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What was the difference Allie and the Axis

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The allies shared the same goals the axis had different goals

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What was hitters goal

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To take Europe and eliminate interior people’s

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What was mussolinis plan

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Harbor Italian empire to the eastern Adriatic to East Africa

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What was Tojo

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Sought Japs’ control of Western Pacific and Asia

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Most dangerous enemy for Allies

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Germany; had bombs and could invade easily

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What concept was used in war for Allies

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“Europe First”

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Who did Hitler want to split?

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US and Brit

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U-boats patrolled Atlantic and Caribbean were called

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Wolf packs

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9
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what helped allies beat ü boats

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Radar

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10
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What did Germany want to take control of

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Stalingrad with their rich Caucasus oil

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11
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Command invasion on North Africa

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Dwight D Eisenhower

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12
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Led Africa korps against Americans at the Kasserine Pass; known as desert Fox

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General Erwin Rommel

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Tank commander who was known as Blood and Gate that led troops to surrender G and I

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George S Pattrson

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Navy frustrated Japanese plans at this battle

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Battle of Coral

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What did Italy do on Sept 3, 1943?

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Declared War on Germany while surrendering to the Allies

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16
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bombing to inflict maximum damage

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saturated bombing

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bombing to destroy Germany’s war capacity to make them surrender

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strategic Bombing

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the african american air squad that escorted bombers and protected them from enemy pilots; never lost any bombers

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tuskegee airmen

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commander of the US Navy in the pacific. knew the japanese plans ; most important naval battle he led; Japs attacked June 4, 1942

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Admiral Chester Nimitz

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Turning point in the pacific, ended the japanese advance; 1st american offense in pacific ; forced japanese into two front war

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Battle of Midway

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21
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how did japan get resources?

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From China

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22
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why would we attack Germany? 3 reasons

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japan would fall, we would be closer to England and Moscow, and

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why did Germans attack Stalingrad?

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to get fuel

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Why did Russia keep battling for Stalingrad?

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it was named after Stalin and was symbolic stand

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Blitzkrieg

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lightning war

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26
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How much of the city of Stalingrad destroyed

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80%

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27
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How many died at Stalingrad?

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2 million

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28
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What killed the Germans and was the Russian Advantage?

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The winter

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29
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How did the winter kill the Germans

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the germans had had over engineered weaponry so they wouldn’t fire, also lit fire to start tanks and some blew up

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30
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Best weapon made in ww2 but was useless for germans

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MG42

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31
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Nickname given to Russians that flanked the Germans

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Rat War

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32
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how did Russia win Stalingrad?

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Germans retreated and eventually stopped attacking

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33
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how did Germans have an “inside” advantage against the US?

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they had agents in the US

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34
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How many agents did Germans have in the US?

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8 in total (were eventually captured) 4 in New York 4 in Florida Jacksonville

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35
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How did the Coast guard not do their jobs?

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they saw the landings of the agents

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36
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what did the Japanese attempt to bomb the US?

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with ballon bombs (1944-1945)

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37
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How many ballon bombs were launched

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9000

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38
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where did the bombs of the Japans land?

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West Coast

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39
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How many bombs were successful?

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1 killed a pastors wife and 5 kids under 13 that was an accident in oregon 1945

40
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What did pearl harbor spark?

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Civil Defenses to protect the citizens

41
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CAP

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Civil Air patrol

42
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CDC

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civil defense core

43
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CDC did

A

civil air raids and blackout conditions

44
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what was CDC made up of?

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Old men and young men who weren’t accepted in military

45
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gave the president more power on war conduction, war power, and to iniate war and terminate war contracts; allowed president to censor media

A

War Powers Act

46
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who wanted front in france?

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Allies

47
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Why did Stalin want US and Brit to send troops to France?

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Soviets done most of fighting

48
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Why did Churchill Hesitate?

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BC he remembered Brits deaths and needed better technology

49
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Where did the Allies meet to discuss?

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Teheran, Iran

50
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how many months till second front was established ?

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6 months

51
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who commanded the troops at normandy

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dwight D Eisenhower

52
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commander of ground forces at normandy

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British General Bernard Montgomery

53
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Led US First Army

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General Omar Bradley

54
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five beaches struck

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Utah. omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword

55
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Dday

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june 6 1944

56
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Other name from dday

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longest day

57
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liberated paris

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august 1944

58
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who disobey hitlers order

A

his soldiers to destroy capital of france

59
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july 20 1944 what did soldiers plot over hitler

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to bomb him

60
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german counter attacks;

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Battle of Bulge

61
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why did hitler kill himslef

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mad on drugs; people wouldn’t listen to him

62
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when did Germany surrender

A

may 7

63
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VE day

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Victory in Europe

64
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FDR passed due to

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heart attack

65
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taking islands of Japan while pushing to take japan

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island hopping

66
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most important victory for marines; famous flag raising; 2 air fields;

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iwo jima

67
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had vital air base; needed for japan invasion;

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okinawa

68
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why did we take guadle canal?

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had airfield, to maintain comms, and protected offenses

69
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how long did it take to take guadle canal?

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6 months

70
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new name of guadle canal

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henderson field

71
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iron bottom sound

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too many ships sunk

72
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silver on island, two airfields; 3 x 8 miles; tried to keep US off beach

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tarawa

73
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how many civilians killed at tarawa?

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90000

74
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2 aspect of battle of philipines

A

Battle of Laye Gulf then actual battle

75
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Largest Naval battle of ww2

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Battle of Laye Gulf

76
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how many did japs lose at Battle of Philippines

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80,000

77
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how old were kamikazes

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16-20

78
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when were kamikazes used first

A

battle of philipines

79
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where was flag raised

A

mt suribachi

80
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took pic of flag raised

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joe rosenthaw

81
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Liberated Paris

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Falaise pocket

82
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Who sent Albert a letter

A

FDR

83
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Who was head Manhattan project

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J Robert Oppenheimer

84
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What was the element

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U235

85
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Where was bomb tested

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Trinity tower

86
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Who knew atomic bomb

A

Russia

87
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Commander of 505 composite group

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Col. Paul tibbits

88
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Dropped little boy

A

B-29 Ebola gay

89
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What did Hiroshima bomb

A

Ebola gay little boy

90
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Dropped fat man

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Bocks car b-29

91
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Who dropped the fat man

A

Charles Sweeney

92
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How many people died

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140000

93
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Primary target for bocks car

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Kokua

94
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Second place bombed

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Nagasaki

95
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Who saw occupation in Japan

A

General Douglas MacArthur

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