World Wars - Vocabulary: Unit 2

Question 1

Militarism

Answer 1

the opinion where people believe that a county should use military forces

Question 2

Alliances

Answer 2

team up with another country for protection

Question 3

Imperialism

Answer 3

where a smaller territory is taken over by a stronger territory

Question 4

Nationalism

Answer 4

emphasizes loyalty to a nation

Question 5

Franz Ferdinand

Answer 5

the immediate cause of WWI; killed by Serbian nationalist

Question 6

Stalemate

Answer 6

when neither side in an argument can win; no progress is made

Question 7

Trench Warfare

Answer 7

shelter used during WWI. the trenches were miserable, with terrible conditions such as soldiers with head lice, trench fever, trench foot, and high rat population

Question 8

Battle of the Somme

Answer 8

July - November 1916
Britain and France (alliance) vs Germany
Located: Northern France
What: joint operation between British and French forces to take over the Germans on the Western Front
Result: bloodiest day in British History, Allies powers won, First used tanks in WWI

Question 9

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 9

Germany had to give up land to Europe, 27,000 square miles (33 million in reparations) with 6.5 million germans

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

the first world organization that strived to keep world peace

Question 11

Weimar Republic

Answer 11

It was a period of time during WWII when the stock market all of the world crashed (creating an Great Depression)

Question 12

Great Depression

Answer 12

the result of Weimar republic

Question 13

Hyperinflation

Answer 13

when prices rise by 50% or more per month

Question 14

Adolf hitler

Answer 14

The dictator of Germany, and rose to be elected as leader of the Nazi Party

Question 15

Benito Mussolini

Answer 15

Italian dictator and signaled the Pact of Steel with Hitler

Question 16

Winston Churchill

Answer 16

Prime Minister of Britain during WWII (during second battle, which lead them to victory

Question 17

Appeasement

Answer 17

Pacify or Placate (somebody) by acceding to their demands

Question 18

Axis powers (countries)

Answer 18

Germany, Italy and Japan (jig)

Question 19

Allies powers (countries)

Answer 19

Great Britain, Soviet Union, U.S

Question 20

Blitzkrieg

Answer 20

Intense military campaigns (surprise attacks) that were intended to bring swift victory.

Question 21

Holocaust

Answer 21

an systematic persecution and murder of 6 million jews, organized by the Nazi state and its collaborators from 1933-1945.

Question 22

Anti-Semitism

Answer 22

people who are unfriendly or opposed to jews

Question 23

Nuremberg Race Laws

Answer 23

laws created by Hitler and the Nazi Party agreed whom agreed with them. Made rules so that Jews didn’t have any German citizenship

Question 24

Examples or Nuremberg Laws

Answer 24

• Jewish doctors medical licesence were removed or they could only practice on jewish patients
• jewish children were expelled from school
• jewish business were boycotted

Question 25

Kristallnacht

Answer 25

an event when the Nazis came and attacked the Jews and their properties. During the attacks it involved large amounts of shooting and killing of jews

Question 26

Dunkirk

Answer 26

a huge evacuation of British forces and troops from other allied powers evacuating from Dunkirk France to England. While saving many civilians.

Question 27

Battle of Britain

Answer 27

Military campaign where Germany used multiple planes to raid Great Britain. However Germany resulted in losing the war due to mistakes by German commanders

Question 28

D-Day

Answer 28

Multiple troops fight their way to Normandy beaches on the northern coast of France. However, the Germans were already there with multiple defenses. But, the allies countries pushed them back and retreated (ran away). Afterward, the Allies countries marched to Paris to liberate (claim) multiple countries back

Question 29

D-Day

Answer 29

Multiple troops fight their way to Normandy beaches on the northern coast of France. However, the Germans were already there with multiple defenses. But, the allies countries pushed them back and retreated (ran away). Afterward, the Allies countries marched to Paris to liberate (claim) multiple countries back

Question 30

Battle of Bulge

Answer 30

Allied Forces and Soviets moved towards Germany at the same time, leaving Hitler counterattacked. Resulted in a Germany loss and retreat

Question 31

Peral Harbor

Answer 31

A surprise bomb attack from Japan on the United States Hawaiian Islands

Question 32

Island Hopping

Answer 32

Skipping over heavily Fortified Islands to seize lightly defended locations

Question 33

Battle of Midway

Answer 33

A battle over the island Midway in the middle of the Pacific between Japan and the U.S. Japan intended to take over the island to kill off the rest of the American navy but the U.S. was prepared and Japan ended up losing.

Question 34

Battle of Iwo Jima

Answer 34

A battle on an Island right below Japan where Japan and the U.S. fought for possession. Eventually, the U.S. won.

Question 35

Hiroshima

Answer 35

City in Japan that was bombed by the first U.S. atomic bomb.

Question 36

Central Powers

Answer 36

Germany, Austria - Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire (turkey)