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  • The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when
    The International Military Tribunal
    Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany
    Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement
    The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • What was the significance of D-Day (June 6, 1944)?
    Allied forces landed in Normandy, France, to begin the liberation of Western Europe.
  • What was the policy of giving in to Hitler’s demands to avoid war?
    Appeasement
  • What was the name of the evacuation of British and French troops from France in 1940?
    Dunkirk
  • What is VE Day and VJ Day?
    Victory in Europe Day & Victory in Japan Day - ending of World War II
  • What Polish city did Hitler invade on September 1, 1939?
    DANZIG!
  • Define genocide.
    the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
  • What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
    To prosecute Nazi leaders for war crimes.
  • What was the Holocaust?
    The mass genocide of six million Jews and other groups by the Nazis.
  • What were the Nuremberg Laws?
    Racist laws that restricted Jewish rights in Nazi Germany.
  • What new weapon did the U.S. use to force Japan’s surrender?
    Atomic Bomb
  • What event officially ended World War II?
    Japan’s surrender after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • What was the name of the secret agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939?
    The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
  • What treaty ended World War I and helped cause World War II?
    Treaty of Versailles
  • Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
    Adolf Hitler
  • What was the name of the German strategy of rapid military attack?
    Blitzkrieg
  • What year did World War II begin?
    1914
    1939
    1918
    1945
  • After World War II, trials for Nazi war criminals were conducted by the
    Sadler Commission
    Nuremberg Tribunals
    Red Cross
    NATO
  • Which two cities were bombed with atomic weapons?
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy
    Allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked
  • What was the "Final Solution"?
    The Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish people.
  • Who were the Allied Powers?
    USA, Britain, France, Soviet Union, and China
  • The Holocaust in Europe and the treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire have been cited as examples of
    Genocide
  • How was the conduct of World War II affected by geography?
    The harsh climate and long distances hampered Germany’s efforts to seize the Soviet’s eastern front.
  • Put these events in order: rise of Nazism,Treaty of Versailles, & German invasion of the Soviet Union
    Treaty of Versailles → rise of Nazism → German invasion of the Soviet Union
  • What was the largest and deadliest battle on the Eastern Front?
    Battle of Stalingrad
  • Why is D-Day (June 6, 1944) considered a turning point in World War II?
    The landing of Allied troops forced Germany to fight on the western front.
  • What event triggered the start of World War II?
    Germany's invasion of Poland
  • Who were the Axis Powers?
    Germany, Italy, Japan
  • What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
    Attack on Pearl Harbor
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