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Fascism

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Political philosophy that places the importance of the nation over that of the individual

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Antisemitism

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Hostility or discrimination towards Jews

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Land Lease Act

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let the US send equipment and resources to the Allies during WWI

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Totalitarianist Countries

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Germany, Soviet Union, Italy

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Jewish Death Count

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6,000,000

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Kamikaze

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Japanese suicide plane

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Manhattan Project

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Secret American project to develop the atomic bomb

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Totalitarianism

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Form of government that controls every aspect of its citizens’ lives.

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The Holocaust

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Nazi Germany’s attempt to murder all European Jews

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Kristallnacht

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Night whem Nazis throughout Germany destroyed Jewish property and terrorized Jews.

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Soviet Death Count

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17,700,000

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Axis Death Count

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802,0300

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American Death Count

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405,400

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War refugee board

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Federal agency created in 1944 to try to help people threatened with murder by the Nazis

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Death Camp

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German camp solely for mass murder

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Concentration Camp

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Place where prisoners are confined usually under harsh conditions

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Atlantic Charter and Its Significance

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British and American statement of goals for fighting World War II

Affirmed sense of solidarity between the U.S. and Great Britain against Axis aggression

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March 9, 1936

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German troops invaded Rhineland

19
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GI’s

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American soldiers in ww2

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Carpet Bombing

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Planes scattered large numbers of bombs over a wide area

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Neutrality acts

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Law that declared that Us would withhold weapons and loans from nations at war

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Wannsee Conference

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1942 conference in Germany to plan the murder of European Jews

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Appeasement

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Policy of giving into demands in order to preserve peace

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Why were countries appeasing the Germans?

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In order to keep the peace

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Yalta Conference Stipulations

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after Germany’s surrender, it would be divided into four occupation zones, controlled by U.S., British, French and Soviets

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Japan peace treaty with Russia importance

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avoid fighting on multiple fronts.

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What things did Japan lack?

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Sufficient Raw materials, markets for its industries

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What were the circumstances surrounding french surrender?

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France was overran by German and Italian forces.

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George Marshall

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US General, created plan for rebuilding Europe (Marshall plan)

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Blitzkrieg

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War tactic that rapidly struck into enemy territory before foe had time to react

31
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What did Hitler and Mussolini feel would bolster national pride?

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Expansion

32
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Yalta Conference

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1945 meeting between churchill stalin and roosevelt in which they discussed postwar plans

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How and why did a trench war break out along the french border?

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France had ammassed massive defense system along border with Germany due to Polish invasion

34
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Who was Adolf Hitler: How did he rise to power?

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German Nazi dictator. Joined Nazi Party and his speech skills and promises lead him to running the state

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Who was Benito Mussolini?

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Italian fascist dictator

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Why did the U.S. decide to stay neutral?

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Believed that American interests would be best served by staying out of other nation’s quarrels

37
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Why did America feel that they had fought the 1st war?

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To make the world safe for democracy

38
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What effect did the Depression have on the world?

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Economic and political instability which lead to dictators who sought to solve their nations problems

39
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How was Mussolini overthrown?

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Voted out of power by his own grand council

40
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With whom did Germany sign a peace treaty that “eased its concern about being attacked”?

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Soviet Union

41
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What things was the U.S. doing to prepare itself for war?

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Mass production of weaponry. Drafting citizens into the Army. Naval buildup

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Why did Germany attack Russia? How devastating were the results?

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Lebensraum. citizens slaughtered en masse

43
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D-day preparation

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Allies amassed troops and equipment in Britain. and increased air strikes and bombings in German territory

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