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Vladimir Lenin

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Marxist/communist leader of the Bolsheviks who led the overthrow of the provisional Russian government and founded the USSR (soviet union) after a civil war against opposing forces

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Emperor Hirohito (japan)

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Dominated nearly every aspect of japanese life, blamed great depressions impact in japan on lack of space and resources. Pushed for imperial expansion; Ex: invasion of manchuria and china

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Joseph Stalin (USSR)

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“communist” dictator; successor of vladimir lenin. Mass purges, and exiles of political rivals. Extensive deaths from executions and famines.

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Benito Mussolini (Italy)

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Fascist leader “ideal italian”, pushed fascism through propaganda linked to roman empire, ex: invasion of ethiopia

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Adolf Hitler (Germany)

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Appointed chancellor after failed coup against wiemer republic. Chancellor -> dictator, took control of german gov. Holocaust to create master race. Invaded austria and czechoslovakia

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Axis Powers

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Included Germany (hitler), Japan (hirohito), and Italy (Mussolini)

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Allied Powers (WW2)

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Great britain, france, china, USSR, and USA

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Mein Kampf

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Adolph hitlers auto biographical manifesto, written while he was in prison after failed overthrow of Weimar Republic; Laid out plains for consolidating power over Germany, establishing a fascist government, and systematically eliminating jews and others to create what he considered to be a master race

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Aushwitz and Chelmno

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Examples of Nazi Concentration Camps that served as elimination camps.

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Blitzkrieg

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Rapid assaults from both air and ground units (lightning warfare)

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Reasons for growing opposition towards germany before the US entered WW2

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Many disturbed by brutal Japanese invasions of Manchuria and china, end of open door policy, Japanese fighter pilots attacked USS Panay

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Reasons for growing opposition towards Germany before the US entered WW2

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Hitlers plans were well known, (mien kampf, the great dictator film), several american ships sunk by german u-boats

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political polarization

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grouping individuals, organizations and ideas into opposing categories based on oversimplified political assumptions

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examples of increasing government action by some 20th century democratic presidents

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used gov power to regulate economy,

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Clyde belle court, dennis banks, russel means.

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Leaders of American indian movement

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Cesar chavez’s and dolores huerta

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united farm workers apart of the chicano movement

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Hector P Garcia

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prominent mexican american civil rights leader, ww2 vet, helped found the american gi forum

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1965 Voting Rights Act

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response to continued AA voting restrictions, banned further obstacles to voting

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1964 Civil Rights Act

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Banned segregation in public accommodations (stores, restaurants, theaters) banned employment discrimination

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24th Amendment

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Banned poll taxes

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Nation of Islam

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Radical approaches towards AA rights

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Black Panthers

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AA activists who took radical approaches to fight

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Martin Luther King

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Prominent AA civil rights rights leader; championed non violent resistance; led largely peaceful marches

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Rosa Parks

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Montgomery bus boycott

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Claudette Colvin

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Bus boycott w rosa parks

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Mccarthyism

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hunt for communist subversives; political “witch hunts”

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Primary reasons for growing skepticism’s and discontent during the cold war

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civil rights restrictions, vietnam war draft, tet offensive,

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HUAC

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held congressional investigations of suspected sub verses

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Ho Chi Minh

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pro communist leader of viet minh, successfully appealed to US twice for support with Vietnamese independence; sought to support from USSF

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Proxy wars

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Korean and vietnam war

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NSC-68

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way of containing communist ideas from spreading; used militarization

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Containment

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ways to prevent the spread

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United Nations

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replaced league of nations, international commission that helped solve disputes

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Prominent explanations for using atomic bombs during ww2

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“necessary” to avoid invasion and loss of american lives,

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Fat man and little boy

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Atomic bombs

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Kamikaze Planes

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“death before dishonor”

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Why the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor

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respond to us support for china and especially for cutting japans access to oil

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operation husky

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allied invasion of italy through sicily

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D-day

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invasion of Normandy, france (occupied by nazi germany

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Redlining

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Tactic that hindered minorities ability to get home loans after WW2

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The “strange paradox”

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fighting for freedom and democracy while facing social and legal discrimination

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Enola Gay

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dropped first bomb on hiroshima

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GI Bill/ servicemen’s readjustment act

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helped war veterans reintegrate into civilian life.

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