Vocab
Who were the main countries in the Axis Powers?
Germany
Italy
Japan
This leader rose to power in Post WWI Germany in hopes of creating a pure German race and pulling Germany out of the depression.
Adolf Hitler
Which demographic was mainly targeted by the Nazis during the holocaust?
Jewish people
What was the final act by Hitler that started WWII?
Invading Poland
What is a cabinet of a government in which several parties cooperate because not one party can achieve the majority?
Coalition Government
Who were the main countries in the Allied Powers?
France
Great Britain
USA
Soviet Union
This dictator was the founder of the Fascist Party and gained power in Italy.
Benito Mussolini
Ghettos
What document did Hitler denounce as he rose to power?
Treaty of Versailles?
Name the 3 leaders at the Yalta Conference
FDR, Churchill, Stalin
The systematic killing of an entire people
Genocide
This leader met with the US President as the leader of Great Britain. Helped lead Britain and the allies to numerous victories
Winston Churchill
Roughly how many Jewish People were killed in the holocaust? (within 500k)
6 million
What group was created after WWI but continually appeased Hitler as he rose to power?
United Nations
What year does France fall to Germany in WWII?
1940
What is the process of allowing leaders to do what they want, even when wrong, in fear of causing another war?
Appeasement
Under this leader, the soviet union joined the allied forces, united nations, and fought against the Axis Powers in WWII
Joseph Stalin
Name 4 groups that were targeted by the Nazis in attempt to create a "better Germany"
Jewish people
LGBT
Roma (formerly gypsys)
Non Aryans
Political Enemies
War enemies
What year did the stock market crash?
(Bonus 100, what is the day called?)
1929
(Black Monday)
What two Japanese cities were the Atomic Bomb used on?
Hiroshima, Nagasaki
What political system is an authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism with limited citizen freedoms?
Fascism
This leader was the US President through the great depression and a majority of WWII.
Franklin Roosevelt
What is the shift from removing Jews from germany to eliminating jews systematically via gas chambers, work camps, etc called?
Final Solution
What does the rearmament of Germany refer to?
Germany rebuilding their army
The acronym for the themes of WWII is TAGS. What does it stand for?
Totalitarian
Appeasement
Genocide
Supremacy