Transcript World War II Powerpoint

Say Cause or Effect
for World War II
Nationalistic
dictators gain
control in Europe
and Japan
Cause
Germany, Italy,
and Japan form
the
Axis Powers
Cause
Economic instability
increases
throughout the
World.
Cause
The United Nations
is formed.
Effect
Japan attacks
Pearl Harbor
Cause
U.S. provides aid to
Great Britain and
Soviet Union
Effect
World War I
peace settlements
fail.
Cause
U.S. becomes the
world’s leading
power.
Effect
The Cold War
begins.
Effect
In a totalitarian
state:
state
- The _________
controls the economy.
- The ______
state
controls the police.
The people are
controlled by
the ______.
state
The people do not have
rights
individual _______.
The Five Year Plans
in Russia were
intended to make
Russia an
_________
industrial power.
Which of these
four men were
fascist dictators?
Benito Mussolini
Yes
Adolf Hitler
Yes
Joseph Stalin
No!
He was a
Communist
Francisco Franco
Yes
In Asia, aggression’
took place when
Japan invades
_______
China.
What country was
invaded by Germany
to start
World War II?
Poland
Germany
The British and the
French followed a
policy toward
German aggression
called
Appeasement
(Giving in to
Hitler’s demands.)
Which countries
belonged to the Allies?
- France? Yes
- Austria? No
Yes
- Britain
- Belgium? Yes
The “phony war”
ended when
Germany invaded?
France
All of these are true
of Hitler
and Mussolini
except?
They both used
aggression against
weaker countries.
Yes
They both used race
to stir up hatred
among their
followers.
No – Mussolini did not
They both came to
power illegally.
No! They both came
to power legally.
They both
systematically wiped
out all opposition.
Yes
The United States
responded to the
growing problems in
Europe and Asia by?
Passing the
Neutrality
Acts.
What brought the
USA into
World War II?
- Japanese attack
Pearl Harbor
The turning point
of the war in
Europe was the
battle of?
Stalingrad
The turning point
of the war in
the Pacific was the
Battle of?
Midway
The Americans
entered World
War II in Europe
in 1943, when they
landed in?
Suez
Canal
North Africa
Egypt
The Japanese
leader during
World War II
Hideki Tojo
The Prime Minister
of Britain who
appeased
Hitler
at Munich
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain & Hitler
at Munich
The leader of the
Nazi Party in
Germany
Adolph
Hitler
A Nationalist
leader of Spain
who was a
fascist
Francisco Franco
He was the leader
of the free French
after Germany
occupied France
Charles de Gaulle
He was the US
president
during
World War II
Franklin D. Roosevelt
British
Prime Minister
during
World War II
Winston Churchill
He was the Allied
commander in
the Pacific
during WW II.
Douglas MacArthur
The Army
Chief of
Staff during
World War II
George Marshall
The Manhattan
Project developed?
Atomic
Bomb
Communist
leader of
Russia during
World War II
Joseph Stalin
The Allied
Commander
in Europe in
World War II
Dwight Eisenhower
The best American
fighting general in
World War II.
George
Patton
The best
German general
in
World War II
Erwin Rommel
An American
naval commander
during
World War II.
Chester
Nimitz
The American
President who
decided to drop the
atomic bomb
on Japan.
Harry S. Truman
Hitler’s
henchman who was
sentenced to death
at the Nuremberg
trial after WW II.
Herman Goering
The Italian dictator
during
World War II
Benito
Mussolini
The largest
amphibious landing
in history was
called?
D-Day
The killing of an
entire group of
people is called?
genocide
A government which
controls all aspects
of society is
called?
Totalitarian
The country where
a civil war was
the testing ground
for WW II was?
Spain
Japanese suicide
weapons used at
Okinawa were
called?
Kamikaze!
A new world
organization formed
after WW II
dedicated to
world peace?
United Nations
The Germans 1944
surprise attack
during a blizzard
was the?
Battle of the Bulge
On what date did
these events
take place?
World War II
begins?
September 1, 1939
Japanese attack
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
D-Day
June 6, 1944
VE Day
(Victory in Europe)
May 8, 1945
VJ Day
(Victory over Japan)
September 2, 1945