Practice Questions Flashcards

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Mussolini’s political philosophy was

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Fascist

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2
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One basic idea of Communism is the absence of

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Private property

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3
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The basic idea of Fascism is

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Unity is strength

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4
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The First Nation invaded by Japan was

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Manchuria (China)

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5
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The name of Germany’s military alliance was the

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Tripartite

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6
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The 2 major military partners of Hitler were

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Italy and Japan

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7
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Who were the leaders of Italy and Japan?

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Mussolini and Tojo

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8
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The nations represented by the Big 3 were

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Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt

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9
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The Big 3 were

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Britain, Russia, U.S.

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10
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The first wartime meeting of the Allied took place at

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Casa Blanca, Africa

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11
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The main point of the pre-Pearl Harbor Atlantic Charter was

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It was a statement of the U.S. And England’s war goals

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12
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Japan attacked Pearl Harbor after the U.S. Imposed an _______ on oil

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Embargo

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13
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What happened at the Munich Conference?

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Appeasement conference

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14
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The Munich Conference occurred filling Hitler’s invasion of

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Czechoslovakia

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15
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Which part of Germany was demilitarized following the First World War?

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Rhine River

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16
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Who was the leader of France during WW2?

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Charles DeGualle

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17
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What was the role of Spain in WW2?

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Neutral

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18
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WW2 was officially declared following Germany’s invasion of

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Poland

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19
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9/1/1939

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Declaration of WW2

20
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12/7/1941

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Pearl Harbor

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6/6/1944

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5/8/1945

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8/6/1945

24
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Where did US troops first encounter the Wermachtt?

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North Africa

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What were the Nuremberg Laws?
Anti-Jewish laws
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What were the Nuremberg Trials?
War crimes (against humanity) trials, for German officers
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What happened during Kristalnacht?
Rampage against the Jews
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Pogrom
Organized violence against a group of people
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Ghetto
Ethnic neighborhood
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Anti-semitism
Predictive against the Jews
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Death camps
The final solution
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Where was the first defeat of the German military?
North Africa
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The overall strategic goal of Hitler and his allies was to control
Oil supply
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Where was the Japanese advance in the Pacific stopped?
The Coral Sea
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What battle is considered the turning point of the pacific War?
Midway
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Why were the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa so important?
Direct air assaults to Japan
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What was the Manhattan Project?
Atomic bomb project
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Who participated in the Yalta Conference?
Big 3 (last meeting)
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The participants at Yalta agreed that
To join the war to defeat Japan
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The participants at Yalta disagreed over
East Europe and Germany
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Who was present at the Potsdam Conference?
Truman, Stalin, Atlee
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Which nation suffered the highest military and civilian casualties of WW2?
Russia
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Which nation spent the most money on WW2?
U.S.
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The biggest fear of western leaders after the war was the spread of
Communism
45
After the defeat of Germany, Stalin refused to remove soviet troops from
Germany and Poland (basically east Europe)
46
The largest and final battle of the European war was
Battle of the bulge
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The name of Hitler's political party was the
Nazi's