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Who won, the Allies or the Axis powers

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Allies

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2
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Which people suffered through the Holocaust

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Jewish people

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3
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Which two countries were devastated by World War II

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Europe and Japan

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4
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Who used Blitzkrieg

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Germany

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Who did Germany take over with the mass attack of Blitzkrieg

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Europe and North Africa

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What is it called when the Germans, Soviets agree not to fight each other

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Nonaggression Pact

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7
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What was the secret deal inside the nonaggression pact

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a secret deal to split Poland

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8
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Who launched invasion of Poland

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Hitler

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9
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What is lightning war, Germany’s new military strategy

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Blitzkrieg

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10
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What 3 items were used to surprise enemy and quickly conquer

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Planes, tanks, and infantry

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What 3 things did Blitzkrieg prioritize

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speed, surprise, and force

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12
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Who captured Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, resistance met in Finland

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Soviets

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13
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Did Finland eventually surrender

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Yes

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14
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What 2 countries mobilized along the French border

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French and British

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15
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What is it called during the many months of no action

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“Phony War”

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16
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Who attacked Denmark, Norway

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Hitler

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17
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Who is the leader of Nazi Germany

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Hitler

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18
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WHat 2 main events did Hitler orchestrate

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WWII and Holocaust

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19
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How many people died in WWII and the Holocaust

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40,000,000

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20
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Who conquered Netherlands, Belgium, Lexumbourg

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Germany

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21
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Did France surrender to Germany

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Yes

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22
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Who took ships across Channel to rescue soldiers at Dunkirk

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British Navy, civilians

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23
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Who was a French general that organized opposition to Germany

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Charles de Gaulle

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24
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Who was the British Prime Minister

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Winston Churchill

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25
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What kind of attacks did Germany start the invasion on Britain with

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Air

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26
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What 3 things did the British use to resist Germany

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air force, radar, code-breaking

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27
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What is the air war over Britain that lasted until May 1941

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Battle of Britian

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28
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Who is best remembered for successfully leading Britain through World War II

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Winston Churchill

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29
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What was Winston Churchill famous for

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his inspiring speeches and his refusal to give in, even when things are going badly

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30
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Who was the leader of Italy

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Mussolini

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31
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Who declared war on France, Britain after German victory

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Mussolini

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32
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Who did Mussolini attack in North Africa

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British

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33
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Did British attack back at the Italians

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Yes

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34
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Who was the German general who battles British in North africa

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Erwin Rommel

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35
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Who first retreats then succeeds against British

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Rommel

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36
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What was Erwin Rommel nicknamed

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the Desert Fox

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37
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When Hitler invaded Yugoslavia and Greece, did the fall quickly or did they keep up a good fight

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they both fell quickly

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38
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When Germany invaded the Soviet Union were they prepared or unprepared

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unprepared

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39
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What did the Soviet troops do as they retreated

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burn land

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40
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Where did the German stop, also were they were forced to undertake long siege

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Leningrad

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41
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Did the Germans capture Moscow

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No but they almost did

42
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Did most americans want to fight in war or avoid war

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avoid war

43
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What did Roosevelt fear

A

that US would have to fight

44
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What did Roosevelt hope to do so they can resist Germany

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strengthen allies

45
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What is it called when the US loaned weapons to countries fighting Germany

A

Lend-Lease Act

46
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What 2 leaders meet, they also issued a statement of principles

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Roosevelt and Churchill

47
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What is it called when they support free trade, right to form own government

A

Atlantic Charter

48
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Who many jews and other “non-Aryans” did Hitler’s Nazis kill during the Holocaust

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6 million jews and 5 million other “non-Aryans”

49
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What are the Germanic people called, they are also the “Master race”

A

Aryans

50
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What was the systematic murder of Jewish people and others

A

Holocaust

51
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What took away rights of German Jews

A

Nuremberg Laws

52
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What was the “night of broken glass”; Jewish homes, businesses, synagogues were attacked; 100 jews killed

A

Kristallnacht

53
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What did the Germans due because they were fearing more violence

A

they fled to other countries

54
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What did Hitler do with the Jews to isolate them

A

he put them in designated cities

55
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What was the separate Jewish areas called

A

Ghettos

56
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What 2 things did Hitler hope the Jews would die of

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Disease and starvation

57
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DId the Jews survive in these terrible conditions

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yes

58
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What two groups were the jews separated into at the camps

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strong people and weak people

59
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Was the weak killed

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yes, they were killed immediately

60
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How many jews survived the Holocaust

A

fewer than 4 million

61
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Who attacked Pearl Harbor

A

Japan

62
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What war brought the United States into WWII

A

The attack on Pearl Harbor

63
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What did Roosevelt cut off to Japan

A

oil shipments

64
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Who plans to attack on U.S. fleet in Hawaii

A

Isoroku Yamamato

65
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Who did US declare war on

A

Japan

66
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What 2 main places did Japan attack

A

Hong Kong and Thailand

67
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Who attacked Philippine islands who were defended by US

A

Japanese

68
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Who won, Philippines or Japan

A

Japan

69
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Who attacked Tokyo

A

US bombers

70
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What did the Raid show

A

That Japan is vulnerable, it did little damage

71
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In what battle did Americans stop Japanese advance

A

Battle of the Coral Sea

72
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What was the new kind of naval warfare

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where ships launch planes to fight each other

73
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Who sent a powerful fleet to capture Midway island

A

Japanese

74
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What battle did US destroy Japan’s naval fleet

A

Battle of Midway

75
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Who was an American army commander

A

Douglas MacArthur

76
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Who planed to “island hop”

A

MacArthur

77
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What was the hellish battle that ends in Allied victory

A

Battle of Guadalcanal

78
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What 3 countries led the Allies to victory

A

United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union

79
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Who attacked at El Alamein

A

British General Montgomery

80
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Who was an american commander in Morocco

A

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

81
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In what war did Soviets and Germans battle for control of city

A

Battle of Stalingrad

82
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What troops captured city

A

German

83
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Who loses power but Germans keep control of northern Italy

A

Mussolini

84
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How many US workers are there

A

17 to 18 million

85
Q

What did the people at home face

A

shortage of consumer goods

86
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What aims to inspire civilians to aid war effort

A

Propaganda

87
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What did Japanese AMericans face

A

prejustice

88
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What kind of camps were Japanese Americans put into

A

Internment camps

89
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What did Allies use to confuse Germans

A

deception

90
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What day was D-day on

A

June 6, 1944

91
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Who captured Normandy beaches

A

Allied forces

92
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IN what battle did Germans counterattack

A

Battle of the Bulge

93
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Who surrounded Berlin

A

Soviets

94
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How did Hitler die

A

suicide

95
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Did Germany ever surrender

A

Yes

96
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Who became president after Roosevelt

A

Harry Truman

97
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What battle left Japanese navy badly damaged

A

Battle of Leyte Gulf

98
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What was it called when japanese pilots who fly suicide missions

A

Kamikazes

99
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Who warned Truman that invasion of Japan will cost many lives

A

Advisors

100
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What was Truman’s alternative

A

Atomic bomb

101
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How many people died in the bombing of Hiroshima

A

about 75,000

102
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How many people died in the bombing of Nagasaki

A

70,000

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