Powers (Italy and Japan)
Who are Benito Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito
400
The failed attempt at revolution in Munich by the Nazis in 1923.
What is the Beer Hall Putsch
400
Marked the end of World War II in Europe.
What is VE-Day (May 8, 1945)
400
As a result of this battle, building of Allied cargo ships now outpaced their sinking. Also, German U-boats were being destroyed faster than they could be assembled.
What is the Battle of the Atlantic
400
Three tactics used in order to get Jews to move out of the Ghettos.
What are Starvation, Terror, and Deception
500
Part of Czechoslovakia desired by Adolf Hitler to become a part of Germany.
What is the Sudetenland
500
The leaders of the 4 Allied Powers. (USA, England, France, and the Soviet Union)
Who are FDR, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, and Joseph Stalin
500
Marked the end of World War II in the Pacific.
What is VJ-Day (September 2, 1945)
500
This battle gave the United States a launching pad for a final attack on the Japanese mainland.
What is the Battle of Okinawa
500
At its peak, this many people were killed daily during the Holocaust.