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Chapter 13 Test Flashcards

1
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Communist leader who took control of Russia in 1917 

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Vladimir Lennon 

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succeeded Lennon in 1929 brutal dictator in control of Soviet Union during World War Il

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Joseph Stalin 

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Fascist dictator of Italy during World War II 

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Benito Mussolini

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Nazi dictator of Germany during World War II 

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Adolf Hitler 

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Emperor of Japan before and during World War II 

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Emperor Hirohito 

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6
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Military leader of Japan, who became more powerful than the emperor

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Tojo

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President of US during World War II 

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II 

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Sir Winston Churchill

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First black American to reach the rank of general in any branch of the US military 

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Benjamin O. Davis Sir

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American general, who led the D-Day invasion and later became president 

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General Dwight D. Eisenhower

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American general who promised the FILIPINOS, I shall return and later commanded U.N troops in Korea 

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General Douglas MacArthur 

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12
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Once a prisoner of war in Japan, later a missionary to Japan 

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Jacob De Shazer

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13
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Leader of China during World War II also fought against the Chinese Communists

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Chiang Kai shack 

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14
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Chinese communist tyrant who overthrew Chang Kai shack 

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Mao Tse-tung

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15
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Became president when FDR died, followed the police containment regarding communism 

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Harry S. Truman

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16
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Define dictator 

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A person who rules by force and does not allow his subjects any freedoms

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17
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Define communism

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A system of government that allows no freedoms and takes over private property 

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18
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Define fascist party 

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Party of Mussolini in Italy ; people are allowed to own property , but do not have important freedoms 

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Define Nazi party

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National socialist party of Hitler in Germany the leader and government are all power, all people are not equal and worth, and the leader could do no wrong 

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Define Nisei


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Those born in the US of Japanese parents 

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21
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Define holocaust 

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The murder of 6 million Jews and others during World War II 

22
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United Nations 

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Organization formed after World War II that was supposed to establish world peace 

23
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Give the name of the eighth month long air battle during which Germany attack Great Britain

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Battle of Britain 

24
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Who are the axis powers? 

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Germany, Italy, and Japan 

25
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What was the name given to countries fighting against the axis World War II

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Allies 

26
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What was the name given to the Allied invasion of Normi on June 6, 1944? 

27
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 Who are the big four 

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China, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, the United States 

28
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What event ended World War II 

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Atomic bombs dropped on Homa and Noskii

29
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Who were the black fighter pilots under the command of colonial Benjamin Davis Junior? 

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Fighting red tails 

30
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What were the German prison camps called during World War I?

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Concentration camps 

31
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What government was established on the island of Formosa by Chiang Kai-shek

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Republic of China 

32
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What structure was built by the communist in 1961 to separate East Berlin from West Berlin, and then torn down in 1989 

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The Berlin wall 

33
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Name the struggle between communist North Korea and free South Korea from 1950 through 1953

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The Korean War 

34
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Name the policy to prevent communism from spreading instead of eliminating it 

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Containment

35
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1917 

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Communist party took control of Russia 

36
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1939 through 1945

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World War II 

37
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1941 

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Germany attacked the Soviet union 

38
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December 7, 1941 

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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor 

39
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June 6, 1944

40
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May 8, 1945 

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VE day 

41
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May 1948 

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Israel once again becomes a nation 

42
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1950 through 1953 

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Korean War

43
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 had a non-aggression pack with Germany, but after Hitler attacked in 1941 sided allies, becoming one of the big four

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Soviet union 

44
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Axis powers led by Mussolini, attacked by the allies in 1943 Mussolini removed from power in 1944 

45
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Axis powers led by Hitler whose 1939 attack on Poland began World War II surrendering in 1945 

46
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Part of the axis powers, ruled by military leaders. First atomic bombs dropped on her. Shoma and Noske led to surrender. 

47
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Member of allies and one of the big four led by Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill

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Great Britain 

48
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Try to stay, neutral, joined on side of allies after bombing of Pearl Harbor 

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United States 

49
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Part of Allied powers attacked by Japan, taken over by communism after World War II 

50
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Foul to Germany in 1940; freed by Allied troops in 1944 

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 France 

51
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Divided after World War II; Soviet union controlled the north; US controlled the south 

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