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German Word for “living space”

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lebensraum

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Book in which Hitler outlined his political philosophy

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Mein Kampf

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What did the propaganda Armym Navy and Air force talk about?

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focused that Germany is weak and could be attacked. There is a need to build up a army

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Who was the Vice Chancellor that wanted Hitler to be leader?

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Franz Von Papen

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Name of Hitler’s secret police?

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Gestapo

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First set of laws to seperate Jews from Germans

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Nuremburg Laws

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What country is mostly ran by military?

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Japan

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Where and why did Japan first invade?

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Manchuria, needed the iron and coal

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9
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Who withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933?

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Japan

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Invasion of Nanking is called what?

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Rape of Nanking

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Who led fascist Italy?

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Benito Mussolini

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12
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Political party ran by Mussolini?

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Fasci di combattimento

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Mussolini’s personal army

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Black shirts

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The political group of Mussolini

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Falange

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Where does Italy try to imperialize?

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Ethiopia

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Name of Ethiopian emperor who ask help of League of Nations?

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Emperor haile Selassie

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17
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Hitler took back what land in 1936?

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Rhineland

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18
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Was Hitler punished for militarizing and taking back the Rhineland?

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No, league of nations said nothing.

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Event name in which Hitler kills S.A officials to gain respect of military?

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Night Of Long Knives

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20
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Members of the Axis Powers?

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Italy, Japan and Germany

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21
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Alliance between Germany and Italy was called?

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Rome-Berlin Axis

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Who represented the government in the Tripartite Pact?

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Yosuke Matsuoko- Japan; Heinrich Stahmer- Germany; Mario Indelli- Italy

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23
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After a failed military coup led by Franco what occurred?

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civil war

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24
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Who countries supported Franco?

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Germany and Italy

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What does Hitler and Mussolini want back from Franco, since they helped him get to power?

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They want Franco to join them to fight in future war

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Name for German air force?

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Luftwaffe

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27
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Where in Spain did Franco allow Hitler to test his weapons?

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Guernica, Basque

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What is the German term for when Hitler took over Austria?

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Anschluss

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29
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Name for German highways?

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autobond

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What does Hitler do to get more lebensraum?

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He invades Austria and Czechoslovakia

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What part of Czechoslovakia does Hitler want to be part of Germany?

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Sudentenland

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32
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The Czechs were not willing to give up their land so what does Mussolini suggested?

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The Munich Conference

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Who went to the Munich Conference over Czechoslovakia?

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Germany, Britain, Italy and France. the Czechs were not invited

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What did they agree in the Munich Conference?

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Germany would receive the Sudentenland but German aggression would come to an end

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35
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What did Hitler do after the Munich Conference?

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6 months later he took over all of Czechoslovakia

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36
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What country does Hitler go after Czechoslovakia?

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Poland

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37
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Who does Germany sign a non aggression pact with and why?

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Russia, Hitler wants to take part of Poland but doesn’t want the Russians interfering

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38
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After Germany invaded Poland who declared war on the Germans?

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British and French

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German word for lighting war, in which Germans used a quick attack?

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blitzkrieg

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What is the phony war? and what was Hitler doing during that time?

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War was declared but there was no actual fighting, Hitler was building up his army for a surprise attack.

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41
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What did Congress pass which didn’t allow the U.S to provide weapons for nations at war?

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Neutrality Acts

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42
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Who was president during the U.S isolationism area?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

43
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Franklin D. Roosevelt did what to try to help the British and French, without getting into the war?

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He revised the Neutrality Acts so that the U.S could sell weapons to the Allies

44
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What did the “lend-lease” policy do?

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It continued the flow of military aid to Britain

45
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What metaphor did FDR use to convince people of the Lend-Lease policy?

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“If your neighbor’s house i son fire, you don’t sell him your hose–you lend it to him”

46
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Who did Franklin D. Roosevelt meet with in secret?

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British Prime Minister, Churchill

47
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Where did FDR and Churchill meet?

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of the coast of Newfoundland

48
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What is the Atlantic Charter?

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goals set for the war

49
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How long does it take the Germans to defeat French?

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1 month

50
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What is the Resistance?

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Effort led by French General Charles de Gaulle in London trying to free French from the Germans

51
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Who did Hitler go after the France?

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Great Britain

52
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What was Hitler’s attack plan against Britain?

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To disable the Royal Air Force, and bomb major cities like London.

53
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Why did the British succeed against the Germans?

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development of radar, blackouts

54
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What is operation Barbarossa?

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When Hitler attacks the Soviet Union

55
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How long did everyone think it would take to invade all of Russia? How long did it actually take?

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2 months, it actually took 2 years

56
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What did Roosevelt do to anger the Japanese?

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He ended sales of steel and scrap iron, cut off oil shipments and froze Japanese assests in U.S banks

57
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What is the Co- Prosperity Sphere?

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When japan took advantage of European countries fighting in the war and took over their colonies.

58
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What is a Kamikaze pilot?

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a pilot who is willing to die for their country, knowing it will bring them honor

59
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What ship is left as memorial site for Pearl Harbor?

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U. S. S. Arizona

60
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US declared war on Japan causing who else to be in war?

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Germany then declares war on the U.S

61
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What was the Battle of Midway?

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It was the first time Japan fails at taking an island, Japan can not replace equipment

62
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After Hitler fails attacking Britain who does he attack next?

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Stalingrad, Russia

63
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Did Hitler prevail against Russia?

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no

64
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Where do the British defeat the Germans?

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El Alamein, Egypt

65
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Dwight Eisenhower leads command in what operation?

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Operation Torch

66
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In 1943 what office removed Mussolini

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Fascist Grand Council

67
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What did Hitler do for Mussolini?

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Hitler rescued Mussolini and made him leader of the German occupied Italy

68
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What happens when the Allies enter Rome?

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They continued north and executed Mussolini

69
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What is D-Day?

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When American and British forces land on the beaches of Normandy, to take back France

70
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What is Operation Overlord?

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Name of invasion into France

71
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Describe the Battle of the Bulge

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It was Germany’s attempt to surround the Allies. It failed

72
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What does V-E Day stand for?

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Victory Europe Day

73
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Why is the war not over after Germany surrenders?

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Japan is still left to defeat

74
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Who fought in the Pacific War?

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Allies vs. Japan

75
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What two islands do the US Marines capture from Japan?

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Iwo Jima and Okinawa

76
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What was the Manhattan project?

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It was a program made with goal of building an atomic bomb

77
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Where was the first successful test of an atomic bomb?

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New Mexico desert

78
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U.S bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb in what two places?

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

79
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Who was in charge of the Manhattan project?

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Robert Oppenheimar

80
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What were the Nicknames for the nuclear bombs?

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Fatman, and Little Boy

81
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What happened on September 2, 1945?

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Japan surrendered on the U.S battleship Missouri

82
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What is Total War?

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It is in which opponents try not just to defeat each other’s army on the battlefield but to destroy the other country’s ability to wage war at all.

83
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What is Victory Gardens?

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It was to ease pain of rationing people began to grow their own fruits and vegetables in their backyard

84
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What did women do to help men in the war effort?

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women filled men’s jobs in many industries

85
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Why was “Tokyo Rose”, Iva Toguri, charged with treason against the U.S?

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He radio broadcasted messages that undermined the moral of the U.S soldiers

86
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What new tactic did the military of the U.S. begin to use?

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Attacking civilians. Ex. Firebombing of Dresden, atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

87
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What does Holocaust stand for?

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sacrifice by fire

88
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What was the Nuremberg Military Tribunal?

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the trial of 22 Nazi leaders

89
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Who met in the Yalta Conference?

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Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin

90
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What organization was created to replace the League of Nations?

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United Nations

91
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Who was at the Potsdam Conference?

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Harry Truman from the USA, Prime Minister Clement Attlee from Britian (as well as Churchill even though he wasn’t in charge) and Stalin

92
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What did they discuss at the Potsdam Conference?

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Germany’s future and the shape of postwar Europe

93
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What general moved into the US embassy to oversee the American occupation in Japan?

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General Douglas MacArthur

94
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What was the original name for the Marshall plan?

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The European Recovery Program

95
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What was the purpose of the Marshall plan?

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to help nations rebuild and also provide for former enemy nations to receive aid from the US

96
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Who proposed the Marshall plan?

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the secretary of state, George C. Marshall

97
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What was the outcome of the Marshall plan?

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Sixteen nations used the financial aid program and received a total of $13 billion dollars, and political benefits.

98
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What was the purpose of the United Nations?

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to keep peace, encourage respect for human rights, creating conditions under which justice and respect for international laws and treaties could be achieved, and promoting social progress and better standards of living throughout the world

99
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What was the Cold War?

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40 years of tension between and the USSR (Soviet Union/ Russia) because of the advancement of nuclear weapons.

100
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Who created the Versailles Treaty?

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The League of Nations

101
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Germany was forces to surrender which two provinces to Czechoslovakia?

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Alsace-Lorraine and Hultschin

102
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What was a demilitarized zone in Germany?

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Rhineland

103
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Which country did not join the League of Nations?

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U.S.

104
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The burdens of reparations lead Germany to ____ and ____

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Discontenment and Political Instability

Modern World History Honors 2011-2012 (10 decks)

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