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Through what plan did the United States give billions of dollars to rebuild after WW11? |
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What two formally powerful European nations lost their overseas empires and found themselves taking a back seat in world affairs after WW11? |
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France and Great Britain. |
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Name three European countries that fell under Communist dictatorships. |
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Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. |
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What is the name of the economic agreement that broke down trade barriers in Western Europe? |
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Where is the headquarters of the United Nations? |
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After WW1, the nations of the world formed this organization: |
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True or False. The UN has become the instrument of world peace that its founders dreamed it would be. |
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What did some people call WW1? |
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"the war to end all years" |
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What country did Germany annex in 1938? |
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Francisco France was the Fascist leader in what country? |
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What country made a treaty with Hitler that gave him freedom to launch his war? |
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The invasion of what country sparked WW11? |
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What three major nations joined together as the Axis Powers? |
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Germany, Italy, and Japan. |
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What physical feature separated Britain from the rest of Europe? |
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Who was the British Prime Minister? |
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What does R.A.F. stand for? |
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What ally of Germany attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii? |
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He shot himself in his bunker under the ruins of Berlin. |
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About how many civilians and soldiers died in WW11? |
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What did the slaughter of Jews become known as? |
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Following WW1, what was the German Republic called? |
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When did the Great Depression hit? |
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Someone who believed in glorifying the state. |
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Who did the Germans fear? |
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What were the dates of WW1? |
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What were the dates of WW11? |
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