1. George Washington
   Woodrow Wilson
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
   Dwight Eisenhower

Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the United States through both the Great Depression and the initial years of World War II. He's the only president to be elected four times.

1. Slaves
   Prove its military might
2. Kill all non-Asians
   Natural resources

Japan was a small island nation and knew the industrial powers around the world relied on natural resources for their rise to power. With few natural resources in Japan, the country decided to look elsewhere.

1. Russia
   Germany
2. Italy
   Japan

Russia initially had a non-aggression pact with Germany. However, Germany broke the agreement by invading Russia, which many believed to be inevitable.

1. China
   Japan
2. Russia
   Germany

Japan's expansion in Southeast Asia surely caught the attention of the United States, which was also involved in the region. Before the U.S. could gather its forces and enter the war, Japan decided to attack first.

1. Los Angeles
   Honolulu
2. Anchorage​
   Pearl Harbor

The attack took place on December 7, 1941. It lasted for just under two hours, killing over 2,000 U.S. servicemen.

1. The Holocaust
   Nanking Massacre
2. Third Reich
   Blitzkrieg

Adolph Hitler believed the Jewish people were largely responsible for Germany's inability to recover after World War I. His hatred and belief that Germans were a superior race caused him to order the imprisonment and execution of Jews all over Europe.

1. Joseph Stalin
   Adolf Hitler
2. Harry Truman
   Benito Mussolini

Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. In 1934, Hitler merged his power as chancellor with that of the President of Germany, becoming the sole ruler of Germany.

1. Treaty of Versailles
   Treaty of Utrecht
2. Tripartite Pact
   Warsaw Pact

Signed in 1940, the Tripartite Pact was aimed at the United States, should they decide to enter the war. At that time, most people in the United States wanted to stay isolated from the struggle.

1. Battle of Iwo Jima
   Battle of Midway
2. Battle of Stalingrad
   Battle of the Bulge

In 1942, Japan planned an attack on what was left of the United States Pacific Fleet. However, the United States learned of the attack and launched a counter-strike that crippled the Japanese Navy.

1. Blitzkrieg​
   Genocide
2. Kamikaze
   Nisei

When Japanese planes were out of ammo and bombs, the planes would crash into enemy targets. These Japanese planes were loaded with explosives to make the attacks more damaging.

1. Nazi Party
   German Republican Party
2. German Democratic Party
   Social Democratic Party

The Nazi Party rose to power by promoting the superiority of the German people. It was heavily influential in the development of German nationalism.

1. Fumumaro Kanoe
   Koki Hirota
2. Seishiro Itagaki
   Hideki Tojo

The Empire of Japan went from a pre-modern nation to a world power in less than a century. They even secured a victory over Russia, the first Asian country to defeat a European power.

1. 1930
   1937
2. 1940
   1945

Japan's invasion of China was both bloody and brutal. One incident, the Rape of Nanking, saw some of the most atrocious acts from the war.

1. 1935
   1936
2. 1939
   1941

The German invasion of Poland is considered the start of World War II. However, many countries were already fighting by this point, particularly​ in Asia.

1. Appeasement
   Genocide
2. Nisei
   Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg can be translated to mean "lightning war." It was just that, as the strategy involved striking with as much force as possible to avoid drawn-out​ conflicts.

1. British occupation
   Economic disaster in Germany
2. Russian aggression
   French support

The Great Depression in the United States had ripple effects around the world. Germany, which was already suffering from an economic crisis since the end of WWI, was hit even harder and desperately needed an answer.

1. Fascist​
   Democratic
2. Socialist
   Monarchy

Italy was ruled by Benito Mussolini, who was the founder of fascism in Italy. Mussolini was a loud and dominant personality, which helped in his rise to power.

1. Aggression
   Tariff war
2. Appeasement
   Neutrality

No one wanted a second world war, nor did they think it was possible. However, Hitler took every inch that was given and much more.

1. 1938
   1940
2. 1941
   1943

Winston Churchill did not support the policy of appeasement. He was one of the first British subjects to demand that Britain prepare itself for war.

1. Vladamir Lenin
   Joseph Stalin
2. Karl Marx
   Friedrich Engels

Joseph Stalin rose to power through the Communist Party started by Vladimir Lenin. However, Stalin's policies turned the Soviet Union into a dictatorship with him at the helm.

1. Nisei
   Manhattan Project
2. Totalitarian
   Anschluss

Prior to the Anschluss, most Austrians believed they should be part of Germany anyway. When Germany invaded, the Austrians were more than happy to receive them.

1. Air warfare
   Navy warfare
2. Land warfare
   Cold war

After Hitler conquered France, he set his eyes on Britain. For his campaign to be successful, he had to first win in the air.

1. Heer
   Luftwaffe
2. Kriegsmarine
   Balkengreuz

In the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe went up against the Royal Air Force. Despite being outnumbered, the RAF managed to hold off the German threat.

1. Dwight Eisenhower
   George Patton
2. Douglas MacArthur
   Omar Bradley

Douglas MacArthur received the Medal of Honor for his efforts in the war. He was also promoted to a five-star General of the Army.

1. Dwight Eisenhower
   Bernard Montgomery
2. Omar Bradley
   Gerald Ford

Dwight Eisenhower was instrumental in the success of the European campaign. After the war, he became the 34th president of the United States.

1. Reichswehr
   Heer
2. Wehrmacht
   Kriegsmarine

The Wehrmacht came into existence in 1935. Its primary purpose was to reconquer lands lost by Germany.

1. London
   Paris
2. Vienna
   Stalingrad

Russian winters can be very cruel, particularly to those who aren't used to them. For that reason, military strategists have developed a rule that you don't march on Russia in the winter.

1. France
   Normandy
2. Spain
   Italy

D-Day was one of the bloodiest fights of the war. The invasion force consisted of 150,000 men. 10,000 of those died during the attack.

1. Lyndon Johnson
   John F. Kennedy
2. Herbert Hoover
   Harry Truman

Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945 shortly before the war ended. He was elected to his fourth term only a few months prior.

1. Hiroshima
   Tokyo
2. Kyoto
   Nagasaki

After dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the United States demanded that the Japanese Empire surrender. When they still refused, the U.S. dropped another bomb on Nagasaki. Japan surrendered shortly after.

1. Yalta Conference
   Tehran Conference
2. Potsdam Conference
   Casablanca Conference

The Tehran Conference was held in Iran at the Soviet embassy. It was the first time during the war that the leaders of the Soviet Union, the United States and Britain met.

1. Project Desert Storm
   A.B. Project
2. Manhattan Project
   Project 51

The Manhattan Project was led by Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves. The lead designer of the bomb was Julius Oppenheimer.

1. Treaty of Versailles
   Paris Peace Treaty
2. Treaty of Ghent
   Treaty of Utrecht

The treaties signed at the Paris Peace Conference reset boundaries for countries in Europe. They also ensured racial discrimination would no longer be allowed.

1. Potsdam Declaration
   Treaty of Utrecht
2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
   The Truman Doctrine

After the war, Japan was occupied by the United States. The occupation set Japan up for tremendous economic growth for the next few decades.

1. Enlightenment
   Cold War
2. Civil War
   French Revolution

The Cold War pitted the democratic values of the United States with the communist ideology of the USSR. The era was defined by proxy wars and the fear of a nuclear holocaust.