Causes of WW2
This treaty imposed harsh penalties on Germany and created resentment
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Main military strategy used by Germany in WW2
What is blitzkrieg?
The bloodiest battle of WW2 is known as
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
What is isolationism?
The fascist leader of Italy during WW2
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This economic crisis caused massive unemployment globally and the closing of many businesses and banks
What is the Great Depression?
Operation Dynamo was the evacuation of British and French soldiers off the beaches of _______________
What is Dunkirk?
Destroying/ burning any resources that may be of use to your enemy
What is scorched earth policy?
The U.S. passed the ______________Acts in 1935 which banned loans and selling weapons to countries at war
What is Neutrality Acts?
Japan invaded this area of China for more resources and land
What is Manchuria?
The policy of giving in to an aggressor to keep peace is one of the weak diplomatic responses that led to the start of WW2
What is appeasement?
The Battle of Britain is also referred to as ______________
What is the Blitz?
Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union is called
What is Operation Barbarossa?
In 1939 the U.S. began to supply Allied nations with war materials with these 2 acts
What is Cash and Carry and Lend and Lease Act?
Hitler wrote this book harshly blaming Jews for Germany's problems
What is Mein Kampf?
Countries like Italy, Germany, and Japan had failed to fulfill ambitions of extending their power and influence over other areas of the world--which is called
What is imperialism?
World War 2 officially began when Germany and the Soviet Union attacked this country
What is Poland?
In the initial phase Germany tried to take this city in the Soviet Union and ultimately ended up starving the people here for 2.5 years
What is Leningrad?
The U.S. got involved militarily in WW2 when this country bombed them at Pearl Harbor
What is Japan?
German fascism promoted extreme nationalism in order to unite all German-speaking people
What is Nazism?
Germany, Italy, and Japan all began to build up their ______________ in order to establish their empires
What is militaries?
The Battle of Britain convinced this country to start supplying Great Britain with weapons to fight Germany
What is the United States?
The Soviet Union created an alliance with this country after Germany invaded
What is Great Britain?
This organization opposed the U.S. getting involved in WW2
What is the America First Committee?
He was the military leader and Prime Minister of Japan
Who is Hideki Tojo?