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what countries were ruled by fascist dictators by the end of the 1930s
spain, italy and germany
The earliest incident leading up to WWII in Asia was Japan invading _______ a region in china
manchuria
These two world leaders signed a nonaggression pact one week before the invasion of Poland that started WWII
Stalin and hitler
the 3 following factors that kept countries from challenging the expanding Axis empires
a global depression, memories from ww1 and the belief in isolationism
the 3 major Axis Powers in WWII
Germany, Italy, Japan
who are they invading on d-day
The allies invaded Normandy, France which was occupied by Germany
what were the 3 blunders of Adolf Hitler during WWII
declaring war on usa, invasion of russia,Putting so many resources into the extermination of the Jews
Which country saw the largest number of Jews killed in the Holocaust
poland
Know the following Japanese cities that were sites of atomic explosions
hiroshima and nagasaki
What country saw the most casualties during WWII
soviet union
What organization was created after WWII (1945) to prevent another war from starting? It included both the USA and the USSR
The United Nation
What battle cost the USSR over one million soldiers and it put the Germans on the defensive on the Russian front
Battle Stalingrad
