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1
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What is the name of Mussolini’s followers?

A

The blackshirts

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2
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What is Mussolini’s nickname?

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la Duce

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3
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Who was the fascist dictator of Spain?

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Francisco Franco

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4
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Who was the leader of Ethiopia when Italy invaded?

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Haile Selassie

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5
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What is his famous quote?

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“It is us today, it will be you tomorrow.”

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6
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What country did Italy invade in 1939?

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Albania

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7
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What agreement did Italy & Germany sign in 1936?

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Rome-Berlin Axis

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8
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Why was the League of Nations weak?

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The US didn’t join it.

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9
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Describe the 5 Power Treaty?

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A ship ratio was set up for battleships. US – 5 Britain – 5, Japan – 3, Italy – 1, France – 1

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10
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Which treaty looked to maintain the status quo in the Pacific Ocean?

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4 power treaty

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11
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Which treaty outlawed war?

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kellogg-Briand pact

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12
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Which neutrality act granted Cash and Carry of war goods?

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4th neutrality act

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13
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Which treaty looked to maintain the Open-Door Policy in China?

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9 power treaty

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14
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Which neutrality act granted Cash and Carry of non-war goods?

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3rd neutrality act

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15
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Which neutrality act prevented trade with warring countries?

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1st neutrality act

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16
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Which neutrality act prevented trade with countries involved in a civil war?

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3rd neutrality act

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17
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Which neutrality act prevented loans to warring countries?

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2nd neutrality act

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18
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Which plan sent money to Germany so it could pay off Britain and France so they could pay off the United States?

A

Dawes plan

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19
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Which area of China did Japan attack first?

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Manchuria because of coal iron ore

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20
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What was it renamed?

A

Manchukuo

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21
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What is the name of the American vessel sunk by the Japanese in China?

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USS panay

22
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What agreement does Japan sign with Germany and Italy?

A

Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis

23
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Which area of Germany is rearmed which led to Britain & France unable to develop a plan to stop it?

A

Rhineland

24
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What does Anschluss mean?

A

Union

25
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Which country did Germany use this with?

A

Austria

26
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Who was the British Prime Minister at the Munich Conference?

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Neville Chamberlain

27
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What territory was Germany given at the Munich Conference?

A

Sudetenland

28
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Define appeasement:

A

Giving in to an aggressor to avoid a fight.

29
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Who said ”we have achieved peace in our time…”?

A

British prime minister Neville Chamberlain

30
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Who was the biggest critic of the Munich Conference?

A

Winston churchill

31
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What agreement did Germany and the USSR sign?

A

non-aggression pact

32
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What were the two stipulations of this agreement?

A

Not attack the other and divide poland in half

33
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What is considered the start of WWII?

A

september 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland 9/5/1939. Britain and France declare war on germany.

34
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What does Blitzkrieg mean?

A

Lighting war

35
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What are the 3 steps of Blitzkrieg in order?

A

Plans
Tanks
Motorised

36
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What is the name of the German Air Force?

A

Luftwaffe

37
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What is the name of the British Air Force?

A

Royal Air Force

38
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What is the German word for tank?

A

Panzers

39
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What does sitzkrieg mean?

A

Phony war or sitting war

40
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How long did it take Germany to defeat Denmark?

A

1 day

41
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How long did it take Germany to defeat France?

A

6 weeks

42
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Where was the miracle rescue of 300,000 French, Belgian, and British troops?

A

Dunkirk

43
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Who was the leader of Vichy France?

A

Marshal petain

44
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Where was France forced to sign their surrender?

A

Same train in which Germany surrendered during the Great war.

45
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Who was the leader of the Free French Resistance? Where was the headquarters?

A

Headquarters in london and led by charles de gaulle

46
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What was Operation Sea Lion?

A

invasion of Great Britain.

47
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Why was Germany unable to launch Blitzkrieg successfully?

A

Britain is an island

48
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What mistake does Hitler make after losing the Battle of Britain?

A

He invades the soviet union

49
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Pearl Harbor occurred when?

A

December 7, 1941 (sunday) at 6.55am.

50
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Name two ships sunk during this attack?

A

USS Oklahoma and USS Arizona.

51
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What was the main target of the Attack on Pearl Harbor?

A

“Battleship row” ad aircraft carrier

52
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Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor not 100% effective?

A

Japan did not hit the dry docks, oli and no aircraft carriers were attacked.

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