Name for the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
What is the Axis powers?
100
Massacre by the Nazis which resulted in the slaughter of some 12 million people, roughly half of which were Jews
What is the Holocaust?
100
New, integral part of modern navies; essentially, floating landing strips.
What are aircraft carriers?
100
May 8th, 1945; the day in which Germany surrendered, ending the war in Europe.
What is V-E Day?
100
International body established after World War II, made up of a General Assembly and a Security Council; to this day, it plays a major role in world affairs
What is the United Nations?
200
Philosophy of opposition to all war; this attitude towards conflict led to policies of appeasement.
What is pacifism?
200
Detention centers for civilians considered enemies of the Axis powers, scattered throughout Germany and Eastern Europe mostly.
What are concentration camps?
200
Largest amphibious landing in history; an Allied victory here led to control of Northern France and an Allied presence in Europe.
What is D-Day?
200
Strategy of taking some islands and avoiding others; it both sped up the blockade of Japan and left the Japanese uncertain of where the next attack would be.
What is island hopping?
200
A state of tension and hostility between nations that does not erupt into violence; this state defined relations between the Soviet Union and the West after World War II.
What is cold war?
300
Policy of giving into the demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace; in the context of WWII, this refers to Chamberlain's approach to dealing with Hitler
What is appeasement?
300
The German Air Force, which launched devastating air raids and participated in the Battle of Britain.
What is the Luftwaffe?
300
Symbol of the presence of women in the workforce, and the patriotic sense of duty attached to this.
What is Rosie the Riveter?
300
Code name for the research and development of the atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
300
One of five nations that were given a permanent seat on the UN Security Council after World War II.
What is America, Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, or China?
400
International body of nations which tried to prevent the expansion of German, Japanese, and Italian imperialism; its failure led to its demise.
What is the League of Nations?
400
Mode of war in which tank and aircraft power is used to strike at key defense and communication points; literally, "lightning war".
What is blitzkreig?
400
After the Allies take control of North Africa, they invade this country and take it out of the war.
What is Italy?
400
General of American forces in the Pacific; promised to return and aid the people of the Philippines.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
400
Out of every three dead from World War II, one of those casualties was from this country.
What is the Soviet Union?
500
Series of laws in the United States that were designed to keep America out of a European war; one law forbade trade with any nation at war, while others kept American sailors off of ships of warring nations.
What are the Neutrality Acts?
500
United States warship struck in the first wave of attacks at Pearl Harbor; roughly 1000 sailors died on this vessel.
What is the USS Arizona?
500
After this battle, the Japanese navy was incapable of launching an offensive effort in the Pacific.
What is the Battle of Midway?
500
Northern Chinese province invaded by Japan before WWII, and later invaded by the Soviet Union.
What is Manchuria?
500
American policy of containment, or limiting the spread of communism to areas already under Soviet control.