Unit 9 Flashcards
Before WWII, Hitler annexed Austria because he considered it a(n) ______.
Germanic land
Which of the following countries were part of the Eastern Bloc?
- Poland
- Czechoslovakia
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
- Yugoslavia
The Anti-Comintern Pact was signed by __________ and Germany in anticipation of an attack by ___________.
Japan, Soviet Union
_______ dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, bringing an end to WWII.
The United States
_________ fought a “limited war” in Vietnam in order to contain communism.
The United States
The Warsaw Pact was formed in response to which military alliance?
NATO
Which army did the Soviets defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad?
German
SEATO supported which type of government?
democratic capitalism
___________ was characterized by the buildup of ___________.
The Cold War, nuclear weapons
During the evacuation of Dunkirk, small ________ ships ferried Allied troops to safety.
English
The superpowers of the Cold War were the Soviet Union and _______.
the United States
This military tactic was used by the Nazis to overwhelm their enemies.
Blitzkrieg
This person made a military alliance with Adolf Hitler.
Mussolini
The shipment of nuclear weapons by the Soviet Union to _______ sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Castro
Which of the following did NOT prompt the construction of the Berlin Wall?
rising rate of defections to East Bloc countries
Surrender of Nazi Germany ___
Surrender of Japan ___
Normandy invasion ___
2, 3, 1
This was a necessary line of defense against possible future aggressions from the west.
iron curtain
Following WWII, the Yugoslavian government adopted the political ideology of ______.
communism
The Nazis agreed to a unconditional surrender after ______.
- the D-Day invasion at Normandy
- Hitler committed suicide
- Germany was overrun with Allied forces
Winston Churchill was the prime minister of _____ during WWII.
Great Britain
Japan was threatened with economic sanctions by the United States if it did not withdraw from _______.
China
_______ invaded North Africa during WWII.
Italy
Jewish Holocaust ____
Soviet Union captures Nazi Berlin ___
Cuban Missile Crisis ___
1, 2, 3
_______ wanted to establish a Germanic empire known as the Third Reich.
Adolf Hitler
Which Soviet leader promised to remove the influence of Stalin from the USSR?
Khrushchev
Due to _______ Hitler was able to take over Czechoslovakia without a battle.
appeasement
Which economic plan offered by the United States helped revive the West German economy?
Marshall Plan
This doctrine established the United States policy of “containment.”
Truman
What did the Nazis call their plan to eliminate the Jewish people?
Final Solution
The development of ________ helped the British win the Battle of Britain.
radar
What did the communist insurgents in South Vietnam call themselves?
National Liberation Front
The DMZ was established in _______ following the Korean War.
Korea
Who was the communist leader of North Korea during the 1950s?
Kim II-Sung
The Japanese attack on ______ led the United States to enter WWII.
Pearl Harbor
Soviet weapons were used by which two countries during their conflicts with the United States?
North Korea and North Vietnam
