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U.S. chapter 17 Flashcards

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alliance

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a promise between two or more countries to fight together against their enemies in time of war

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neutral nations

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countries that decide not to take sides during a war

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U-boats

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submarines used by the Germans in World War 1

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dictator

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person who rules by force and allows his people little or no freedom

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Communism

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form of government that takes over a country and claims to own her businesses, homes and land

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Fascist Party

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form of government that controlled Italy after World War 1; allowed people to own their own property, but took away their freedoms

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National Socialist Party (Nazi Party)

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form of government led by Adolf Hitler in Germany after World War 1

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atomic bomb

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powerful and destructive bomb used at the end of World War 2 to bring the war in Japan to a quick end

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concentration camps

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German prison camps found at the close of World War 2 where millions of men, woman, and children had been penned up with very little food or had been cruelly massacred

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truce

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an agreement to stop fighting

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World War 1

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one of the two greatest wars the world has ever known; fought from 1914 to 1918

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Kaiser Wilhelm 2

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ruler of Germany during World War 1

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Allies

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countries that sided against Germany in World War 1; countries that sided against the Axis powers in World War 2; the most powerful Allies during World War 2: Great Britain, Russia, and the United States

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Central Powers

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countries that sided with Germany in World War 1

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Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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man who was shot to death with his wife while visiting Bosnia; their deaths triggered the beginning of World War 1

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President Woodrow Wilson

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President of the United States during World War

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Lusitania

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English passenger liner sunk by the Germans near the beginning of World War 1

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Zimmermann Note

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German letter asking Mexico to enter World War 1 on Germany’s side

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Veterans Day

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celebrated each year on November 11, the day on which World War 1 ended; honors all those who have served in the armed forces of our country

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League of Nations

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organization that was formed after World War 1 to try to preserve world peace

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“Roaring Twenties”

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name given to the prosperous years in America just before the Great Depression

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Calvin Coolidge

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first American President to give his inaugural address over the radio

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Great Depression

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A hard time in America when banks closed and many people did not have jobs

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Joseph Stalin

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Communist dictator of Russia after Lenin; one of the cruelest dictators the world has ever known

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Benito Mussolini

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Fascist dictator of Italy

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Adolf Hitler

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Nazi dictator of Germany

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Emperor Hirohito

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emperor of Japan

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Tojo

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military leader of Japan who became more powerful than Hirohito

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World War 2

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one of the two greatest wars the world has ever known; fought from 1939 to 1945

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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President of the United States during World War 2

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Axis powers

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Germany, Italy, Japan

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V-E Day

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Victory in Europe Day; May 7, 1945 the day Germany surrendered

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United Nations

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world organization establishment after World War 2 so that the nations of the world could work together to solve their problems

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President Harry S. Truman

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man who became President when Franklin D. Roosevelt died

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Berlin Wall

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“Wall of Shame” built by the Communists between Communist East Berlin and free West Berlin

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Korean War

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war that began when Communist North Korea invaded South Korea

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Geneva, Switzerland

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city where the headquarters for the League of Nations were set up

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Soviet Union

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cruel empire formed by the Communist Party near the end of the World War I under the leadership of Lenin; threatened to control other countries

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Poland

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country where World War 2 started

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Pearl Harbor

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location of an important United States navy base in the Hawaiian Islands; a Japanese air raid on this navy base brought the United States into World War 2

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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two Japanese cities on which the atomic bombs were dropped at the close of World War 2

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Berlin

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German city which was divided after World War 2

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