CATEGORY 1: Causes of WWII
What treaty punished Germany after WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
What did the Neutrality Acts try to do?
Keep U.S. out of war
100 – What was D-Day?
100 – Allied invasion of Normandy (France)
100 – What organization was created after WWII?
100 – United Nations
100 – What event caused the U.S. to enter WWII?
100 – Pearl Harbor
What policy allowed Hitler to expand to avoid war?
Appeasement
What did the Lend-Lease Act allow?
Send supplies to Allies
200 – What battle was Germany’s last major attack?
200 – Battle of the Bulge
200 – What conflict began after WWII?
200 – Cold War
200 – When did Pearl Harbor happen?
200 – December 7, 1941
What was the Munich Agreement?
Agreement allowing Hitler to take part of Czechoslovakia (Sudetenland)
What was rationing?
Limiting goods to save for war
300 – What battle was the turning point in the Pacific?
300 – Battle of Midway
300 – What happened to the U.S. after WWII globally?
300 – Became a world superpower
300 – What country attacked Pearl Harbor?
300 – Japan
What is blitzkrieg?
Fast “lightning war” using tanks, planes, troops
What was Executive Order 9066?
Forced relocation of Japanese Americans
400 – What strategy did the U.S. use in the Pacific?
400 – Island hopping
400 – What was the Holocaust?
400 – Genocide of 6 million Jews
400 – What was isolationism?
400 – Staying out of foreign wars
Name the 3 primary dictators of the axis powers involved in WWII.
Hitler / Mussolini / Tojo
What did the GI Bill provide?
Helped veterans with college, homes, jobs
500 – What cities were atomic bombs dropped on?
500 – Hiroshima and Nagasaki
500 – Name one way life changed in the U.S. during WWII.
500 – What was the Selective Service Act?
500 – Draft requiring men to serve