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World War II Flashcards

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Harry S. Truman

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U.S president at the end of WWII- chose to drop atomic bombs on japan

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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U.S President from 1933-1945, including the majority of WWII

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Allied commander of Europe; led D-day invasion; U.S president (1953-1961)

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Douglas macarthur

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Allied commander of the pacific- united states general

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George c. Marshall

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United states army chief of staff;created plan to rebuild europe

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Winston churchill

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British prime minister- opposed appeasement- part of ‘Big 3’

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Define genocide

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The systematic & purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religous, or cultural group.

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Who is responsible for armenian genocide- ottoman empire?

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Ottoman turks

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Who is responsible for terror famine ukraine

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Joseph stalin and soviet union

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Who is responsible for great purge

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Joseph stalin

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Who is responsible for holocaust

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Adolf hitler & natzis

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Who is responsible for ‘ the killing fields’ cambodia

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Pol pot and khmer rouge

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Who is responsible for rwanda

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Hutus

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Who is responsible for ‘ bosnia and herzegovina

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Boshian serbs

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Who is responsible for darfur-sudan?

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Janjaweed

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When was japans attack on pearl harbor?

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Dec. 7 1941

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Causes of worldwide depression

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⚡️High protective tariffs
⚡️Execessive expansion of credit
⚡️expansion of production capacity
⚡️german reparation
⚡️stock market crash
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Effects of worldwide depression

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⚡️collapse of prices in world trade
⚡️high unemployment
⚡️bank failures & collapse of credit
⚡️nazi partys growing importance in germany
⚡️nazi party blames european jews for economic collapse

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Outcomes of world war II

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⚡️end of imperialism
⚡️ establishment of two major world powers; united states and soviet union
⚡️division of europe IRON CURTAIN
⚡️united nations
⚡️the universal declaration of human rights
⚡️marshall plan
⚡️formation of NATO and WARSAW.

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How was germany divided after world war II?

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Divided between 4 allied powers. (France, US, britain) took over west germany . (USSR) took over east communism

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Define the universal declaration of human rights

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Provided a code of conduct for treatment of people under protection of goverment.

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German invasion of poland

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Sept 1- october 6 1939
Bitzkrieg
Germany & ussr attack poland

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France falls

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May 10-june 22, 1940

Nazis invaded and defeated france within six weeks

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Battle of britain

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July-october 1940
“Operation sea lion”
Geramany bombs london & more
Britain doesnt fall

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D-day (allied invasion of europe)

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June 6 1944

Allies cross english channel & lands in normandy

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Event: atomic bombs on hiroshima

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Aug 6 1945

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Event: atomic bomb on nagasaki

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Aug 9 1945

Honors World Studies II (5 decks)

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