World War II Review

All the population- men, women and children- are all involved in the war, every town, and every factory. This describes what kind of war… Total War

How did the war affect women and minorities? new opportunities in the workplace

How was German fascism different than Russia and Italy? racial purification

working in factories making military supplies Rosie the Riveter symbolized what change in the role of women during WWII? working in factories making military supplies

practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war The Munich Agreement was criticized for appeasing Germany. What is appeasement? practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war

economic and social problems after WWI The rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy and Spain were largely a result of…. economic and social problems after WWI

To deal with inflation, What did the Dawes Act do? reduced Germany's reparations debt

cities damaged by bombings by both Allied and Axis forces Warsaw, Coventry, Dresden, London, Nagasaki and Hiroshima all have this in common… cities damaged by bombings by both Allied and Axis forces

What agreement empowered Germany to invade Poland? nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union

What brought Japan, Italy and Germany together? Hostility against Russia

What did President Truman want to avoid in Japan? Land Invasion of Japan

What did the Japanese do to start the conflict in the Pacific? Conquer countries across Asia

What event pushed the U.S. into the war? Bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan

What invention allowed the British to defend and prepare against air attacks? RADAR

What organization replaced the League of Nations after WWII? United Nations

16. What scientist helped develop the atomic bomb? Albert Einstein

What two cities were destroyed by atomic bombs? Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What was a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor? U.S. enters World War II

What was one cause of the Great Depression? Speculation in the U.S. stock Market

What was the German strategy that included technology with speed and force? Blitzkrieg

What was the impact of D-Day? Created a new Front (field of battle)

What was the leadership system used by Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini? Totalitarianism

What was the purpose of the "Final Solution"? Kill the Jewish population

Which country had the least damage from the Great Depression? Soviet Union (Russia)

Which of these contributed most to Germany's defeat? Consequences of attacking Russia

Children worked in the factories Which of these did NOT happen to people at home during the war (Homefront)? Children worked in the factories

Who was the Russian leader during WW II? Stalin

Why did Germans accept Hitler and the Nazi Party? the belief that Hitler ended the depression

Why did Jewish families hide or flee Europe during WWII? Germans were capturing Jews

Why did the attack on Moscow fail? Germans were unprepared for winter

Why was the Nazi party popular? Ending the Depression

The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ADD THIS QUESTION TO YOUR REVIEW World War II ended in the Pacific after… The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki