808 Section 3 Flashcards

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Directed the atomic bomb project development

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2
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What was the code name for the Allie’s invasion of France?

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Operation Overlord

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3
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What is the policy of giving in to demands to try and solve a problem?

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Appeasment

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4
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What kind of government tries to manage every area of its citizen’s lives?

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Totalitarian Government

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5
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Joseph Stalin

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leader of the Soviet Union

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6
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Adolf Hitler

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Nazi leader in Germany

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7
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Hideki Tojo

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Minister of War for Japan

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8
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What were the three Axis powers?

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Germany, Japan, Italy

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9
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What act reinstituted the draft?

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The Selective Training and Service Act

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10
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What was the name of the project to build the atomic bomb?

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the Manhattan Project

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11
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Benito Mussolini

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Dictator of Italy - a fascist

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12
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Hirohito

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Emperer of Japan

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13
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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

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To try to get the U.S. to sign a truce

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14
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What were the Big Three Allied powers?

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United States; Great Britain; Soviet Union

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15
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Harry Truman

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President who ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb

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16
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What agreement gave the Sudetenland to Germany?

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Munich Agreement

17
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Winston Churchill

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Britain’s Prime Minister who was inspirational