BJU World Studies Chapter 18

Two things the G.I Bill provided to veterans of the World War II.

The concentration camp responsible for the most deaths by the Germans.

Project responsible for the development of the atomic bomb.

The philosophy that stresses a person's uniqueness and consequences of free choice.

What brought the United States into World War II?

The name given to the German attempts to destroy all of the Jews in Europe.

What happened on June 6, 1944? What is the day known as?

What was the name for the German air force?

Who was the Emperor of Japan who played an active role in military decisions?

Supreme Allied commander in the Pacific.

In what famous battle did Hitler’s forces unsuccessfully attempt to break through the Allied line?

The short name for the National Socialist Party.

English prime minister who gave in to Hitler’s demands.

Bad weather conditions delayed Germany’s air force for 9 days, preventing the bombing of the Allied forces where?

What term describes political rivalry that stops short of actual war?

What countries made up the Axis Powers?

What country dominated and seized most of Eastern Europe after WWII?

What is the term for avoiding conflict by making concessions?

Hitler referred to his empire as what?

What kind of government did Spain have during WWII?

Month, day, and year that Germany invaded Poland, beginning WWII.

Developed abstract expressionist painting.

What is the Hebrew term for what is commonly called the Holocaust?

Month, day, and year of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which brought the US into WWII?

Japanese general who was loyal to the Japanese emperor

Code name for the Nazi’s program of “mercy killing”.

In August of 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on what two cities?

At what conference did Britain and France let Hitler take the Sudetenland?

Dictator in Spain.

Who was the fascist dictator of Spain in 1936?

American general who defeated Axis troops in North Africa.

In what country did the US drop two atomic bombs?