Test 15 Study Guide Flashcards

1
Q

a promise between two countries to fight together against their enemies

A

alliance

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2
Q

President of the US during World War I

A

Woodrow Wilson

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3
Q

The use of U-boats by this country at the beginning of WWI angered many countries

A

Germany

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4
Q

the name of the English passenger liner that was torpedoed near the beginning of WWI

A

Lusitania

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5
Q

Germany sent the Zimmermann note to this country asking them for help in World War I

A

Mexico

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6
Q

This holiday is celebrated on November 11 each year to honor those who have served in our armed forces

A

Veterans Day

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7
Q

the first President to give his inaugural address over the radio

A

Coolidge

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8
Q

In America, this was a prosperous decade

A

1920’s

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9
Q

the communist dictator of the Soviet Union, and one of the cruelest dictators the world has ever known

A

Stalin

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10
Q

President of the US during World War II

A

Franklin Roosevelt

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11
Q

Which German city was divided by the “Wall of Shame” after World War II?

A

Berlin

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12
Q

Which organization was set up after World War II to help nations settle their problems?

A

United Nations

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13
Q

By 1940, one of the only countries in Europe unoccupied by the Nazis was ________________.

A

Great Britain

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14
Q

Which event caused World War II to begin?

A

Hitler’s attack on Poland

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15
Q

The country known as “the great arsenal of democracy”

A

The United States

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16
Q

Partway through the war, Hitler broke his alliance with _______________, and attacked that country.

A

the Soviet Union

17
Q

During World War II, Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as ______________ Powers.

A

Axis

18
Q

Which event caused the US to enter World War II?

A

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

19
Q

What happened on V-E day?

A

Germany surrendered to the Allies.

20
Q

The US joined WW II on the side of the _____________ Powers.

A

Allied

21
Q

What event caused Japan to surrender?

A

the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima

22
Q

Name the leader of Russia during World War II

A

Joseph Stalin

23
Q

Name the leader of the US during World War II

A

Franklin Roosevelt

24
Q

Name the leader of Germany during World War II

A

Adolf Hitler

25
Q

Name the leader of Japan during World War II

A

Tojo

26
Q

Name the leader of England during World War II

A

Winston Churchill

27
Q

Name the leader of Italy during World War II

A

Benito Mussolini

28
Q

Be able to locate the following states on a map:
1) Arkansas
2) California
3) Hawaii
4) North Dakota
5) Mississippi
6) Kentucky
7) Idaho
8) New Jersey

A

see History book, pp. 248-249