Causes of World War I
This term describes extreme pride in one’s nation, which fueled tensions between European powers before World War I.
What is nationalism?
Signed on June 28, 1919, this treaty officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This global economic crisis in the 1930s created conditions for the rise of totalitarian regimes.
What is the Great Depression?
This U.S. President’s Fourteen Points outlined a vision for post-war peace, including the League of Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This German tactic of rapid, coordinated air and ground attacks was first demonstrated in Poland in 1939.
What is Blitzkrieg?
This arms race between nations, especially Germany and Britain, contributed to the outbreak of World War I.
What is militarism?
Germany’s army was reduced to this many troops under the treaty’s military restrictions.
What is 100,000?
This Italian leader founded the fascist movement and became dictator of Italy.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This policy of conceding to an aggressor’s demands to maintain peace ultimately failed to stop World War II.
What is appeasement?
On June 6, 1944, Canadian troops stormed this beach during the Normandy landings.
What is Juno Beach?
The assassination of this Austro-Hungarian Archduke was the immediate catalyst for World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This section of the treaty said that Germany and her allies were responsible for starting the war.
What is the war guilt clause?
This event marked Japan’s first major act of aggression during the interwar years.
What is the invasion of Manchuria?
This British Prime Minister was a key figure during the appeasement policy toward Hitler.
Who is Neville Chamberlain?
This 1942 operation involving Canadian forces resulted in heavy casualties but provided valuable lessons for later amphibious assault
What is the Dieppe Raid?
The Triple Alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and this country before it joined the Allies in 1915.
What is Italy?
This territory was returned to France as part of the Treaty of Versailles.
What is Alsace-Lorraine?
The 1935 invasion of this African country by Italy revealed the weakness of the League of Nations.
What is Ethiopia?
This type of government seeks total control over all aspects of public and private life.
What is totalitarianism?
The 1941 attack on this U.S. naval base led to America’s entry into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
The system of pacts ensuring mutual defense escalated the conflict following Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war on this nation.
What is Serbia?
Name the international organization created by the Treaty of Versailles to promote global peace and prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
This agreement allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland in 1938 without resistance from Britain or France.
What is the Munich Agreement?
This term describes the systematic extermination of a specific ethnic or cultural group, such as the Holocaust.
What is genocide?
The Axis Powers consisted of Germany, Japan, and this European country.
What is Italy?