The Holocaust
Important Facts/Key Points
Important People/Groups
Early Days
Mixed Bag
100

True or False: People outside of the concentration camps had full understanding of what was happening inside the concentration camps.

False

100
What two cities did the US drop the Atomic Bombs on?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

100

Who was the Fascist leader in Germany during WW2?

Adolf Hitler

100

What was the main reason that World War Two began?

The Treaty of Versailles. Hitler and Germany broke the expectations that were set of Germany after WW1

100

The president in the US during WW2.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

200

Nazis used ________________ to spread hate against Jewish people.

Propaganda

200

What country did Germany invade first?

Poland

200

Who was the Fascist leader of Italy during WW2?

Benito Mussolini

200

What did the Treaty of Versailles demand from Germany?

Take the blame, pay reparations, demilitarize

200

The Prime Minister of Great Britain during WW2

Winston Churchill

300

How were Jewish people identified during the Holocaust?

The Yellow Star of David

300

What is the name of the event that brought the US into the war?

Pearl Harbor

300

Who were the Axis Powers?

JIG 

Japan, Italy, Germany

300

Why was the Treaty of Versailles written?

Germany used Unrestricted submarine warfare at the end of WW1, causing Germany to be forced to take the blame for the war.

300

The approximate number of Jewish people who died during WW2.

6 million

400

This man was known as the "Angel of Death".

Josef Mengele.

400

What is the German tactic of war called?

Blitzkrieg

400

Who were the Allies?

FABS. 

France, America, Britain, Soviet Union

400

What is the name of the ship that Germany bombed with unrestricted submarine warfare?

The Lusitania
400
Where was D-Day fought?

Normandy, France

500

These Laws were used to determine if you were Jewish.

The Nuremberg Laws or Codes.

500

What does Kristallnacht mean? What happened during Kristallnacht?

The Night of the Broken Glass. Germans destroyed Jewish homes, businesses, and infrastructure.

500

Who was the Fascist Leader of Japan during WW2?

Hideki Tojo

500

How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WW2?

Hitler broke the expectations set by the treaty when he invaded Poland at the beginning of the war. They were supposed to demilitarize.

500
The policy of giving in to another to please them and avoid war or a conflict.

Appeasement