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What was the name of the group led by Charles de Gaulle?

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free France

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Why were the Allies concerned about the German takeover of Denmark and Norway?

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it threatened Allied shipping

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Which nations eventually joined the Axis? Select all that apply.

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Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania

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President Roosevelt , What program to aid Allies while still staying neutral.

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Lend-Lease

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Why did some Jews have trouble emigrating from Nazi Germany? Select all that apply.

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Nazi laws had taken their wealth
nations had immigration quotas
nations didn’t want to take in poor refugees

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the German war offensive

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blitzkrieg

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the German dictator, World War II

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Hitler

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the United States President during World War II

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Roosevelt

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the British prime minister, World War II

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Churchill

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the German commander in North Africa

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Rommel

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led Allied forces at Normandy

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Eisenhower

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Allied victory in Europe

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V-E Day

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the Japanese surprise attack on American naval base

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Pearl Harbor

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What term is used to describe the Nazi plan to carry out mass murder of Jews?

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The Final Solution

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Why was the Soviet Union given the task of accepting Berlin’s surrender?

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they had suffered greatly from German attacks

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Why did Japanese-American Relations grow tense before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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America cut off all economic relations with Japan.

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Why did some Jews have trouble emigrating from Nazi Germany? Select all that apply.

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Nazi laws had taken their wealth.
Nations had immigration quotas.
Nations didn’t want to take in poor refugees.
There was not enough transportation available.

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While the United States recovered from the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Japan quickly extended its control throughout the what ocean

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pacific ocean

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Which general was chosen to lead American forces in the war against Japan in the Pacific?

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MacArthur

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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Colonial Doolittle led a raid to drop bombs on

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Tokyo

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Japanese pilots who crashed their planes into American ships in a desperate defense of their homeland were called

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kamikaze pilots

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22
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Atomic bombs were dropped at

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

23
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What happened to Japanese Americans in the Western United States after America declared war on Japan?

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They were relocated into incarceration camps.

24
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Which battle in the Pacific was a strategic victory for the United States in World War II?

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Leyte Gulf

25
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Victories in battle at Okinawa brought the Allies closer to the Japanese homeland. On which other island did battles take place that brought the Allies closer to Japan?

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Iwo Jima

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United States president during most of World War II

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Roosevelt

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British prime minister during World War II

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Churchill

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Russian premier during World War II

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Stalin

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document stating British and American goals for World War II

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Atlantic Charter

30
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organization for world peace settlements following World War II

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United Nations

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new nation formed from occupation zones of the democratic nations

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Federal Republic of Germany

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nation formed from communist occupation

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German Democratic Republic

33
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Allied meetings to determine war and postwar policies and strategies were not held in which place?

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Tokyo

34
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Allied nations occupying postwar Germany and Austria did not include which nation?

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Belgium

35
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Allied treaties with the defeated European nations contained every provision except which one?

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cripple their industry

36
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In establishing peace treaties, what did the United States and Russia clash over?

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reparations
industrial limitations

37
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In The Treaty of San Francisco, Japan was required to do everything EXCEPT which of the following?

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severely limit its military

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delegates of all member nations

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General Assembly

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15 members - U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and ten others

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Security Council

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clerks, administrators, advisors

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Secretariat

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one, elected by General Assembly every 5 years

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Secretary-General

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15 judges appointed by the General Assembly and Security Council

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International Court of Justice

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discusses problems, recommends action, elects Secretary-General

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General Assembly

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maintains peace, settles disputes, curbs aggressive action

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Security Council

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full-time cleric, administration and advisory duties

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Secretariat

46
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reports United Nations business to General Assembly

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Secretary-General

47
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settles national disputes brought before them

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International Court of Justice

48
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When and where did leaders first meet and sign an agreement to create the United Nations?

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Moscow, 1943

49
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What needed to happen before the U.N. Charter became active?

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The five permanent nations plus a majority of members had to ratify it.

50
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Where is the International Court of Justice Located?

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Hague, Netherlands

51
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Which of the following nations are permanent members of the security council? Select all that apply.

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United States
Russia
China
France
England

52
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What extra privilege do permanent member nations of the Security Council receive?

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They can veto any Security Council resolutions.

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