Chapter 21 Multiple Choice Flashcards

1
Q

Spanish Civil War was an international incident hen

A

Italy and Germany sent troops to Spain

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2
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Hitler challenged peace by sending troops into

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Austria
the Rhineland
Czechoslovakia

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3
Q

immediate cause of WWII

A

Germany invading Poland

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4
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1939- American were neutral because

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we were isolated, wanted to stay isolated

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5
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“Date which will live in infamy”

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FDR said it; his referring to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor

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6
Q

after Battle of Midway, the Allies

A

go on the offensive in the Pacific

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7
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President Truman/decision to drop atomic bomb

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an invasion would cost up to 1 million American casualites

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8
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Battle of El Alamein was a turning point

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because it ended the German offensive in North Africa

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9
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D-Day resulted in liberation of

A

France

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10
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Germany defeated France by

A

bypassing the Maginot Line

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11
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Hitler tried to defeat Britain by

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bombing British cities

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12
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Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union (June, 1941)

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gained control of oil and farmland

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13
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“scorched earth” policy of retreat used by before

A

Russia

Nazi invasion

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14
Q

U.S. policies during WWII

A

isolationism
Lend-Lease Act
arsenal of democracy (democratic principles)

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15
Q

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was an attempt to

A

destroy our Pacific fleet

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16
Q

Allies attack the Axis powers by invading Italy

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where the Axis Powers were the most vulnerable

17
Q

Dunkirk

A

rescue of over 300,000 French and British troops

18
Q

Vichy France

A

the Nazi puppet government

19
Q

“island hopping”

A

capture some islands and bypass others

20
Q

policy of appeasement

associated with

A

give in to the aggressor to keep the peace

Neville Chamberlain the Prime Minister of Great Britain