WHG Semestral

Stalin rose to power after __'s death in 1924.

Lenin

Stalin eliminated his rivals, including Trotsky, Bukharin, __, and Kamenev.

Zinoviev

Stalinism is rooted in -.

Marxism-Leninism

Stalin emphasized rapid industrialization through - Plans.

Five-Year

Peasants were forced into collective farms, leading to massive resistance, __, and widespread famine.

repression

The Holodomor in Ukraine occurred between and .

1932; 1933

Stalin was portrayed as a heroic leader through __, art, and education.

propaganda

The __ was the secret police used by Stalin to eliminate opposition.

NKVD

The Great Purge occurred between and and targeted millions.

1936; 1938

Stalin expanded Soviet influence and used the – Pact to benefit Soviet security.

Molotov-Ribbentrop

The Treaty of __ created resentment in Germany with harsh reparations and territorial losses.

Versailles

The __ caused destabilization in democracies, fueling extremism and strengthening fascist regimes.

Great Depression

The failure of the League of Nations was evident in its inability to prevent aggression in and .

Manchuria; Ethiopia

Hitler sought to expand Germany by taking land in the and the .

east; USSR

In 1939, Hitler invaded __, starting World War II.

Poland

The __ was a military strategy used by Germany in their invasion of Poland.

Blitzkrieg

The __ of France involved the collapse of Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and eventually France.

Fall

Operation __ was the name for the German invasion of the USSR.

Barbarossa

The __ attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 brought the U.S. into WWII.

Japanese

The Battle of __ was the turning point on the Eastern Front against Germany.

Stalingrad

The Allied invasion of __ in 1943 led to the removal of Mussolini.

Italy

D-Day took place on __ and marked the beginning of the liberation of France.

June 6, 1944

The Fall of __ occurred when Hitler died and Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945.

Berlin

The use of __ bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to Japan's surrender.

atomic

Appeasement was the policy used by Britain and France to try to avoid conflict with __.

Hitler

Civilians were fully involved in WWII as __ were mobilized for the war effort.

economies

On August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered, marking __ Day.

V-J

At the end of WWII, around __ million people died.

80

Germany was split into four occupation zones controlled by the U.S., U.K., France, and the __.

USSR

Tensions in Germany led the western zones to unite as __ Germany.

West

The __ of Berlin became a major flashpoint of the Cold War.

division

The Nuremberg Trials were held to address actions from the __ War.

World