Isabellas history test Flashcards

1
Q

Who took over Italy, and was the leader of fascist party

A

Benito Mussolini

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2
Q

Roosevelt’s campaign slogan

A

The New Deal

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3
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Who was the president when the Great Depression started

A

Herbert Hoover

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4
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Adolf Hitler

A

Leader of the Nazi party

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5
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Where was Adolf Hitler

A

In a jail in Germany

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6
Q

What was the name of the book that Adolf Hitler wrote

A

Mein kuph

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7
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Who was the leader of England (prime minister)

A

Winston Churchill

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8
Q

Who did Germany attack when they finish bombing England

A

Russia

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9
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Who was in control of the Pacific and was in the Philippines

A

Douglas MacArthur

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10
Q

On what date did D-Day happen

A

June 6th 1944

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11
Q

Who were the second generation Japanese

A

Nisei

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12
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What was the big event where there were a lot of Jews dead

A

The Holocaust

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13
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What was the battle in which the opposing ships never saw each other

A

The Battle of Coral Sea

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14
Q

What was the project of the atomic bomb

A

The Manhattan Project

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15
Q

Who took over after Roosevelt died as president

A

Harry S Truman

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16
Q

Replace League of Nations

A

United Nations

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17
Q

What year does Israel become a nation

A

1948

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18
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Who was the Japanese general for the military

A

Hideki tojo

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19
Q

Who won for gold medals in 1936 against the Nazi party

A

Jesse owens

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20
Q

What three countries did the Axis powers consist of

A

Japan, italy, and germany

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21
Q

What did germany sign with russia/the soviet union

A

A non aggression pact

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22
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What kind of government did the soviet union have

A

Communist government

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23
Q

What is blitzkrieg

A

“Lightning war”

24
Q

What did the lend lease act do

A

It provided billions of dollars that allowed allies to purchase American weapons and food

25
Q

What did Germany (hitler) do to the soviet union/russia

A

Betrayed

26
Q

What year did Germany betray the Soviet Union / Russia

A

1941

27
Q

Where did Japan attack during Pearl Harbor

A

Honolulu Hawaii

28
Q

When did the US enter the war

A

December 8th 1941

29
Q

What name was used when people wanted to recruit women to work in the defense factories

A

Rosie the Riveter

30
Q

When was Black Tuesday

A

October 29th 1929

31
Q

What did John Steinbeck write

A

The Grapes of Wrath

32
Q

Supreme allied commander in europe

A

Dwight D Eisenhower

33
Q

German general Erwin Rommel

A

“Desert Fox”

34
Q

Who did the u.s send to Africa to fight the Germans

A

George Patton

35
Q

What is island hopping

A

With the American Army did whenever they defeated one Island at a time

36
Q

What language did the US use to communicate in the Pacific

A

The Navajo language

37
Q

What did Allied troops hit

A

The Fortified beaches of Normandy

38
Q

What is the “last great offensive”

A

Battle of the Bulge

39
Q

When was V-E Day

A

May 8th 1945

40
Q

What was the date that Germany surrendered

A

May 7th 1945

41
Q

What is V-E Day

A

Victory in Europe day

42
Q

What did the Japanese forces use that were suicide planes loaded with explosives

A

Kamikazes

43
Q

What were the two cities that the atomic bombs were launched on

A

1-Hiroshima, 2-Nagasaki

44
Q

What was V-J day

A

The day that Japan surrendered

45
Q

What was the Cold War

A

The war of ideas/ideologies

46
Q

What is the nation of Korea separated by

A

38° parallel

47
Q

Who was the first woman to Pilot an airplane solo across the atlantic

A

Amelia Earhart

48
Q

Whose son got kidnapped and murdered

A

Charles Lindbergh

49
Q

What provided government Aid to the old and unemployed

A

The Social Security Act

50
Q

Which amendment repealed the ban on alcohol

A

The 21st Amendment

51
Q

Which amendment banned alcohol

A

The 18th Amendment

52
Q

What is the FDIC

A

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

53
Q

What did the FDIC do

A

It insured money that was placed in Banks

54
Q

What were the Fireside Chats

A

When Roosevelt spoke on the radio

55
Q

What was the severe drought in 1930 called

A

The Dust Bowl