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After the assassination of the prime minister, the _______ held the real power in Japan.

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military

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Benito Mussolini’s nickname was “II ________.”

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duce

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What was Hitler’s strategy in dealing with French border defenses?

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Hitler flanked the line by first moving through the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium.

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The National Socialist German Worker’s Party was known as the ________ Party.

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nazi

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Benito Mussolini led __

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Italy

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Emperor Hirohito led ___

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Japan

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Adolf Hitler led ___

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Germany

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Francisco Franco led __

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Spain

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Great Britain and France handed Czechoslovakia to Hitler at the ______ Conference.

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Munich

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Austria’s forced unification with Germany was called the ________.

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Anschluss

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Edouard Daladier led __

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France

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Neville Chamberlain led ___

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Great Britain

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How did Benito Mussolini gain power in Italy?

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Italy’s king appointed him premier when Mussolini threatened to take government by force.
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Which country was not part of the Axis Powers?

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china

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15
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Adolf Hitler gave himself the title,”Der ________.”

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Fuhrer

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________ was the policy of allowing Germany to violate the terms of their treaty, but doing nothing to stop it.

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Appeasement

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The “Miracle at ___” involved more than 800 ships evacuating 338,000 British and French troops.

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Dunkirk

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Which factor was NOT important in allowing new political parties to form in Germany after World War I?

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the Treaty of Versailles required multiple parties

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19
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The ________ proved ineffective as a negotiating forum and was essentially powerless.

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League of Nations

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The _________ Act of 1935 prevented arms manufacturers in the United States from selling arms to any foreign power that was at war.

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Neutrality

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What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s greatest contribution while the nation recovered from an economic disaster and faced another potential war in Europe?

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his firm and confident leadership

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The __________ Line was a series of French bunkers and fortifications constructed along the German border.

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Maginot

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________, meaning lightning war, was a new type of rapid warfare introduced by Germany during the invasion of Poland.

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Blitzkrieg

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A governmental system led by a dictator who stresses nationalism rather than individual liberty is _______.

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Fascism

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In which area did the New Deal NOT shift American attitudes?

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fostered patriotic pride in maintaining a strong military

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26
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World War II officially began on September 3, 1939, with the September 1, 1939 invasion of ___ by Germany.

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Poland

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What was the fundamental reason behind the Japanese desire to acquire new territories?

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There was a lack of natural resources in Japan.

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28
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Anti-Semitism is hatred directed at _____.

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Jews

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29
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_____ was a militant leader of the Japanese government.

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Hideki Tojo

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30
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The Japanese formed the ___ to create one large entity of oriental nations free from foreign (Western) influence.

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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

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Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, business, and synagogues during the ________, or night of broken glass.

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Kristallnacht

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32
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The Battle of the Atlantic featured German _________ against Allied shipping.

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submarines

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33
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The surprise attack on December 7, 1941 which compelled America to declare war on Japan was the _____.

A

raid on pearl harbor

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34
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Germans constructed extermination camps with ______ that could kill up to 2,000 people at a time.

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gas champers

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35
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Fear of spying and sabotage led the U.S. government to place many ___ in War Relocation Camps.

A

Japanese Americans

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36
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The WAC was a women’s support unit for the _____.

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army

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37
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A(n) ___ embargo on shipping of oil, aviation fuel, scrap iron, and steel encouraged Japan to forcibly seek resources from Asian neighbors.

A

american

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38
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On which continent was World War II NOT being waged by 1940?

A

Australia

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39
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first part of the war for Europe

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Battle of the Atlantic

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40
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first major battle for American forces in North Africa

A

Battle of Kasserine Pass

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41
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cut off the road supplying the Chinese armies of Chiang Kai-Shek

A

Japanese conquer Burma

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42
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prevented Hitler from completing Operation Sea-Lion

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Battle of Britain

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43
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small group of American marines repelled one invasion before the Japanese returned with 1,500 men

A

Battle of Wake Island

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44
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The ______ captured the British colonies of Singapore, Burma, and Hong Kong.

A

Japanese

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45
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The battle for Europe began in the _____ Ocean.

A

Atlantic

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46
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To help financially, Americans purchased war _______.

A

bonds

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47
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By the end of the war more than ___ Jews had been murdered by the Third Reich.

A

six million

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48
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In June 1940, ____ entered the war on the side of Germany.

A

Italy

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49
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____ stated in his autobiography that he intended to eradicate all Jews from Germany.

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Adolf Hitler

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50
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In 1940, America leased fifty obsolete ________ to Great Britain in exchange for naval bases.

A

destroyers

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51
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The United States did not change its ________ laws to help Jews escape Europe.

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immigration

52
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It became apparent to most Americans that the United States could not stand by and watch democracy being swallowed up by _____________.

A

totalitarianism

53
Q

Which event was Winston Churchill referring to when he said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”?

A

The Battle of Britain

54
Q

During the ___ nearly 10,000 American and Filipino troops died from exposure, disease, and cruel treatment by Japanese captors.

A

Bataan Death March

55
Q

Americans were required to _______ certain goods in order to supply troops.

A

ration

56
Q

The ___ Act allowed the United States to become the “Arsenal of Democracy,” according to Roosevelt, by supplying allies with war materials.

A

Lend-Lease

57
Q

Jews refer to the Holocaust as the ________, or “the catastrophe.”

A

Shoah

58
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Which group was NOT victimized during the Holocaust?

A

British prisoners of war

59
Q

Righteous _________ were non-Jews who assisted Jews during World War II.

A

Gentiles

60
Q

Passage of the _________ Laws stripped Jews of all their civil rights.

A

Nuremberg

61
Q

WAVES served in the _____.

A

navy

62
Q

After liberating North Africa, Allied forces next targeted _____.

A

Sicily

63
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Almost 1,500 Japanese __________ attacked U.S. ships during the Battle of Okinawa.

A

kamikazes

64
Q

At the Casablanca Conference, Allied leaders ___.

A

agreed to accept only the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers

65
Q

President Roosevelt met Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin for the first time at the ________ Conference.

A

Tehran

66
Q

The June 6, 1944, invasion of northern France is remembered as ___.

A

D-Day

67
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The ___ bolstered American morale and instilled fear in the Japanese who believed they were beyond the reach of enemy attacks.

A

Doolittle Raid

68
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Which statement was NOT a purpose of the Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe?

A

Kill German soldiers on military bases.

69
Q

On V-E Day, new German leader___ signed the German surrender.

A

Karl Dönitz

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70
Q

_______ Beach proved to be the toughest battleground of the five D-Day beaches.

A

Omaha

71
Q

Allied leaders issued the ___________ Declaration calling on Japan to surrender unconditionally or else face destruction.

A

Potsdam

72
Q

____ Code Talkers sent radio messages using their native language that the Japanese could not decipher.

A

Navajo

73
Q

American strategy consisted of _______ across the Pacific to end all Japanese resistance.

A

island hopping

74
Q

The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first time ___.

A

two opposing naval fleets fought without seeing each other’s naval vessels

75
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________________ was the amassing of men, equipment, and supplies for the 1944 invasion of Europe.

A

Operation Overload

76
Q

Hitler sacrificed over one-half million German soldiers in an unsuccessful attack on ________ in Russia.

A

Stalingrad

77
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President _________________ agreed to use the atomic bomb in hopes of avoiding millions of casualties in a ground invasion of Japan.

A

Truman

78
Q

The first atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, on ___.

A

Hiroshima

79
Q

The Japanese signed terms of surrender on board the battleship ________.

A

Missouri

80
Q

______ surrendered shortly after Allied forces landed on its shores.

A

Italy

81
Q

President Truman announced that September 2, 1945, would be ___.

A

V-J Day

82
Q

___ were the three major Axis Powers.

A

Germany, Italy, and Japan

83
Q

The United States did not change its _____ laws to help Jews escape rising hostility in Europe.

A

immigration

84
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Karl Donitz

A

German leader who signed the German surrender

85
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Hirohito

A

emperor of Japan who announced his country’s surrender via a radio broadcast

86
Q

Over one-half million German soldiers died as a result of Hitler’s ill-advised attack on ________ in Russia.

A

Stalingrad

87
Q

The WAVES were women who served in ___.

A

the navy

88
Q

The Lend-Lease Act enabled America to become the “___” by supplying allies with war materials.

A

Arsenal of Democracy

89
Q

____ succeeded to the Presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt died.

A

Harry S. Truman

90
Q

After securing North Africa, Allied forces next invaded the island of _________.

A

Sicily

91
Q

Fear of spying and sabotage led the U.S. government to place many ______ Americans in War Relocation Camps.

A

Japanese

92
Q

Allowing Germany to violate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, but doing nothing to stop it, was a policy of ______.

A

appeasement

93
Q

The _______ Laws targeted Jews by stripping them of their civil rights.

A

Nuremberg

94
Q

The forced unification of Austria to Germany was the _______.

A

Anschluss

95
Q

Jews refer to the Holocaust as the _______, meaning “the catastrophe.”

A

Shoah

96
Q

The June 6, 1944, invasion of France is remembered as ___.

A

D-Day

97
Q

_____ is a governmental system led by a dictator who stresses nationalism rather than individual liberty.

A

Fascism

98
Q

What was the goal of Japan’s Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?

A

the creation of a large entity of oriental nations led by Japan that would be free from western influence

99
Q

Battle of the Bulge

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This event was Hitler’s last offensive effort to stop the Allied advance towards Germany.

100
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Operation Sea-Lion

A

This event was Hitler’s planned invasion of Great Britain.

101
Q

The _____ Raid bolstered American morale and instilled fear in the Japanese who believed American forces could not attack their homeland.

A

Doolittle

102
Q

Japanese military leaders invaded Manchuria, a northern territory of ___, in 1931.

A

China

103
Q

German ______ hunted Allied shipping in wolfpacks during the Battle of the Atlantic.

A

submarines

104
Q

The _____ was the first major battle for American forces in North Africa.

A

Battle of Kasserine Pass

105
Q

Meaning “lightning war,” the _______ was a new type of rapid warfare introduced by Germany during the invasion of Poland.

A

blitzkrieg

106
Q

Almost 1,500 Japanese ______ airplanes attacked U.S. ships during the Battle of Okinawa.

A

kamikaze

107
Q

President Truman announced that September 2, 1945, would be _________.

A

V-J Day

108
Q

____ was the leader of the Soviet Union who ordered the deaths of those who opposed his views and policies.

A

Joseph Stalin

109
Q

A small force of American marines turned away an invasion of ______ Island before being overwhelmed by a second, much larger, Japanese invasion force.

A

Wake

110
Q

Benito Mussolini’s nickname was “II _____.”

A

Duce

111
Q

The Battle of ______ was an intense air battle that prevented Hitler from invading England.

A

Britain

112
Q

The desire to acquire ___ was Japan’s fundamental reason for acquiring new territories.

A

natural resources

113
Q

Nearly 10,000 American and Filipino troops died from exposure, disease, and cruel treatment by Japanese captors during the _____ Death March.

A

Bataan

114
Q

The surprise raid on ____ compelled America to declare war on Japan.

A

Pearl Harbor

115
Q

Why was Midway the turning point of the war in the Pacific Theater?

A

The sinking of four Japanese carriers crippled Japanese attack capability and allowed the United States to go on the offensive.

116
Q

____ murdered more than six million Jews in the Holocaust.

A

Nazi Germany

117
Q

_____ rebuilt Germany into the Nazi Third Reich and committed suicide days before the war ended in Europe.

A

Adolf Hitler

118
Q

Stormed on June 6, 1944, _____ Beach was the toughest beach battlefield.

A

Omaha

119
Q

Czechoslovakia was handed to Hitler by France and Great Britain at the _______ Conference.

A

Munich

120
Q

Which group was NOT victimized during the Holocaust?

A

Roman Catholics

121
Q

The _____ began on September 1, 1939. This event was the first military conflict of World War II.

A

invasion of Poland

122
Q

_____ was a militant leader of Japan.

A

Hideki Tojo

123
Q

More than 800 ships evacuated 380,000 British and French Troops at ________.

A

Dunkirk

124
Q

What occurred during Kristallnacht?

A

Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish synagogues, homes, and businesses.

125
Q

_________ Code Talkers used their native language to transmit radio messages that the Japanese could not decipher.

A

Navajo

126
Q

_____ became Prime Minister of Great Britain after Neville Chamberlain.

A

Winston Churchill

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