1. Joseph Stalin took control of the Soviet Union and promised to spread ...
2. Adolf Hitler took control of Germany and vowed his Nazi socialist party would get more land for the German .
3. Mussolini established Italy as a
state
4. In 1938 Hitler annexed Austria and the Sudetenland from
5. Britain and France were scared to start another world war, so they let Hitler - this was called
6. In 1939 Hitler invaded
7. To prevent Germany from taking control of all Europe, France and Britain declared war on Germany- igniting
8. The United States was neutral at the beginning of WWII, but did boycott goods from nations
like
9. On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor in
10. U.S. ships and airplanes were destroyed and thousands of Americans were killed or wounded in the attack on
Harbor
11. During WWII, President Roosevelt and congress declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941, thus joining
12. Young men were encouraged to voluntarily enlist in the military to fight
13. All Americans were encouraged to help how they could even if they weren't soldiers overseas, by buying
to help the U.S. government raise funds for
the war
14. Basic goods were rationed evenly among the American people to ensure ample supplies were available to soldiers through
15. Americans planted their own gardens so that more food from farmers could be shipped to the soldiers through.
16. Women took jobs in factories to continue industrial output for military products to help the war effort during WWII, showcasing their important
role in the workforce
17. The United States, along with Allied forces, eventually defeated the Axis powers in WWII, leading to the end of the war in
18. The aftermath of WWII saw the creation of the United Nations in order to promote international cooperation and prevent future
19. The Holocaust during WWII resulted in the systematic genocide of six million Jews by the Nazi regime, forever changing the
20. The Cold War emerged after WWII, leading to tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, ultimately shaping global politics for decades to come.