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true or false
germany bombed london in preparation for a land invasion of the british isles

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true

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true or false
the japanese attack on pearl harbor destroyed most of america’s aircraft carriers

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false

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true or false
shoah is the hebrew term for what is commonly called the holocaust

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true

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true or false
germany marched into poland without encountering armed polish resistance

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false

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true or false
spain had a fascist government during world war II

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true

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true or false
world war II resulted in increased european influence in the world

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False

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true or false
world war II demonstrated once again that man has a sin nature

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true

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true or false
the allies invaded france on june 6 1944, also know as d-day

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true

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true or false
italy and japan were members of the axis powers

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true

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true or false
japan’s invasion of manchuria prompted the league of nations to declare war on japan

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false

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11
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who was the supreme allied commander in the pacific

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MacArthur

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who was the dictator in spain

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franco

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who was the english prime minister who gave into Hitlers demands

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chamberlain

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who was the british general that defended Egypt

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montgomery

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who was the japanese general

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tojo

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who was the german general

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rommel

17
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who was the emperor of japan

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hirohito

18
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who developed abstract expressionistic painting

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pollock

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who was the american general who defeated axis troops in north africa

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eisenhower

20
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what was the date that germany invaded poland, beginning world war II

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septemer 1, 1939

21
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what term describes political rivalry that stops short of actual war

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cold war

22
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the anti comintern pact allied germany with japan against what nation

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Russia

23
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what was the date of the bombing of pearl harbor, witch brought the united states into world war II

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december 7, 1941

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the pact of steel was a military alliance between what two fascist countries

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italy + germany

25
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bad whether conditions delayed germany’s air force for nine days, preventing the bombing of the allied forces at what location

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Dunkurk

26
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what where 2 major turning points of world war II

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pearl harbor + d-day

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what country dominated and seized most of eastern europe after world war II

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russia

28
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what was the name for the german air force

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luftwaffe

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in what famous battle did hitler’s forces unsuccessfully attempt to break through the allied line

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battle of the budge

30
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what is the term for avoiding conflict by making concessions

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appeasement

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what was the name for the philosophy that encouraged free choice and accepting consequences

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existentialism

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what was the code name for the nazis program of mercy killing

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operation t 4

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hitler referred to his german empire as the…

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third republic

34
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what president led america during world war II and died short before it ended

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roosevelt

35
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the u.s dropped two atomic bombs on cities in what countrie

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japan

36
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at what conference did britian and france let hitler take the sudetenland

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munich conference

37
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what event occurred on septemer 2, 1945

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japan surrendered and ended its involvement in the war

38
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what were 3 consequences of total war during world war II

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  1. widespread affliction due to a rationing of food, medicine, and anything else that contributed to military effort
  2. massive loss of human life
  3. massive destruction of property

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