Vocabulary
Giving in to someones demands to avoid war
appeasement
What was one of the Germans excuse for starting world war II
The treaty of versailles was too harsh
Who was the German Dictator?
Adolf Hitler
detention centers for all enemies of Germany
Concentration camps
What was the first battle for the USA of WWII?
Pearl Harbor December 1941
The codename for the creation of the Atomic bomb?
The Manhattan project
two countries allowed Germany to gain too much power
Britain and France
The Italian Leader during this time, part of the Axis.
Benito Mussolini
what is the night of the broken glass?
(Kristalnacht)- it was a night where Jewish business was destroyed and hundreds were chased, beaten, and arrested.
This event marked the start of WWII
The invasion of Poland
In this place people were confined/detained because Nazis saw them as threats.
Concentration Camps
What was propaganda used for in German?
It helped gain public support for the hatred of Jewish people
British prime minister during WWII
Churchil
How many jews were killed in WWII
6 million
Which two major cities were destroyed by the USA with recently experimented atomic bombs on August 6 and August 9?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This place was designed for mass killing, often using Gas chambers.
Extermination Camps
severe global economic downturn which was one of the causes for WWII
The Great Depression
Who was the dictator for the Soviet Union who canged it into an industrial power house?
Joseph Stalin
What was the "Final Solution?"
Germany's plan to exterminate all Jewish people in Europe
This battle was the turning point for Eastern front
Battle of Stalingrad
What was the Jewish term for Holocaust?
Shoah meaning "catastrophe"
An organization meant to prevent wars and maintain peace
League of Nations
American president who led during WWII
Eisenhower
why were Jewish people selected out and targeted by the Nazis?
They believed they were planning on world domination and the germans wanted to make the 'perfect Aryan race'
What battle of WWII is known as D-Day?
The battle of Normandy