Global History 2 world war 2 and holocaust

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What was the only major nation fighting Germany in 1940-1941?

Great Britain

What years did world war 2 take place?

1939-1945

What was the Czechoslovakian Crisis?

3.5 million Germans live in Sudetenland, was part of Germany, but given to new nations of Czechoslovakia.

What is a Blitzkrieg?

A lightning war

What were the events that started world war 2?

Depression, Treaty of Versailles, Diplomatic factors and Hitler.

Who were the major members of the world war 2 allies?

France, Great Britain, Belgium and later the USA in the Soviet Union

What was the nonaggression treaty of 1939?

Germany and Russia agreed to remain neutral

Who were the major members of the world war 2 Axis powers?

Germany, Italy and Japan

Who was Mussolini and how did he gain power?

He was the leader of Italy and gained power by force.

What cities had atomic bombs dropped on them?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Who were the leaders of the major nations involved in world war 2?

Hitler-Germany; Hirohito-Japan; mussolini-Italy; Churchill-Great Britain; Roosevelt-Truman-United States; Stalin-soviet union

What Axis power surrendered last?

Japan

List the different stages of the Holocaust

Nuremberg laws, Ghettos, Deportation and final solution

What was the Munich Pact?

Meeting between Germany, Italy , Britain and France- gave Hitler what he wanted: the Sudetenland without a fight.

Why was the Nazi party able to be successful in Germany?

People were very upset and wanted to regain power

What was the First Nation invaded in world war 2?

Poland

What is appeasement?

Satisfying demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability

What were kamikazes?

Suicide pilots that crashed into ships and bases

What two areas did the Axis invade in 1941 that eventually lead to their defeat?

The United States and the Soviet Union

What happened between the world wars that allowed Hitler to gain power?

The Treaty of Versailles was harsh on Germany

Define and describe the Holocaust

The period of persecution and extermination of European Jews by Germany

Who was the neutral at the beginning of the war?

The united states

How did Jewish people resist the Holocaust?

They tried to flea Europe

Why did the Germans agree to the nonaggression treaty?

To avoid war with the Soviet Union

Why did the Soviets agree to the nonaggression treaty?

To avoid war, to gain time and a buffer zone.

What is leapfrogging and island hopping?

USA started capturing some islands and by passing others heading toward Japan

What nations emerged as major world powers after world war 2?

United States and the Soviet Union


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