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1933 January 30 - Adolf ____ becomes Chancellor of Germany. His ___ Party, or the Third ____, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany.

A

Hitler
Nazi
Reich

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1936 November 25 - Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact This was a pact against communism and _____.

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Russia

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1938 March 12 - Hitler annexes the country of _____ into Germany. This is also called the ______.

A

Austria
Anschluss

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1939 September 1 - Germany invades ____. World War II begins.

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Poland

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1939 September 3 - _____ and Great ____ declare war on Germany.

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France
Britain

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1940 May 10 to June 22 - Germany uses quick strikes called _____, meaning ____ war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.

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blitzkrieg
lightning

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1940 June 10 - ____ enters the war as a member of the ____ powers.

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Italy
Axis

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1941 June 22 - Germany and the Axis Powers attack _____ with a huge force of over four million troops.

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Russia

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1941 December 7 - The Japanese attack the US Navy in _____Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the ____

A

Pearl
Allies

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1943 September 3 - ____ surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps _____ to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy.

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Italy
Mussolini

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1944 June 6 - ____ and the ____ invasion. Allied forces invade ____ and push back the Germans.

A

D-day
Normandy
France

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1944 December 16 - The Germans launch a large attack in the ____ of the ____. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.

A

Battle
Bludge

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1945 February 19 - US ____ invade the island of ___ ____. After a fierce battle they capture the island.

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Marines
Iwo Jima

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1945 April 12 - US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry ____.

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Truman

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1945 April 30 - Adolf Hitler commits ____ as he knows Germany has lost the war.

A

Suicide

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1945 May 7 - Germany ____ to the Allies.

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surrenders

17
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1945 August 6 - The United States drops the ____ Bomb on _____, Japan. The city is devastated.

A

Atomic
Hiroshima

18
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1945 August 9 - Another atomic bomb is dropped on _____, Japan.

A

Nagasaki

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1945 September 2 - Japan ____ to US General Douglass ______ and the Allies.

A

Surrenders
MacArthur

20
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How was Germany and Berlin divided?

A

Germany was divided into the French sector, British sector, and American sector. Berlin was divided into the Soviet sector. Berlin and Germany were divided by the Iron Curtain

21
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What was the Berlin Wall?

A

The Berlin Wall was a physical wall that divided East and West Berlin that prevented residents of East Berlin from going to West Berlin

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What was the Berlin Airlift?

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The Berlin airlift was an allied task that moved food, coal, gas, and machinery to keep West Berlin fed

23
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What was the Nuclear Race?

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Every side wanted to withstand attacks by another, so the US first developed the atomic bomb then the Soviet’s did. Both sides eventually developed hydrogen bomb.

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July 7- ____ invades ____

A

Japan
China

25
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Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the ___ of _____

A

Battle
Britain

26
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Truman doctrine

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US should support democratic nation at risk of communism unveiled in Truman speech

27
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Domino theory

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Belief that communism would spread from one nation to its neighbors which was based on the falling dominos analogy

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The Marshall plan

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Name for European Recovery Plan that involves $12 billion of aid that helped in post war reconstruction and avoid communism

29
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What was the space race?

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US and Soviet Union tried to outdo each other in rocket technology and space exploration

30
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SPACE RACE 2 events

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  1. Soviets launched Sputnik
  2. US created NASA, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs
31
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2 nuclear arms race events

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  1. Soviet atomic tests in 1950s
  2. MUTUALLY Assured Destruction (MAD)
32
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How did the Korean War start?
How did the Vietnam War start?

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Korean: North Koreans invaded South Korea at 38th parallel
Vietnam: the collapse of French info Gina and rise of Ho Chi Minh, north Vietnam was communist and south Vietnam wasnt

33
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Why did the US join the Korean war
Why did the US join the Vietnam war

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  1. To halt communist advance and to draw a line using domino theory
  2. The US wanted to give control of Vietnam to france to avoid communism
34
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Who did the US fight with and against in the Korean War? Vietnam war?

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  1. With: South Korea & UK against China, Soviets, North Korea
  2. With south Vietnamese against north Vietnam
35
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What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Vietnam War?

A

Korean: 3 million delights and no significant change in border or gov
Vietnam: South surrendered to north reunified

36
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What were the goals of Hitler? Mussolini?

A

Hitler: end German labor problems which he blamed on Jews and to regain all “lost territory”
Mussolini: build pro intervention newspaper and gain desired territory for Italy, conquer new Roman Empire to restore glory

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Tactics of Mussolini and Hitler

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Hitler: he decided to gradually win over voters. Eventually, he took on the position of the office of chancellor. Hitler was given the authority to create laws because of the Enabling Act.
Mussolini: led a march on Rome and received dictatorial power. visited Libya to encourage Moslems to fight in Arab countries

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