Another FANTASTIC Review Game

1. Another FANTASTIC Review Game World War II

2. Invasion of Poland • This Treaty created a very uneasy peace in Europe after the devastating First World War. It required that Germany accept full blame for the war, pay reparations to the Allies, give up about 13% of its territory, scale back its military and never again unite with Austria.

3. Treaty of Versailles • This British Prime Minister was known for his fighting spirit, his devotion to his nation, his foresight in predicting the threat Germany represented, his conservative political views and his cooperation with the rest of the Allies to defeat Germany in WWII.

4. Winston Churchill • Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the majority of American’s had this view of foreign policy, in which America stayed out of the affairs of other nations and did not get involved in foreign wars.

5. Isolationism • In this bloody 1937 attack during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan slaughtered thousands of Chinese civilian men, women and children in their quest for resources and empire.

6. Nanjing Massacre • On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a quick, surprise air attack on this US military base in Hawaii that resulted in about 2400 US casualties and a declaration of war by the United States on Japan.

7. Pearl Harbor • This is the term used to signify “Victory in Europe Day,” May 7th 1945.

8. V-E Day • This popular post-WWI German myth held that Germany was betrayed by its own government, the Weimar Republic, when they signed the Treaty of Versailles. The Nazis use this legend to their advantage in gaining power and influence in Germany.

9. Stab-in-the-Back Legend • He was the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany. He was elected Chancellor in 1933. He is considered to be a totalitarian dictator because of his use of violence, cult of personality, lack of individual rights, militarism and extreme nationalism.

10. Adolph Hitler • This was the policy held by the Allies up until 1939. Because they wanted so badly to prevent another World War, the Allies allowed Hitler to continually break the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The Munich Agreement is a perfect example of this Allied foreign policy.

11. Appeasement • In this 1941-2 campaign, Hitler was attempting to wipe out the British RAF (Royal Air Force), through a series of air raids and bombings. He was unsuccessful in achieving his goal, despite incessant bombing of civilians (London Blitz), because the people of Britain rallied around their inspiring Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

12. Battle of Britain • This battle in 1942 marked a turning point in the war. Both Joseph Stalin and Hitler refused to allow their people to surrender to the other. The Soviets were lucky enough to outlast the poorly supplied Germans. This began the Soviets push of the Germans back out of the Soviet Union.

13. Battle of Stalingrad • In 1931, resource-poor Japan invades this area of northeast China and renames in “Manchuko.” The international community holds Japan in contempt for this invasion, causing Japan to leave the League of Nations in 1933.

14. Manchuria • This agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union stipulated that both nations will not invade the other. It also secretly detailed a plan between Germany and the Soviet Union in which they work together to divide up Eastern Europe for themselves. Germany will break this pact in 1941.

15. Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact • While he did not have the real power over his island nation, he did serve as an important figurehead or symbol of the Japanese people. He was revered as the “Emperor of the Sun”– a good example of cult of personality.

16. Emperor Hirohito • This President took over upon the untimely death of President Franklin Roosevelt. He made the difficult decision of using atomic bombs on Japan to force their surrender in 1945.

17. Harry S. Truman • This nation was on a quest to regain the glory of its Ancient Roman cultural heritage. For this reason, it sought to create a mighty empire on the Mediterranean, and therefore attacked Ethiopia (1935) and Albania (1939).

18. Italy • Germany, Japan and Italy make up the _______________.

19. Axis Powers • In 1940 Germany gains control of all of France, but decides only to officially occupy the northern parts, while allowing a pseudo-French government exist in the south of France that was really controlled by the Nazis. What was that government called?

20. Vichy France • This is the name given to the fierce Japanese fighters that chose suicide over defeat during WWII. It is also the term used for the strong winds that exist on the Japanese islands.

21. Kamikazes • In this 1944 invasion, a major coalition of Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy in France in an attempt to reclaim France for the Allies. They completely catch the German’s off-guard and are successful in regaining France.

22. D-Day • These are the two cities that were chosen to have the atomic bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” dropped on them in 1945. They were medium-sized cities of about 70,000 people each. There entire populations were wiped out almost instantaneously upon the dropping of the bombs on August 6th and 9th of 1945.

23. Hiroshima and Nagasaki • This important US General during WWII helped to plan the D-Day invasion. Later, he will become a popular, Republican US President and preside over a boom-time of prosperity in the 1950s.

24. Dwight D. Eisenhower • This US President was the only one to be elected to office for four consecutive terms. He did not complete his fourth term, as he died in office. He was a progressive, Democratic President responsible for the New Deal during the Great Depression and leading the country out of isolationism during WWII.

25. Franklin Delano Roosevelt • This is the term used to signify the unification of Germany and Austria. It was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles, but Hitler annexed Austria anyway in 1938.

26. Anschluss • He was the military dictator of Japan, who rose to power after a series of assassinations during the 1930s of Japanese civilian government officials. He was a militaristic nationalist and is considered to be a totalitarian dictator.

27. Hideki Tojo • Hitler undertook this action in 1936 in direct violation of the Versailles Treaty. It involves placing troops in an area located between Germany and France.

28. Militarizing the Rhineland • This important US General is most famous for coming up with a plan to rebuild Europe after WWII. He was a democrat who believed in a humble victory and the establishment of lasting peace and international goodwill at the end of WWII.

29. George Marshall • During this battle of attrition in the winter of 1941, the Germans attempted to starve a victory out of the Soviets by preventing food and supplies from entering the city. At one point, 3,000 to 4,000 deaths were occurring each day of the siege.

30. Siege of Leningrad • This battle was a turning point in the war for the Pacific Theater. The United States had managed to crack the Japanese code and began intercepting messages being sent over radios. They used the information to their advantage, secured a victory and began their strategy of “island hopping” in the Pacific.

31. Battle of Midway • This totalitarian dictator came to power in 1924 upon the death of his revolutionary predecessor. He believes in the abolition of private property and unflinching loyalty to the state and the party. He is responsible for Five Year Plans, the Great Terror and the Ukrainian famine among many other incredible human rights violations.

32. Joseph Stalin • This totalitarian dictator easily came to power in 1922 during what is called the “March on Rome,” when King Victor Emmanuel granted him power to prevent a civil war. He was a fascist, a racist and an imperialist.

33. Benito Mussolini • This important US General commanded US forces in the Pacific. He was an outspoken critic of communism, and, after the end of the war, was made responsible for rebuilding Japan.

34. Douglas MacArthur • This was Hitler’s last stand after the successes of the D-Day invasion. The German troops are unsuccessful, and Hitler will soon after commit suicide on May 2, 1945 rather than live with the reality of Germany’s defeat.

35. Battle of the Bulge • This region in Czechoslovakia (modern-day Czech Republic) was highly industrialized and had a large population of Germans. In 1938 Hitler annexes this territory knowing that the Allies will not do anything to stop him because of the Munich Agreement.

36. Sudetenland • This term, which means “lighting war,” is used to describe the ultra-fast, highly effective battle tactics Hitler’s troops used during WWII.

37. Blitzkrieg • It was because of this that Germany was unsuccessful in conquering the Soviet Union in 1941, despite the fact that Germany had better equipment and better-trained troops. Napoleon made the same mistake over 100 years earlier.

38. Russian Winter • The discrimination against Italian- and German-Americans and the forced internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII are both examples of _______________.

39. Racism in the United States • In 1929, this event began a world-wide economic crisis known as the Great Depression. It destabilized many war-torn, fledgling governments in Europe – particularly the Weimar Republic in Germany, allowing for Hitler’s big government message to gain popularity and rise to power.

40. Stock Market Crash • In 1936 Germany and Japan sign this agreement to fight against the spread of communism. In 1937 Italy joins as well.

41. Anti-Comintern Pact • This was the codename used for the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

42. “Operation Barbarossa” • This is the grade that every single one of you are going to receive on the test, because you are going to study hard and come in prepared on Monday.

43. A+ • This event was the “straw that broke the Allies back,” in that it ended the Allied policy of appeasement and was the official beginning of WWII.