WW2

Question 1

Albert Einstein

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Physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity.

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theory of relativity

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Idea that as moving objects approach the speed of light

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Sigmund Fried

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father of modern psychology

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Existentialism

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A philosophy based on the idea that people give meaning to their lives through their choices and actions

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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German philosopher who dismissed reason

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Surrealism

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An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images

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jazz

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a style of music characterized by the use of improvisation

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Charles Lindbergh

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United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)

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Coalition government

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A government controlled by a temporary alliance of several political parties

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Weimar Republic

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German republic founded after the WWI and the downfall of the German Empire’s monarchy.

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Great Depression

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the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

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recession

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period of reduced economic activity

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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32nd US President - He began New Deal programs to help the nation out of the Great Depression

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New Deal

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A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression.

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John Maynard Keynes

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English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)

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fascism

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A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition

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Benito Mussolini

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Fascist Dictator of Italy that used nationalism

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Adolf Hitler

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Austrian born Dictator of Germany

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Nazism

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German brand of fascism

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Mein Kampf

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‘My Struggle’ by hitler

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Lebensraum

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Hitler’s expansionist theory based on a drive to acquire “living space” for the German people

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Hirohito

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Emperor of Japan during WWII

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Appeasement

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Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict

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Axis Powers (WWII)

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Germany

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Francisco Franco

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Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975).

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Isolationism

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not getting involved in the affairs of other nations

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Third Reich

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The Third Republic of Germany which began Hitler's rule in 1933 and ended with his defeat in 1945

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Munich Conference

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1938 conference at which European leaders attempted to appease Hitler by turning over the Sudetenland to him in exchange for promise that Germany would not expand Germany's territory any further.

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nonaggression pact

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Agreement between Germany and Russia not to fight each other

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blitzkrieg

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Lighting war

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Charles De Gaulle

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French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)

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Winston Churchill

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Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII

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Battle Of Britain

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An aerial battle fought in World War II in 1940 between the German Luftwaffe (air force)

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Erwin Rommel

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German general who led troops in North Africa

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Atlantic Charter

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British and American statement of goals for fighting World War II

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Isoroku Yamamoto

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Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943)

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Pearl Harbor

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Base in hawaii that was bombed by japan on December 7

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Battle of Midway

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1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan

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Douglas MacArthur

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American general

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Battle of Guadcanal

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The marines had little trouble seizing Guadalcanal's airfield. But the battle of control of the island turned into a savage struggle as both sides poured in fresh troops. After 6 months

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Aryans

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Germanic people seen as the master race

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Holocaust

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the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

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Kristallnacht

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(Night of the Broken Glass) November 9

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ghettos

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Segregated Jewish areas

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Final Solution

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Hitler's program of systematically killing the entire Jewish people

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genocide

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the deliberate killing of a large group of people

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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American General who began in North Africa and became the Commander of Allied forces in Europe.

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Battle of Stalingrad

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Battle during which the Red Army forced the Germans out of Stalingrad

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D-Day

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June 6

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Battle of the Bulge

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December

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kamikazes

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Japanese suicide pilots

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Nuremberg Trials

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Trials of the Nazi leaders

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Demilitarization

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Breaking down armed forces

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Democratization

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the process of creating a government elected by the people