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Chapter Six Flashcards

1
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Why did the league of nations fail

A

US didn’t join

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2
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The treaty of Versailles blamed who for severe economic hardships

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germany

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3
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the mark is currency for what country

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germany

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4
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what economic aid plan secured $200 million loan to Germany, but let the United States become heavily invested in Europe

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the dawes plan`

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5
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The Treaty of Locarno guaranteed what country’s western border w/ France & Belgium

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germany

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6
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The War Production Board was established by what country during WWII

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america

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7
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Under the WPB and Office of Price Administration, they set up rationing; what is the definition of rationing

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limiting the usage of certain items during wartime

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The devotion of a country’s entire resources towards the war effort is known as what?

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total war

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9
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According to Mein Kampf, what race did Hitler describe as the top “culture-producing” race

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aryans

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10
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Hitler’s main goal was to move inferior social races from Germany to create more living space; what word in German means “living space”?

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lebensraum

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11
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A period of low economic activity and a rise in unemployment is what stage of the business cycle?

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a recession

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12
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The Weimar Republic was a democratic republic formed post-WWI; what country established the Weimar Republic?

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germany

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13
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What U.S President presented the New Deal to combat the economic troubles in the United States during the Great Depression?

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FDR

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14
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The OSRD brought scientists into the war effort; what project did the OSRD create?

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the manhattan project

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15
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Information, especially of a biased -or- misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause -or- point of view; what term fits this definition?

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propaganda

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16
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Under the rule of Hitler, all mentally and terminally ill -or- physically and mentally handicapped were killed; what practice is this?

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euthanasia

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17
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The science of improving the race through selective breeding is what term?

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eugenics

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18
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What did Nazi Germany do to women who were non-Aryan women (I.E mixed blood)?

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sterilized

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19
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Militarism, dictatorship, censorship, and repression are all characteristics of what types of government?

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totalitarianism

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20
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Who was the totalitarian leader of the Soviet Union?

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joseph stalin

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21
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Who was the totalitarian leader of Japan?

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hideki tojo

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22
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who was the totalitarian leader of italy

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benito mussolini

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23
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who was the totalitarian leader of germany

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adolf hitler

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24
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what individual wanted to transform Russia from an agricultural giant to an industrial powerhouse

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stalin

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25
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a system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work on land that is owned by the gov

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collectivization

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26
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what totalitarian leader is famous for creating the model communist state

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stalin

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27
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what theatre did roosevelt and churchill want to defeat first

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germany

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28
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what country primarily fought in the battle of stalingrad

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soviet union

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29
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why was volograd important to control

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it was a river

30
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operation torch that focused on where

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northern africa

31
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what nazi general was the desert fox, leading axis campaign into north africa

A

erwin rommel

32
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what nazi propaganda portrayed jews in horrible ways

A

the wandering jew (der ewige jude)

33
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what did hitler preach to the people of germany in a speech to the reichstag

A

he promised the extermination of the jews

34
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what symbol did the yellow star mean

A

the star of david??

35
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what group of people did the Nuremberg laws affect most

A

jews

36
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Stressing nationalism and placing the interests of the state above those of the individual is the definition for what system of government?

A

facism

37
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Operation Overlord was the Allied invasion of what country?

A

german occupied france

38
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What Allied General led the D-Day invasion of Normandy?

A

dwight d eisenhower

39
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The last major offensive (for the Germans) in the European Theatre took place at what battle?

A

battle of the bulge

40
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After losing the Battle of Berlin and w/ Soviet forces closing in, what leader committed suicide in his bunker with his wife?

A

hitler

41
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What event officially brought the United States into WWII

A

pearl harbor

42
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Internment camps were signed via executive order by FDR; what group of peoples were interred at these camps?

A

japanese

43
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What battled “avenged” December 7th in the Pacific Theatre? This battle resulted in heavy losses for Japanese aircraft carriers.

A

battle of midway

44
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Nazism were extreme beliefs of nationalism; what country implemented Nazism?

A

germany

45
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Blonde-hair, blue eyed were characteristics of what type of people?

A

aryan

46
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What Reich did Hitler establish after dismembering the Weimar Republic?

A

the third reich

47
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Suicide bombers instructed to bomb target ships and targets with planes were known as what?

A

kamikaze

48
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Iwo Jima was an important island for the Allies because if they controlled it, they could place shipments to attack what country’s mainland?

A

japanese

49
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“Island Hopping” was a strategy that was used in what theatre during WWII?

A

pacific

50
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The Big Three (At Yalta) were what three leaders?

A

roosevelt, stalin, chruchill

51
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The Manhattan Project led to the creation of what weapon?

A

atomic bombs

52
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“Night of the broken glass” was what event? This event was used to target Jewish businesses, synagogues, etc.

A

kristallnacht

53
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What individual was the propaganda minister for the Nazis?

A

joseph goebbels

54
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The Jews were kept in walled off parts of cities; what were these walled off parts of the cities called?

A

ghettos

55
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What method of execution did the Nazi’s use to kill large amounts of prisoners at one time?

A

gas chambers

56
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The Einsatzgruben were a mobile killing force; where did most of their killings take place?

A

ukraine and the baltic states

57
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The Japanese launched an attack on Manchuria; what country was Manchuria a province of?

A

china

58
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What country passed acts such as the Neutrality Acts to remain neutral at the start of WWII?

A

america

59
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What area of land was given to Germany via Chamberlain by the Munich Agreement?

A

sedentenland

60
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Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of which country?

A

britain

61
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Giving up principles to pacify an aggressor is what term?

A

appeasement`

62
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What country did Germany invade, thus starting WWII?

A

poland

63
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What country did Germany sign a nonaggression pact with to prevent conflict?

A

soviet union

64
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Lightning War” was a form of warfare used by the Germans; what term is lightning war?

A

blitzkrieg

65
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The Royal Air Force was the Air Force for what country?

A

england

66
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What side of the war did the United States join WWII as?

A

neutral? allies?

67
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List the (2) alliances during WWII.

A

allies and axis

68
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List the (3) countries that made up the Allies during WWII.

A

britain, america, soviet union, france

69
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List the (3) countries that made up the Axis during WWII

A

germany, italy japan

70
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List the (2) cities that the atomic bombs were dropped on.

A

hiroshima and nagasaki

71
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List the names of the (2) atomic bombs

A

little boy and fat man

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