20th Century Wars: WWI & II

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  1. 3. Japanese suicide attack missions, named after typhoons that destroyed two Mongol invasion fleets
  2. 10. Telegram in which Germany asked Mexico to enter the war against the US, provided motivation for US entry in the war
  3. 12. Vesicant gas first deployed in 1917, low mortality but debilitating effects
  4. 14. Treaty which officially ended WWI, laid groundwork for WWII by placing punitive measures on Germany
  5. 15. Often confused with Serbia, but it’s too busy being in Asia
  6. 16. _________ of Nations, or Assassins, or Extraordinary Gentlemen
  7. 17. New class of heavily armored battleship launched first by Britain, led to naval arms race between Britain and Germany
  8. 19. German plan to invade France through neutral Belgium in order to force French surrender within 6 weeks
  9. 20. Naval battle that occurred shortly after WWII began, turning point as Japan on the defensive from this point forward
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  1. 1. Nation that became independent of Japan for the first time in 50 years due to WWII, then split into North and South
  2. 2. Costly battle meant to create island base close to Japanese home islands, created belief that invasion of Japan would be too costly
  3. 4. Franz Ferdinand's title
  4. 5. French military plan to attack German forces wherever they were; "always be attacking"
  5. 6. First major confrontation between Germany and Russia, resulted in humiliating Russian losses
  6. 7. Nation invaded by Japan on same day as Pearl Harbor attack, captured US Army soldiers and forced General MacArthur to escape to Australia
  7. 8. Last name of the man who assassinated Franz Ferdinand, setting in motion the prologue to WWI
  8. 9. Island _____________, strategy used by US forces in the central Pacific in which strategically significant islands are overtaken to be used as bases, whereas less significant ones are bypassed
  9. 11. De facto colonies acquired by Britain and France, largely in the Middle East and Africa
  10. 13. War in which a nation’s entire resource base, including its populace, is mobilized for the war effort
  11. 18. Nation from which Ferdinand’s assassins hailed, received ultimatum from Austria