Germany's battle tactic of quickly overwhelming the opposition with tanks and airplanes was referred to as?

The Battle of ____was a turning point in WWII when the Soviets defeated the Germans as they were pushing east in 1943?

In February 1945 the "Big Three" met at what conference to create a plan for Europe after the war was over?

The Japanese surprise attack on the US during the early morning hours of Sunday, December 7, 1941 occurred at what Pacific military base?

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 the US entered the war and the turning point of the war in the Pacific came at the Battle of_______ in 1942?

As Allied troops pushed into Germany and Poland, they discovered liberation and death camps created for what race of people?

The leader of Cuba in 1959 who spread communism and caused fears in the US was who?

Japan's pilots often flew their planes directly into enemy ships and and they were known as what type of pilots?

The top secret nuclear weapon program Albert Einstein encouraged President Roosevelt to pursue and use was called the what?

What organization was created after WWII to replace the League of Nations?

What strategy did the US use in their attacks on Pacific Islands as they skipped over heavily defended islands and seized islands close to Japan?

Who was the Soviet Union leader from 1927-1953, and escalated the Cold War by creating the Berlin Blockade?

What two Japanese cities had atomic bombs dropped on them three days apart in 1945, leading to Japan's WWII surrender?

In 1949 and 1952, the Soviet Union tested what type of bombs?

Khrushchev built what wall, resulting in the formation of East and West Germany?

In 1962 in Cuba, Khrushchev sent nuclear missiles to Castro and President Kennedy of the US blockaded Cuba, which brought the US and Russia close to nuclear war. What was this event known as?

The US became involved in which war from 1965-1973, as this nation was split into a communist north country and a non-communist south country along the 38th Parallel?

In 1972 President Nixon created the policy that eased cold war tensions, known as what?

What country did Russia invade from 1979-1989 in an attempt to put down an anti-communist uprising?

Under Nikita Krushchev the Soviet Union launched what space satellite helping start the space race between them and the US?

This US President helped win the Cold War with Russia with strong anti-communist policies, and bring it to an end in 1991?

What Italian dictator was captured by the Italian resistance and executed during WWII?

In 1972 President Nixon became the first President to visit which communist country?

WWII Pacific warfare introduced what new type of fighting on the open seas?

After a U.S. attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro, where did Kruschev secretly send missiles to be stored during the Cold War?

What war from 1950-1953 was when the USSR helped the northern part of the country and the USA helped the southern part of the country, because of the spread of communism?

What plan was when the USA spent over $13 billion to help rebuild post-war Europe?

In what year did the breakup of the Soviet Union occur?

During the Cold War in Europe, eastern European nations were known as what?

In 1972 President Nixon (USA) and President Brezhnev (USSR) held a meeting to limit the number of ICBM's each country could have resulting in arms reduction, known as what?

In 1999 the European Union created the national currency called the?

In 1992 Slobodan Milosevic ordered the "cleansing" of what ethnic group in Bosnia?

Germany, Italy, and Japan made up which powers in World War II?

ICBM's developed by the USA and USSR were what type of weapon to be used in the event of a war or attack?

Under Hitler and Germany, these types of "camps" were used to either exterminate or work Jews to the point of death?

The two main rivals in the Cold War were?

Who wrote U.S. President Roosevelt about the idea to develop a nuclear weapon?

Betweeen the World Wars, there were many important events from 1919-1939. The time period in the 1920's when mass production increased, new electronics were invented, and entertainment became increasingly popular was known as the ?

Rulers of the "Big Three" represented which nations?

When the USA entered World War II, Stalin wanted to use what type of front to divide Germany?

When D-Day occurred in June of 1944, the largest land and sea invasion happened on the beaches of Normandy in the European country of?

What method was used to encourage people to enlist in the armed forces, promoted patriotism, urge the buying of war bonds, conserve resources, and dehumanize the enemy?

The Roaring 20's came to an end in 1929 when the stock market crashed causing bank failures and high unemployment, known as the?

Due to the economic depression, bitterness, and desperation powerful ________ such as Hitler and Mussolini seized power in Germany and Italy?