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1940s Study Guide Flashcards

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Dr. Seuss

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Cartoonist, disliked isolationism and Hitler.

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Charles Lindbergh

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American aviator, liked Hitler.

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Causes of WW2

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Rise of Hitler, The Treaty of Versailles, appeasment, etc.

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Date of D-Day

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June 6, 1944

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The Big Three

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FDR, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill.

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Relationship between The Soviet Union + Germany

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Allied at the beginning of the war.

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United Nations replaced what?

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League of Nations

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What happened to India when they got their independence from Great Britain?

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Muslims and Hindu’s fought, and Muslims created Pakistan.

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Define fascism

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Authoritarian government with a dictator.

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Why did Britain and France enter the war?

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Germany invaded Poland.

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First black baseball player in the major leagues?

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Jackie Robinson

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Date of Pearl Harbor

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Dec 7, 1941

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What was the Munich Pact?

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Agreeing to give Hitler the Suedetenland.

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Thomas Dewey

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Ran against Harry Truman.

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Baseball player with one arm.

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Pete Gray

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Holocaust survior, author of “All But My Life”

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Gerda Wiessman Klein

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What does the 22 amendment state?

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A president cannot have more than 2 terms.

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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?

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Joseph Stalin

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Who was the prime minister of Japan?

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Hideki Tojo

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Who was the leader of Italy?

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Benito Mussolini

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What is it called when a country gives in to an agressor?

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Appeasment

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What was the non-agression pact?

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Between Germany and Soviet Union.

23
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What number executive order made Japanese americans move?

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9066

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What number of president was Harry Truman?

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33rd

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What is Total War?

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Every effort is used to win the war.

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Date of Hiroshima?

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August 6, 1945.

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Date of Nagasaki?

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August 9, 1945.

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Who was the second prime minister of GB during WW2?

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Winston Churchill

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Who was the first prime minister of GB during WW2?

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Neville Chamberlain

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What are the people who were affected by the atomic bombs called?

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Hibakusha

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Who was the Emperor of Japan?

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Hirohito

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Japanese military unit known for suicide attacks?

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Kamikaze

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Japanese immigrants

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Nisei

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2nd gen Japanese americans

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Issei

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Regime Hitler created?

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The Third Reich.

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Area of land that a nation thinks is needed for advancement?

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Lebensraum

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Start and end of WW2?

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Sept 1, 1939 - Sept 2, 1945.

38
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FDR’s quote and response to Pearl Harbor

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“Dec 7, 1941, a date that will live in imfamy.”

39
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Hitler’s death date?

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April 30th, 1945

40
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American Military Leader?

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Douglas MacArthur

41
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How many sections was Germany split into after the war?

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4

42
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Women in the workforce icon

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Rosie the Riveter

43
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What was the plan called to give billions of dollars to Europe to prevent communism?

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The Marshall Plan

44
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Where is Amache?

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Granada, CO

45
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CO governor

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Ralph Carr

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Date of VJ day

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August 15, 1945

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Date of VE day

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May 8, 1945

48
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The gas used in the chambers?

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Zyklon B

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% of European Jews killed?

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2/3

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Number of Holocaust victims?

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11 million

51
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Who was the leader of Spain?

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Fransisco Franco

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Who was president after Truman?

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Dwight Eisenhower

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Where were the D-Day attacks?

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Beaches of Normandy, France.

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