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Who were targeted for execution during WW1?

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Jews

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Pol Pot led what communist country that killed almost 2 million citizens?

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Cambodia

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What were the two groups fighting in Rwanda? Which group was the main target?

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Hutu and Tutsi

Tutsi were the main target

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Who conducted the genocide in Yugoslavia in the 1990’s?

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Bosnian serbs

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5
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The truman doctrine provided money counties that resisted what kind of government?

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communist government

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What was Great Britain and France’s policy towards Germany prior to WW2?

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appeasement

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What event on September 1, 1939 marks the beinning of WW2?

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Germanic invasion of Poland

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About how long did it take for Germany to conquer France?

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one month

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9
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Name the Axis Powers.

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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Name the countries that make up the Big Three.

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US, USSR, and Great Britain

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Who led Great Britain during WW2?

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Winston Churchill

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Who did Germany have a non-aggression pact with and then invaded?

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Russia (Stain)

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Where did Operation Overlord or “D-Day” occur?

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Normandy

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Who was the commander of Operation Overlord?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Provide the name of the last major German offensive of WW2.

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Battle of the Bulge

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What fascist leader was killed in Italy and had his body put on display?

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Mussolini

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What happened to Hitler on April 30, 1945?

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He was shot and burned.

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Where did the Japanese first attack American forces in 1941?

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Pearl Harbor.

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Which American general stated “I shall return” when forced to leave the Philippines?

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Douglas MacArthur

20
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What battle became the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

A

Battle of Midway

21
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The American tactic of moving towards Japan one major island at a time?

A

Island hopping

22
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Which American President decided to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan?

A

Truman

23
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What two cities were destroyed by the atomic bombs?

A

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

24
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What was the Nazi’s final solution?

A

Holocaust, the extermination of the Jews

25
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What country was attacked after the Germans and USSR signed the non-aggression pact?

A

Poland

26
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What was the American foreign policy towards Europe at the beginning of WW2?

A

They didn’t want to get involved in war.

27
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What international organization was established after WW2?

A

United Nations

28
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Name the economic policy that allowed the US to provide money to Europe?

A

Marshall Plan

29
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What two countries emerged as superpowers after WW2?

A

United States and Russia

30
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What happened at Nuremburg after WW2?

A

Hosted war crime trials

31
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In what major battle did the Soviets defeat the Germans?

A

Battle of Stalingrad

32
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The Armenian Genocide took place in what empire?

A

Ottoman Empire

33
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Put in order:

Pearl Harbor, battle of Britain, Atomic bombs dropped, D-Day, German invasion of Poland.

A

Germanic invasion of Poland, Battle of Britain, atomic bombs, D-Day

34
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What was the Battle of Britain?

A

Blitzkrieg, aerial bombing

35
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What 4 countries controlled Germany after WW2?

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US, USSR, Great Britain, and France

36
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What kinds of governments did Germany have after WW2?

A

communist (east) and capitalist (west)

37
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What city was separated by a wall?

A

Berlin

38
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Describe the Iron Curtain.

A

It descended across the continent, dividing the capitalist west from the communist east.

39
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What does it mean if you have extreme patriotism in your country?

A

Nationalism

40
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What is it called when you assemble troops and make them ready for war?

A

You mobilize them.

41
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Who led Nazi Germany, the United States, and Great Britain during WW2?

A

Hitler

42
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Prior to WW2 who invaded China and Korea for its resources?

A

Japan

43
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Who commanded the American troops in the Pacific?

A

Roosevelt

44
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What is the systematic and purposeful destruction of a group of people?

A

Genocide

45
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Who started collectivization in the USSR?

A

Stalin

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