chapter 21 section 4 Flashcards

1
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spain, under rule of ________, remained

A

franco

neutral

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2
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mussolini hoped to build

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mediterranean empire for italy

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3
Q

british liberated

A

ethiopia

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4
Q

commander of German troops in North Africa

A

Erwin Rommel

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5
Q

Erwin Rommel was known as the

A

Desert Fox

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6
Q

El Alamein- axis forces forced

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to retreat

major turning point in war

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7
Q

June 22,1941

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germany invades soviet Union

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8
Q

destroying everything while retreating

A

scorched earth

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9
Q

spring 1942, offensive to south- hitler wants

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oil and farmland

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10
Q

Stalingrads capture became

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hitler’s main priority

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11
Q

Japan allies with ______ and ___________

A

Germany

Italy

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12
Q

Japans alliance became known as the

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Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis

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13
Q

premier of Japan

A

Hideki Tojo

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14
Q

early 1941, Japan’s govt realized

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most dangerous enemy was the united states

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15
Q

pear harbor attack was when

A

Dec. 7, 1941

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16
Q

Japan’s objective of Pearl Harbor

A

destroy the Pacific fleet

17
Q

FDR quote on pearl harbor

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a day that will live in infamy

18
Q

U.S. Declares war on Japan on this day

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Dec. 8, 1941