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Lightning Warfare

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Blitzkrieg

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Phony War

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Between Germany and France in the Maginot line

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Maginot Line

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Fortress between France and Germany

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Where did the British and French get trapped in the Phony war against Germany?

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The English Channel

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What was The Miracle at Dunkirk?

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Miraculous rescue of French and British Armies

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Germany Conquered all of Western Europe except? And why?

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Great Britain because it’s an island

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What was Hitler’s plan to invade Great Britain?

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Operation Sea Lion or The Battle of Britain

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What is RAF?

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British Royal Air Force

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What did Hitler want to control and destroy first in The Battle of Britain?

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Control the Sky and destroy British Airforce Base

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What is Luftwaffe

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German Airforce

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Who is the new Prime Minister of Great Britain that said, “We shall never surrender”?

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Winston Churchill

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What was the mistake that Hitler makes in the Battle of Britain?

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He changes his target from military/air force bases to cities

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Why did Hitler change his target to Cities in the Battle of Britain?

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To destroy the people’s will to fight

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What is the Blitz?

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German attack London for 57 nights

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What made the British people even more determined to fight?

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Motivational Propaganda Posters

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What turned the tide of the Battle of Britain?

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Radar

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What was the result of Great Britain winning the Battle of Britain?

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It boosted morale and showed the world that Hitler was not unstoppable.

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What was the lifeline of Great Britain? And why?

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Atlantic Ocean because it was where supplies were sent to them by the US.

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What was the longest continuous and pivotal battle of WWII?

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Battle of the Atlantic

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What are U-boats?

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German Submarine

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How did U-boats go to battle?

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In wolfpacks

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What are the 3 ways the Allied Powers counter U-boats?

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  1. Convoys
  2. Sonars
  3. Depth Charges
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What are the main countries in the Allied Powers?

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Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and later the USA

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What are the two warring sides in WWII?

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Allied Powers and Axis Powers

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What are the main countries in the Axis Powers?

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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What is Isolationism?

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Staying out of European Affairs and remaining neutral

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What was the goal of the Neutrality Acts?

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To limit US involvement in war

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What 3 things did the Neutrality Acts do?

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  1. Placed an embargo on armed sales to warring sides.
  2. Restricted American ships in warzones.
  3. Banned Americans from traveling on a belligerent ship.
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Who was the president of the USA during WWII?

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Franklin Roosevelt

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What did the Cash and Carry Program do?

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Allowed USA to assist Great Britain by giving supplies.

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What was the Lend-Lease Program?

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Lend or lease arms to any country vital to the defense of the USA.

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Why did America become the Arsenal of Democracy?

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They were fighting an undeclared war by supplying the Allied Powers.

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What is Operation Barbarossa?

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Invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany.

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What are the three reasons why Hitler wanted the Soviet Union/Russia?

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  1. Lebensraum - living space
  2. Largest population of Jews
  3. Natural resources like Oil
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Who are the Red Army?

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The Russian/Soviets

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36
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What battle was a 900 day siege?

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Battle of Leningrad

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What battle was the turning point of the war on the eastern front and fought for control of the Russian oil fields?

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Battle of Stalingrad

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38
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No Russian city surrendered but paid in what?

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Casualties

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39
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What was Hitler’s greatest mistake?

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Russian Campaign

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39
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What was the first strategy of bombing?

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To bomb airfields, railways, etc.

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39
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Why was the Russian Campaign Hitler’s greatest mistake?

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Because it devastated his manpower and resources.

40
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What revolutionized modern warfare?

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Air war

41
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What was the later strategy of bombing?

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Cities

42
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Why did bombers target cities?

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Because they had industrial centers

43
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Who were caught in the crossfire of the war?

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Civilians

44
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What is the Memphis Belle?

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First American bombing crew to complete 25 missions

45
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What did a bombing crew get to do if they completed 25 missions?

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Go home

46
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What had the highest casualty rates?

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Airforce

47
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What caused America to freeze all Japanese assets and put an embargo on trade with them?

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Because they attacked French-Indo-China

48
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What country did Japan get 80 percent of their Oil?

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America

49
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Why did Japan decide to attack America?

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Because they believed that America was the only country that could stop them from taking over Asia.

50
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What is America’s largest naval base?

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Pearl Harbor

51
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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

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Believed it would destroy their will to fight

52
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Who is Isoroku Yamamoto?

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Admiral of the Japanese Navy.

53
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What are the three warning signs of Pearl Harbor that the USA ignored?

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  1. US Intelligence warned of an imminent attack somewhere in the pacific.
  2. The discovery of a Japanese Midget Submarine
  3. Radar Sighting
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What did the code word “Tora, Tora, Tora” mean?

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Surprise had been achieved

55
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What were the 3 targets of the Japanese in Pearl Harbor?

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  1. Aircraft carriers
  2. Battle ships
  3. Airfields
56
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What ship became a memorial for Pearl Harbor?

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USS Arizona

57
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What are the 4 reasons why Japan’s attack was not a complete success?

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  1. Failed to destroy the repair facilities
  2. Failed to destroy the fuel depots
  3. Failed to destroy the submarines
  4. Failed to destroy the US Aircraft carriers
58
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Who called Pearl Harbor “A date that will live in infamy”?

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President FDR

59
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What USA installations did Japan target on the same day as Pearl Harbor?

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Philippines, Guam, Wake Island

60
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What British territories did Japan target on the same day as Pearl Harbor?

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Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong

61
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What are the 3 results of Pearl Harbor?

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  1. USA enters WWII
  2. Unites the American people
  3. Internment Camps
62
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What are Internment Camps?

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Camps/prisons where Japanese Americans were forced to stay.

63
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Who are Nisei?

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Japanese Americans

64
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What was the reason given for the Internment Camps?

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National Security

65
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What was the real reason for the Internment Camps?

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Fear and prejudice

66
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What American territory did the Japanese take in the first 6 months?

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Philippine Islands

67
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What was the Bataan Death March?

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A 60 mile death march forced onto 70,000 American and Filipino prisoners

68
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What was the Suicide Mission in Tokyo?

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The Dolittle Raid

69
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Who led the Dolittle Raid?

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James Dolittle

70
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Who was the General of the Pacific theater and said “I shall return”

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Douglas MacArthur

71
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Who was the American Fleet commander?

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Chester Nimitz

72
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What battle stopped the invasion of Australia?

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The Battle of The Coral Sea

73
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What battle stopped the invasion of Hawaii?

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The Battle of Midway

74
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Why was the Battle of Midway the turning point in the pacific?

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Because the US sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers.

75
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What was the strategy of America against Japan?

A

Island Hopping

76
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What was the Battle of Guadalcanal?

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The battle where US took over the first Island

77
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What was the systematic mass slaughter of Jews and other undesirables?

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The Holocaust

78
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Who was the head of the SS and in charge of the Holocaust?

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Heinrich Himmler

79
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What was the name of Hitler’s plan on what to do with the Jews.

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Final Solution

80
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What are the 4 programs of the Final Solution?

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  1. Immigration - make life hard for Jews so they leave.
  2. Mobile Death Squad - make Jews dig trenches and kill them
  3. Ghettos - Isolate and work with little food
  4. Death Camps/Gas Chambers
81
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What shipped the Jews to Death Camps?

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Holding Tanks

82
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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German Protestant Pastor that wrote The Cost of Discipleship

82
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Corrie Ten Boom

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Dutch Christian who wrote The Hiding Place

83
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Oskar Schindler

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Businessman that wrote Schindler’s List

84
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Anne Frank

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Jewish girl who wrote Dairy of Anne Frank

85
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The 3 types of German camps

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  1. POW camps/ Stalags
  2. Work Camps - used slave labor
  3. Death Camps - used to exterminate people
86
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What was Dachau

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Most infamous work camp

87
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What was Auschwitz?

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Most Infamous Death Camp

88
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What did the Geneva Convention do?

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Made rules of war to not allow mass genocide

89
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What was the Home Front?

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Activities of the civilians in a nation at war

90
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What were soldiers referred as?

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GI’s or Government Issue

91
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What were used for recruitment?

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Propaganda

92
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What did Rationing Books do?

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Rationed food, supplies, gas, etc.

93
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What are Victory Gardens?

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People growing their own food

94
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What were US industries doing during the war?

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Non war industries start to produce war material

95
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What was in charge of the war material production in the US industries?

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War Production Board

96
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Who is Rosie The Riveter?

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Symbol of the American woman.

97
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What was the Bracero program?

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Permitted millions of Mexicans to work in the US

98
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What are the 2 ways America pays for the war?

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  1. War Bonds - Loans to Government
  2. Income Tax
99
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How did they get Americans to support?

A

Propaganda and News Reels

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