Social Studies Flashcards

1
Q

During the 1930s Germany wanted to gain territory of china

A

Japan

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2
Q

Britain and France controlled most of Africa before war

A

True

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3
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Appeasement is the act of submitting to an enemy’s wishes in order to keep the peace

A

Demands

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4
Q

To grow the government congress required every man to help out

A

Army

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5
Q

Roosevelt agreed with Churchill Erica’s should focus first on defeating Hitler

A

Europe/N.Africa

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6
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In order to free Europe the British and the Americans fought the Germans in N. Africa

A

True

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7
Q

Why did France declare war on Germany

A

They were friends with Poland and the Germans attacked Poland

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8
Q

Why did Hitler invade the USSR

A

Germany wanted there natural resources and their rich-soil land

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9
Q

What event caused the US to enter war

A

The attack on Pearl Harbor

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10
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Why did fighting continue in Italy after the country surrendered to the Allies

A

Fighting continued in Italy because it is apart of the Axis Power which the Allies are against

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11
Q

Leader of the Nationist Party in China

A

Chaing Kai-shek

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12
Q

Leader of the communist in china

A

Mao Zedong

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13
Q

Emperor of china

A

Hirohito

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14
Q

Prime minister of Britain

A

Winston Churchill

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15
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The main general over Germany’s forces in N.Africa

A

Erwin Rommel

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16
Q

Became premier of Japanese in October 1941

A

Hideke Tojo

17
Q

Commanded the British forces in N.Africa

A

Bernard Montgomery

18
Q

Commanded American progress in N.Africa then continued he fight in Sicily and freed the island

A

Dwight EsienHower

19
Q

Commanded American progress in N.Africa

A

George Patton

20
Q

—————— aggressive actions pushed the world toward war in the 1900s

A

Germany’s

21
Q

Before WW2 most European countries tried to remain ———————

22
Q

Congress tried to keep Americans out of war by passing several bills called ———————

A

Neutrality Acts

23
Q

Germany,Italy,and Japan were called the ——————————-

A

Axis Powers

24
Q

An—————- is a government order that bans all or some trade with other countries

25
The Russians asked the ——— for help to defeat Hitler
USA
26
Once the US declared war the country needed to grow its—————
Military
27
The countries that fought the Axis Powers were called the ——————
Allies
28
The Allies defeated the ————-army in N.Africa
German