World Conflict Review

After WWII, Japan became a

The US feared the spread of Communism because...

Facist leader who established a dictatorship in Italy.

The Central Powers of WWI were the following countries

Which of the following best describes the US' relationship with Europe after WWII?

Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers

_____ was a secret deal between Germany & the S.U. promising peace & future division of Poland?

This territory of the world was considered the "powder keg of Europe".

By the summer of 1914, the fight in the Western Front had turned into ...

The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...

Creating more colonies

glorifying military strength and maintaining a well armed military

Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.

What ultimately led Truman to the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

The allied powers of WWI included

The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars

A strong feeling of devotion or pride for one's home country.

What happened to Germany after WWII?

One of the events that made the U.S. enter WWI on the side of the allies.

_______ was created after WWII to be an international peace organization

One effect of the Cold War was

____ was a deliberate night of violence where Jewish homes & businesses were attacked.

During WWII the US became an Arsenal of Democracy, What does this mean?

German War plan - take out France first, then focus on war with Russia

This new piece of technology helped England win the Battle of Britain?

This weapon required soldiers in WWI to carry gas masks on their person at all times.

This event caused Neville Chamberlain to question the strategy of appeasing Hitler?

Which countries were superpowers during in the Cold War?

The Soviet Union dominated what part of Germany and Europe?

After the Tet Offensive, how did Americans at home respond to the Vietnam War?

What did the Marshall Plan do?

open fields one would find between trenches in WWI

A pact created to protect the gains of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe

Which side won World War One?

German word meaning "lightning war," and the Nazi military strategy of WWII?

What was the most feared aspect of war in the Pacific for troops?

During WWI, Peoples from colonized countries in Africa and Asia ...

The Eastern Front of WWI was fought where?

_____ was the deadliest battle of the Pacific where over 100,000 Japanese soldiers died.

This leader of the Austro-Hungarian empire was assassinated in 1914

Soldiers in WWI fought in these defensive structures

What marked the fall of communism in 1989?

What eventually happens to Russia in WWI?

The USSR took over the governments of its neighboring countries. They were known as:

China had a terrible civil war, until this communist leader took over the government

When a country makes a promise to provide military assistance to another friendly country

To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______

_____ was the name given to the German Air Force.

The Western Front of WWI was fought in

Mobilizing the American economy created 19 million jobs and....

The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism

_______ was the strategy used by the United States in winning the Pacific front?

British leader who lead for most of WW2?

This battle resulted in massive losses to the Germans, and was the turning point in the East?