MWH - World War II

Countries invaded by Germany

Austria, Czech, Poland, Sudetenland

Action that caused Britian & France to declare war on Germany

Response to Poland Invasion

Countries part of Axis Powers

Germany, Italy, Japan

Countries part of Allied Powers

US, UK, France, Soviet Union

Policy of Appeasement

Diplomatic Strategy

What was Chamberlain hoping the Munich Agreement would accomplish?

Hitler’s Land Demands

Event that led to US entering WWII

Pearl Harbor Bombing

Significance of D-Day

Marked beginning of Allied Invasion

Creator of Island-Hopping Strategy

General Douglas MacArthur

Who made the decision to use atomic weapons?

Harry S. Truman

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point?

Marked end of Germany’s Success

How did D-Day affect the outcome of the war?

Established crucical Allied foothold

How did the entry of the United States impact the war?

Military was more powerful, Allied powers had higher chance of winning

What was Auschwitz?

German Concentration Camp

What happened at the Nuremberg Trials?

Key members in Nazi Germany were prosecuted

What new legal precedent was edtablished after WWII?

Anyone, including powerful people, can be prosecuted

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of Britian

Benito Mussolini

Dictator of Italy

Adolf Hitler

Leader of Nazi Germany

Joseph Stalin

Leader of Soviet Union

Harry Truman

US President