The , which ended World War I, set the stage for World War II in the ways it punished Germany. The Party positioned itself against the weak Weimar Government and the Treaty of Versailles and blamed the Jews for Germany's problems.
The policy of kept other countries from stopping Hitler early on and resulted in the Munich Agreement.
Also known as D-Day, successfully invaded France by coastline, allowing for the liberation of Paris.
The United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack on .
The was a turning point in the war between the United States and Japan and first demonstrated the success of the island-hopping strategy.
To secure an unconditional surrender from Japan, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of and .

Treaty of Versailles

Nazi

appeasement

Operation Overlord

Pearl Harbor

Battle of Midway

Hiroshima; Nagasaki

In both the European and Pacific Theaters, a growing desire to increase national power and expand territory contributed to the start of World War II. In Europe, Germany ignored the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, expanding its military and invading other nations. In the Pacific, Japan sought to control more territory, leading to the invasion of China and, eventually, to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

While the Nazi military strategy of blitzkrieg was wildly successful in most of Europe, it failed in both Britain and the Soviet Union. As an island nation, Britain was safe from land attacks and managed to withstand and resist Nazi air assaults. In the Soviet Union, a combination of brutal winters and a willingness to sacrifice Soviet lives combined to defeat the Nazi army.

Answers will vary. On the one hand, students may argue that the bomb was justifiable to end further loss of lives. By dropping a bomb that was so devastating, it showed that the United States and the Allies were willing to annihilate their enemies—forcing them to either be destroyed completely or surrender. Along with this reasoning, students might point to the Potsdam Declaration argue that the Japanese were warned. On the other hand, students may argue that they were not justifiable—that the targeting of civilians is not ethical and that no act of military aggression should be a reason to kill hundreds of thousands of individuals and destroy lands and ecosystems. Along with this reasoning, students might claim that no one nation or person has the right to wield such total power.

Explanation:

b)

it created free trade throughout the colonial territories.