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1
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What caused WW1?

A

Build up in militries and angression

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Who was assainated just before WW1?

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What were 3 deleopments in weponry before/during WW1?

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Tanks, aircraft and submarines

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4
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What happend in russia that cause them to exit WW1?

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They had a revelution

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5
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Why did everyone wear helmets that wern’t bulletproof? (WW1)

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To protect them from shrapnel

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6
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What were the ditches gong across europe called? (WW1)

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Trenches

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7
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What happend to the low lying land in the netherlands and belgum? (WW1)

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They were flooded

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What was the most brutal battle for Britain in WW1?

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The battle of the somme

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9
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What was the peace treaty called? (WW1)

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Treaty of versiles

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What are some of the factors that cause WW1 to end?

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Americna support, german moral lowering, new developments in tatics and militry technology and germany having supply shortages

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Why did Britain enter WW1?

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The had an alliance with belgum

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What caused Hitler to rise to power?

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He said he could fix germany and that he was the futre(he did impressive speaches)

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What was Hitlers personal army called?

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The SS Devision

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What happend to Jews under the controll of Nazi Germany?

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Jews were sent to labor or death camps

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How did the germans manage to push the french back in WW2?

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They pushed through the ardens (it wasn’t defended well)

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What alliance did Nazi Germany have?

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They were allies with Italy and the Japanise Empire

17
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What was causing havock in american supplies that were being shiped to the UK?

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U boats were sinking them

18
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What caused the US to join WW2?

A

An air raid on Peal Habor

19
Q

What was an early decisive turing point for the US in the pacific (WW2)

A

Battle of Midway (Huge Japanise loss)

20
Q

What happend to the Soviet Union in WW2?

A

They got betrayed by Nazi Germany and got invaided?

21
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What wa the opperation called to invade the Soivet Union?

A

Operation Barbarosa

22
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What were some of the main reasons to invade the Soviet Union? (WW2)

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The caucuses had Oil and europe didnt. Germany were natonalist and wanted to spead their influence. Hitler felt that the Soviets would eventually inade them.

23
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Why were the Mariana islands so importaint in the Pacific?

A

It would allow US bombers to reach and bomb tokyo

24
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What did the Do Little Raid do to the american moral?

A

The Do Little raid bombed Tokyo proving that Japan was not invincable and gave the currage for the americans to keep fighting

25
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Why were the Solomon islands Key to defeating the Japanise empire?

A

It would protect Australia and alow the US to push upwards and act like a forward operating base for future battles

26
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Why did D day happen? (WW2)

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The Grand allaince had a meating in tarrahn Iran and the Soviets need to be relived of the German pressure to the US,UK,CAN and FRE launched an attack

27
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What caused the Axis to be pushed out of Noeth Africa and why was that bad?

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Britain now reciving help form the US pushed Nazi Germany and Italy out of North Africa, this was bad as it alowed the allies to controll more of the medetreeainian sea.

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What was the battle of the Bulge?

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The germans tried a last attempt to recreate dunkurk from a couple years back but the americans managed to hold the line and eventually pushed them back

29
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What cause the U boat threat to become lesser of a threat? (WW2)

A

Improvents in Sonar and anti-submarine warfear weapons (better dephcharges and headhog racks)

30
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What caused the Fall of the Nazis? (WW2)

A

They were being pushed from both west and east. They were running out of metals like steel. They were also slowly running out of food and clothing for the militry and their ally Italy had surrended leaving them alone in europe.

31
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What caused the Americans to push so close to the Japanise mainland? (WW2)

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The island hpping campaine aswell as having a better and more relyable navy

32
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What did the Japnise airforce do in desperation?

A

Launch Kamikasie attack againce american bases and naval vessels.

33
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Where was Japan bombed by the atomic bombs

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Hiroshima and Nagakai

34
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What did the atomic bombing the Japan cause?

A

It caused the Japanise to surrender and deisplayed superrior power of the united states

35
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Fun fact the admrial of the US navy (douglas macarthur) took a photo that showed that he was taller then the emperor of Japan

A

Cool I guess?

36
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Who were left as the 2 stongest coutries at the end of WW2?

A

Soviet union and the United States of America

37
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What did WW2 cause in europe?

A

All major cities and towns were leveld into the ground. Amost every country was broke and many were living in an apocoliptic world

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