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Who were the allies?

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UK (Churchill)
US (Roosevelt)
Russia (Stalin)

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Who were the axis powers?

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Germany (Hitler)
Italy (Mussolini)
Japan (Hirohito)

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What is a democracy?

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Political form of government where power is derived from the people (US)

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What is Communism?

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Sociopolitical government that aims for a classless and stateless society with common ownership and no private property (Soviet Union/Russia)

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What is facism?

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Authoritarian nationalist identity that stresses a collectivist economy.

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What is authoritarian?

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Form of social organization characterized by submission to authority

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What is collectivism?

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Belief that everyone is part of a group and the groups needs are more important than the individuals.

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Both facism and communism are considered to be what?

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Totalitarian or complete dictatorship

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Who loses WW1?

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Germany. They blame it on the Jews.

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How do Hitler and his nazi party gain power?

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They blame all of Germany’s problems on Jews.

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How many jews were killed by Nazis?

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6 million

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What were some of Hitler’s goals?

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Wanted to conquer all of Europe and wanted an aryan race.

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Who had similar goals to Hitler and what did he want?

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Japan. Hirohito wanted to control the Pacific Ocean

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How many chinese women were raped?

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20,000-80,000

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What was the raping of chinese women called?

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“The Rape of The Waking”

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Was Italy’s military weak or strong?

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Weak

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What was Stalin known as?

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“The Man of Steel”

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What does Stalin turn the country to?

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From poor farmers to industrial

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Nazis and Soviets do not like each other. What pact do they make?

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Non-Agression Pact: attack Eastern Europe together but do not attack each other.

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How many civilians die because of Stalin?

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20-60 million (More than Hitler)

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Where does Hitler invade?

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Poland

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Who joins the invading of Poland with Hitler, when, and what starts?

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Stalin joins around 1939 and WW2 starts.

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What was the policy of appeasment?

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Hitler having limits on military and land

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What was the “Blitzkrieg”?

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A combo of airplane and tank attacks that is fast and deadly.

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Who does Hitler launch a surprise attack on?

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Stalin and the Soviet Union (Russia)

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What is the USA determined to do?

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Stay isolated

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What is the Lend Lease Act?

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No fighting but will send supplies

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Who launches a surprise attack on pearl harbor?

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Japan

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How many soviet soldiers died in Stalingrad?

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1 million

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Russian winter came and what happened to the Nazis?

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They froze to death

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USA drove Germans out of what country?

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Africa

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What is on June 6, 1945?

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D-Day

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What happened on D-Day?

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Allies commerce the invasion of occupied France.

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How does Mussolini die in Italy?

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Caught by the government and hung

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How does Hitler die?

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Commits suicide when he sees the soviet invasion of Berlin

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What is V Day and when ?

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Victory in Europe on March 8, 1945

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What happens August 6, 1945?

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First atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. 90,000 to 160,000 died

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What happened 3 days after the first atomic bombing?

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USA dropped the 2nd bombing on Nagaski. 60,000-80,000 died

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What is September 2, 1945?

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VDay for Japan

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What are the 8 steps to genocide?

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  1. Classification
  2. Symbolization
  3. Dehumhumanization
  4. Organization
  5. Polarization
  6. Preparation
  7. Extermination
  8. Denial
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What is the battle of Midway?

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Americans and Japanese clash from June 3-6. US fighters, dive bombers, and torpedo planes sank four Japanese aircraft carriers and shot down many skilled enemy pilots that participated in Pearl Harbor.

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What is the Invasion of Italy?

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Italy orders the arrest of Benito Mussolini. Germany refuses to surrender as Allies invade southern Italy. In 1944, Rome falls to the Allies, and Mussolini is captured.

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What is the Battle of the Buldge?

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Some 200,000 Germans attack an intial American force of 80,000 in the thickly wooded Ardennes region in Belgium. Allies rushed reinforcements to the front and eventually pushed the Germans back.

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What is the Battle of Okinawa?

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On April 1, 1945 the largest landing force in Pacific history invaded Okinawa resulting in an American vicotry. It came at a price with an estimated 49,000 American casualties and 100,000 Japanese.

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What is V-J Day?

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Japanese represenatives aboard the USS Missouri surrender, officially ending World War II.

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What is Bataan Death March?

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Japanese soldiers order 70,000 American and Fillipino survivors to march through the jungle on their way to prison camp resulting in nearly 10,000 dying.

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What is the Yalta Conference?

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The big three (Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin) meet to plan for postwar peace. They agree to divide and occupy Germany while also outlining plans for a new international peace organization.

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What is the Battle of Iwo Jima?

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A successful invasion of the island, after heavy casulties on both sides, provided for a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands.

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What is the battle of Coral Sea?

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On May 7, 1942, off the northeastern coast of Austrailia, a joint British-American naval force intercepted a Japanese plan to attack Port Moresby. They destroyed several aircraft and prevented a Japanese advance on Austrailia.

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What is the Battle of Stalingrad?

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Soviet troops attack German troops in Stalingrad after a terrible winter, resulting in an Axis surrender in February 1943.

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What is D-Day?

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On June 6, 1944 the allies launched Operation Overlord on the southern beaches of France. Nearly 5,000 troops transports, landing craft, and warships carried some 150,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers across the English Channel. Despite German resistance, thee Allies penetrated 15 miles into France within 2 weeks, liberated Paris, and dropped 2 million additional troops.

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What is the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

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The last,largest, and most decisive naval engagement in the Pacific. The battle was a disaster for the Japanese as they lost four carriers, two battleships, and several crusiers.

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What is the V-E Day?

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May 7, 1945 Germany unconditionally surrenders marking the formal end of a brutal war on Europe.

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What happened on December 7, 1941?

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Japan bombs US ships and planes at the Pearl Harbor military base in Hawaii

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What happened on August 10, 1988?

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President Ronald Reagan signs HR 422 into law. It acknowledges that the incarceration of more than 110,000 individuals of Japanese descent was unjust, and offers an apology and reparation payments of $20,000 to each person incarcerated.

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What happened on March 20, 1946?

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Tule Lake “Segregation Center” closes. This is the last war Relocation Authority facility to close.

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What happened on February 19, 1942?

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President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 authortizing military authorities to exclude civilians from any area without trial or hearing.

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What were some common laws against the Jews that the American Church and the Nazi Law had?

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No intermarriage and sexual intercourse between Christian and Jews. They cannot dine together. Burning of the Talmud. Had to have a Jewish marking on their clothes.

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