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How did the 1935 Nuremberg Laws impact the status of German Jews?

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They were no longer German citizens.

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New Deal legislation was introduced by which U.S. President?

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Franklin D Roosevelt

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How did Adolf Hitler and the Nazi’s gain control of the German government in 1933?

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They burned down the Reichstag building and blames the communists.

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Under Soviet collectivization, all farmland was owned by whom?

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The Soviet government

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How did Stalin maintain his power in the Soviet Union?

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He killed anybody who stood in his way.

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Which political movement was established by Benito Mussolini?

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Fascism

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Name three groups established by Roosevelt under his New Deal legislation.

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CCC, TVA, WPA

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How did the kulaks (Soviet Peasants) respond to the Soviet collectivization movement?

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Scorched earth policy.

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Which event led to the destruction of thousands of Jewish businesses and synagogues?

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Kristallnaicht

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Why did the majority of Italians support Benito Mussolini in the 1920s?

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He brought order to Italy and ended the threat of communism.

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What was the goal of Stalin’s Five Year Plans?

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To industrialize Russia.

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What was the leading cause of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

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People were buying on margin.

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Why did many Germans feel betrayed by the Weimar Republic?

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They felt betrayed because they signed the Treaty of Versailles and their country fell apart.

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What event led to the start of World War II?

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The invasion of Poland

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What does D-Day refer to?

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Upon what city was the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare dropped?

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What nickname refers to the end of the war in the Pacific?

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What does the “D” in D-Day mean?

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What nickname refers to the end of the war in Europe?

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What does the term Kamikaze describe?

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Why is December 7th, 1941 a significant date?

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Name three European regions that were acquired by Hitler before the start of WWII?

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Sudetenland, Austria, Rhineland

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What was the Final Solution?

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It was Germany’s plan to systematically kill all of the Jewish people of the world

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Name three types of concentration camps run by the Nazis?

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Labor camps, prison camps, death camps

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Name three things that happened to Japanese-Americans during WWII

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They were discriminated against, They were sent to relocation camps, They lost their homes and businesses

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Why is June 6th, 1944 a significant date?

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This was the day that Allies invaded the
beaches of Normandy, France.

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Why is September 1, 1939 a significant date?

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This was the day that the Germans invaded Poland unprovoked resulting in the start of WWII.

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Who advocated the policy of “appeasing” Hitler before the start of WWII?

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Neville Chamberlain

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Why did the Nazi’s put “Arbeit Macht Frei” above the gates of some of the Jewish concentration camps?

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To give the Jews a false sense that they may regain their freedom

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What was America’s attitude, before the attack of Pearl Harbor, toward getting involved in WWII?

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America did not want to be involved in foreign affairs

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What were John Steinbeck, James Joyce, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all known for being?

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They were novelist/authors

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What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

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The Stock market Crash of
1929 (Black Tuesday)

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Il Duce was the title of which of the following leaders?

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Benito Mussolini

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What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?

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The Axis Powers

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What was the goal of the U.S. isolationist policy after World War I?

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That the U.S. stay out of foreign entanglements/affairs

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Name three art movements from the early 20th century?

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Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism

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What did Fascism promote and encourage?

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extreme nationalism

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What was the policy of appeasement?

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What was the policy of appeasement? Give Hitler what he wants to avoid a war

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Why did Japan invade Manchuria?

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To gain access to its iron and coal mines

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What effect did the nonaggression pact between the Nazis and the Soviets have on the balance of power in Europe?

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It allowed the Axis powers to attack without fear of the
Soviets responding

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What impact did the radio have on society after the end of World War I?

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It united the country and helped to spread propaganda

42
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Why did millions of Germans turn against the leaders of the Weimar Republic?

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They signed the Treaty of Versailles resulting in a struggling German economy

43
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What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market?

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Too many stocks were sold “on margin”

44
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What societal fear added to the appeal of Fascism in Italy and Germany?

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The rise of Communism

45
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Why did Hitler target the Jewish population as scapegoats for all of Germany’s troubles?

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To unite the German people against a common enemy

46
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Name three ways the Great Depression impacted the U.S.

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Banks closed, unemployment rose, and businesses failed

47
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What does Mein Kampf mean?

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My Struggle

48
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What was “Lebensraum”?

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The Nazi invasion of neighboring regions to expand the
German influence

49
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Which political party in Germany adopted fascism?

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The Nazis

50
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Name three Axis powers that invaded other countries in the 1930s

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

51
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Name three countries that belonged to the Axis Powers

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

52
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Who was the leader of the Third Reich?

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Adolf Hitler

53
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Who did Francisco Franco fight for?

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Spanish rebel troops

54
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What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

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The German
invasion of Poland

55
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The German “blitzkrieg” was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?

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Overwhelming the enemy defenses

56
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What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?

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That Hitler’s forces could be stopped

57
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What was the significant about about the Battle of Midway?

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It was a turning point in control over the war in the Pacific against the Japanese

58
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What event occurred on the day described as “a date which will live in infamy”?

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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

59
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Which of the following battles marked the final German offensive of World War II?

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The Battle of the Bulge

60
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Where were atomic bombs dropped during World War II?

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On the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

61
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What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

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It was the prosecution of the Nazi war
criminals

62
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What did the Allies’ strategy of “island hopping” in the Pacific involve?

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Capture an island and cut off the supply lines to neighboring enemy islands

63
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What does the use of kamikaze pilots show about Japanese culture?

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National honor was more important than individual lives

64
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What was the U.S. response to Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia in mid-1941?

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The U.S. stopped trading oil and iron with the Japanese

65
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How did the Lend-Lease Act benefit the United States?

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It allowed the U.S. to provide military supplies to the allies without joining the war

66
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How were the Holocaust and Hitler’s “Final Solution” related?

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These are two terms used to describe the systematic elimination of the Jewish population on Earth

67
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Why were thousands of U.S. citizens pit in interment camps during the war?

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They were of Japanese descent and were mislabeled the enemy by the U.S. government

68
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Name three advantages that British had in the Battle of Britain?

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They had early warning radar, they broke the German code, and it was a do or die situation

69
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What was D-Day?

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The Allies invaded the shores of France

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What was D-Day?

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The Allies invaded the shores of France

71
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What was the main target of the kamikazes?

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Military war ships

72
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What did Stalin repeatedly urge Churchill and Roosevelt to do in order to relieve German pressure on Soviet armies?

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Invade France

73
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Which general led the victorious troops in the Battle of El Alamein?

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Bernard Montgomery

74
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Which nation paid the greatest price in terms of the number of lives lost during WWII?

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The Soviet Union

75
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Which nations’ pre-war governments were allowed to return to power after WWII?

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All Allied nations under German control ie. France

76
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Name three things that the Jews were denied by the 1935 Nuremberg laws.

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The ability to vote, the ability to marry outside of their group, any position of influence

77
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Name three things that the Jews were denied by the 1935 Nuremberg laws.

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The ability to vote, the ability to marry outside of their group, any position of influence

78
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Approximately, what percent of the American workforce was unemployed by 1933?

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25%

79
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Who was the former Red Army general that was assassinated in Mexico City?

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Leon Trotsky

80
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Who was the last Axis power to surrender during WWII?

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Japan

81
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Name three groups of people selected by the Nazis for extermination.

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Jews, homosexuals, and the mentally and physically infirmed

82
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Name three reasons why the nazis were unable to defeat the Soviet Union

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The harsh Russian winters, the long supply lines, and the scorched earth policy

83
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What was the “phony war”?

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A quiet period following the invasion of Poland

84
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Why did American insurance companies change their policy about life insurance settlements after the Great Depression?

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Too many people committed suicide to collect
the insurance money for their families

85
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What did the U.S. Lend-Lease Act do?

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It allowed the U.S. to send military supplies to the Allies

86
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Whose political views were expressed in the book “Mein Kampf”?

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Adolf Hitler

87
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What happened at Nuremberg after the end of WWII?

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The trial of Nazi war criminals

88
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What battle turned the tide of the war in North Africa?

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The Battle of El Alamein

89
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What was the Battle of the Bulge?

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It was the final German military offensive of WWII

90
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Which battle ended Japanese naval superiority in the Pacific?

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The Battle of Midway

91
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How were most Jews murdered in the Nazi death camps?

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The use of poison gas (Zyclon B)

92
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What did the Nazis do with the human hair of their victims?

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It was used as mattress and pillow stuffing for German submarines

93
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What did some Nazis do with the remains of Holocaust victims?

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They made creepy artwork like lamp shades with the skin

94
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Why did the Nazis remove the teeth of some Holocaust victims?

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To get to the gold fillings

95
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How did the Nazis trick the Jews into entering the gas chambers?

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The victims were told that they were going to take a shower

96
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What kind of experiments did the Nazis perform on Jews?

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They injected the victims with diseases to see how long it took for them to die which were fairly useless experiments

97
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How did the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki get their names?

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They were named after their size and shape (Fat Man and Little Boy)

98
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When did the term “ghetto” gain recognition?

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After World War Two

99
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What does “arbeit macht frei” mean?

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“Work Will Make You Free”

100
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What does “lebensraum” mean?

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“Living Space”

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