By: AnnaBeth Smith, Destiny Taylor, Christian Moreno, and Emily McDonald

Germany wanted back what they had lost in WW1 and they also wanted revenge. Appeasement- Great Britain and France gave Hitler land without fighting for it. Hitler was racist; he invaded countries simply to kill the Jews living there.

World War 2 lasted from the 1930’s to the 1940’s.

World War 2 took place in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Key People- Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hidiki Tojo, Heinrich Himmler, and the Jews. Key Places- Normandy, Pearl Harbor, Phillipines, Berlin, Dunkirk, and London. Key Events- D-day, Battle of Midway, Hitler invades Poland, Stalingrad, The Holocaust, and Anti-semitism. Key Technology- radar, tanks, ballistic missiles, jet fighters, small arms, and anti-tank rifles.

Allies- FOR Germany Axis- AGAINST Germany Allies- Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czechoslavakia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, UK, Yugoslakia, and others. Axis- Italy, Japan, and others.

The U.S.A. got involved in WW2 after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

1) Axis means what? 2) Allies means what? 3) The U.S. became involved in WW2 after Germany invaded Poland? TRUE or FALSE 4) What were some key technologies? 5) Who were some of the key people? 6) What were some of the key places? 7) What was one of the causes of WW2?

1) AGAINST Germany 2) FOR Germany 3) FALSE 4) Tanks, small arms, jet fighters, radar, and ballistic missiles. 5) Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hideki Tojo, and the Jews. 6) Burlin, London, and Dunkirk 7) Germany wanted revenge, Appeasement, and Hitler was racist