WW2 Review Guide
who are the allied powers...
Great Britain, Untied States, and Soviet Union
What was the name of Hitler's Political Party
Nazi party
The United States used what policy prior to being dragged into WW2
Non-interventionism
what is the league of nations...
The 1st worldwide intergovernmental organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace
Which country chose not to join the League of Nations
United States
what is stalingrad...
Was a battle where successful Soviet defense of the city stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favour of the allies
what is the cold war...
Was a period of ideological and geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies
what is appeasement...
When one person has complete control over a government and society
germanys new warfare technique was called...
blitzkrieg
he was F.D roosevelt's vice-president and successor...
harry s. truman
what even occurred that prompted the U.S to enter WW2...
pearl harbor
The takeover of what country officially started WW2
poland
the military invasion of this country is considered to be the start of WW2...
poland
what is imperialism...
policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force and taking control of territory
war debts the germany was forced to pay after WW1...
reparations
battle considered to be the turning point battle in the european theater...
stalingrad
What do we call war debts that Germany had to pay after WWI
war guilt clause
who is Hitler...
was the dictator of Germany and rose to power as the leader of the Nazi party. He also was the main person behind the holocaust killing millions of people
what is communism...
A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
what is totalitarianism...
A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
what is the warsaw pact...
was the official treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance.
Who was the President during most of WW2
Franklin Roosevelt
Who mainly implemented Blitzkrieg style attacks during WWII
Germany or the nazi party
who are the axis powers...
Germany, Italy, and Japan
what definition most accurately defines the german word blitzkrieg...
"lightning war", or the use of highly mobile military units to quickly invade a neighboring nation with minimal casualties
what is Iwo jima...
A military campaign between the U.S and Japan, one of the bloodiest fighting in the war. It was also one of the most important wars and one of the 1st ones fought.
what is blitzkrieg...
An intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory
What was the name of Hitler's plan to take over Austria
Anschluss
what is poland...
Encompasses primarily the period from the invasion of poland by Nazi germany and the soivet union to the end of WW2
hitler took over all of the lands PRIOR to WW2 except...
France
what is the final solution...
Hitlers plan to murder millions of Jewsih people. Ginacide=holocaust
What term describes a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Imperialism
what is midway...
It is the turning point in the war against Japan
what is mein kampf...
It means my struggle, the book that helped make nazi's popular
what is anschluss...
It's a plan to unite all German speaking people. That would include taking over Austria
Who did the U.S. declare war on in 1941
Japan
What is the term for intense pride in one's country
Patriotism or nationalism
Who was the US President who decided to drop the atomic bomb
President Truman
which statements describe hilter...
a veteran of WW1, a dictator and anti-semitic
which of the following contributed to germany's poor situation after WW1...
accepting blame, disarmament and reparations
what is united nations...
an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations
what is the name given to the country once hitler unites with austria...
anschluss
why was hitler able to gain so much land prior to WW2...
appeasment
What government policy indicates that the government owns all property
communism
an economic policy where the government controls all property...
communism
hitler's final solution included...
concentration camps and death camps
which country was apart of the sudetenland...
czechoslovakia
which of the following countries contained the sudetenland, a region with a large german-speaking population that adolf hitler wanted under german control...
czechoslovakia
which battle was the largest amphibious invasion in WW2...
d-day
pearl harbor took place on what day...
december 7, 1941
d-day was the allies invasion in north africa...
false
the U.S had a policy of high involvement in world affairs as a top priority prior to WW2...
false
the annexation of austria caused france and great britain to declare war...
false
victory in japan happened before a victory in europe...
false
the treaty of versailles target germany by...
forcing them to pay reparations, making them accept blame, and disarming their military
which term best describes the holocaust...
genocide
what was hitler's act of anschluss...
hilter creating a union with austria
what events sparked the beginning of WW2...
hitler invading poland
the policy of extending a country's power and influences through diplomacy...
imperialism
the strategy used by the allies to win the pacific theater was called...
island hopping
the battle of midway is significant because...
it halted japanese expansion
what is an atomic bomb...
its destructive power from rapid release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei, causing damage through heat, blast, and radioactivity
when the U.S entered WW2 war was declared on which of the following...
japan and germany
japanese pilots the crashed their planes in an attempt to sink US ships were...
kamikaze
battle considered to be the turning point battle in the pacific theater...
midway
intense pride in ones country...
nationalism
This invasion was on France's soil in an effort to free France from Germany
operation overload or d-day
why did the japanese attack the U.S...
the japanese wanted to knock out american naval power
hitler building up the germany military violated the...
treaty of versailles
what treaty of WW1 fueled german resentment and aggression...
treaty of versailles
By raising up a military, Hitler was violating what document
treaty of versie
during WW2, japan, germany, and italy were known as the axis powers...
true
prior to WW2 the USA maintained a policy of isolationism...
true
the U.S placed an oil embargo on japan...
true
the final solution was the last stage of the holocaust that included...
true
the german militarization of the rhineland violated the treaty of versailles...
true
the holocaust was a genocide of jewish people...
true
the united nations was created at the end of WW2 in attempt to avoid fut...
true
their were two presidents during WW2...
true
truman dropped the atomic bombs to end the war with japan
true
