WW2 and genocide Flashcards
Who were targeted for execution during WW1?
Jews
Pol Pot led what communist country that killed almost 2 million citizens?
Cambodia
What were the two groups fighting in Rwanda? Which group was the main target?
Hutu and Tutsi
Tutsi were the main target
Who conducted the genocide in Yugoslavia in the 1990’s?
Bosnian serbs
The truman doctrine provided money counties that resisted what kind of government?
communist government
What was Great Britain and France’s policy towards Germany prior to WW2?
appeasement
What event on September 1, 1939 marks the beinning of WW2?
Germanic invasion of Poland
About how long did it take for Germany to conquer France?
one month
Name the Axis Powers.
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Name the countries that make up the Big Three.
US, USSR, and Great Britain
Who led Great Britain during WW2?
Winston Churchill
Who did Germany have a non-aggression pact with and then invaded?
Russia (Stain)
Where did Operation Overlord or “D-Day” occur?
Normandy
Who was the commander of Operation Overlord?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Provide the name of the last major German offensive of WW2.
Battle of the Bulge
What fascist leader was killed in Italy and had his body put on display?
Mussolini
What happened to Hitler on April 30, 1945?
He was shot and burned.
Where did the Japanese first attack American forces in 1941?
Pearl Harbor.
Which American general stated “I shall return” when forced to leave the Philippines?
Douglas MacArthur
What battle became the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
The American tactic of moving towards Japan one major island at a time?
Island hopping
Which American President decided to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan?
Truman
What two cities were destroyed by the atomic bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the Nazi’s final solution?
Holocaust, the extermination of the Jews
What country was attacked after the Germans and USSR signed the non-aggression pact?
Poland
What was the American foreign policy towards Europe at the beginning of WW2?
They didn’t want to get involved in war.
What international organization was established after WW2?
United Nations
Name the economic policy that allowed the US to provide money to Europe?
Marshall Plan
What two countries emerged as superpowers after WW2?
United States and Russia
What happened at Nuremburg after WW2?
Hosted war crime trials
In what major battle did the Soviets defeat the Germans?
Battle of Stalingrad
The Armenian Genocide took place in what empire?
Ottoman Empire
Put in order:
Pearl Harbor, battle of Britain, Atomic bombs dropped, D-Day, German invasion of Poland.
Germanic invasion of Poland, Battle of Britain, atomic bombs, D-Day
What was the Battle of Britain?
Blitzkrieg, aerial bombing
What 4 countries controlled Germany after WW2?
US, USSR, Great Britain, and France
What kinds of governments did Germany have after WW2?
communist (east) and capitalist (west)
What city was separated by a wall?
Berlin
Describe the Iron Curtain.
It descended across the continent, dividing the capitalist west from the communist east.
What does it mean if you have extreme patriotism in your country?
Nationalism
What is it called when you assemble troops and make them ready for war?
You mobilize them.
Who led Nazi Germany, the United States, and Great Britain during WW2?
Hitler
Prior to WW2 who invaded China and Korea for its resources?
Japan
Who commanded the American troops in the Pacific?
Roosevelt
What is the systematic and purposeful destruction of a group of people?
Genocide
Who started collectivization in the USSR?
Stalin
