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| What is the name of the treaty that ended World War I? |
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| Which country did the Treaty of Versailles blame for World War I and force to pay reparations? |
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| What is the policy of giving in to an aggressor's demands in order to preserve peace? |
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| The Munich conference is an example of appeasement because . . . |
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| Britain and France gave in to Hitler's demands for the Sudentenland. |
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| What is a government where there is one political party, often led by a dictator, and the leader has unlimited power? |
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Which of the following countries had totalitarian governments in the years leading up to World War II?
Britain, Japan, Soviet Union, Germany, France, Italy, United States |
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| Japan, Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy had totalitarian governments. |
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| What is systematically killing a race or a group of people? |
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| Lightning warfare used by Germany which included strong, quick attacks with tanks, infantry and artillery. |
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| During the Battle of Britain, Germany attacked Great Britain using what weapons? |
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| Who planned the D-Day invasion? |
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| Where did the Allies land on D-Day? |
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| Normandy, on the northern coast of France. |
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| On what date did D-Day occur? |
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| What was the name of the last German offensive that was fought in the Winter of 1944-45 in the Ardennes Forest? |
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| What event drew the United States into World War II? |
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| Japan's attack at Pearl Harbor |
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| Who was the leader of the United States during most of World War II? |
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| What was the name of the U.S. strategy to win World War II in the Pacific? |
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| What did Executive Order 9066 do? |
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| Forced Japanese Americans in coastal areas to be relocated to internment camps. |
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| What was the importance of a victory at Iwo Jima? |
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| It put the U.S. forces within bombing range of the Japanese mainland. |
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| What did Douglas MacArthur promise when he was forced out of the Philippines in 1942? Did he keep his promise? |
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| He promised "I shall return". He kept his promise winning the battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944. |
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| Name several ways that American citizens helped the war effort at home. |
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| Women joined the workforce, planted victory gardens, bought war bonds, collected scrap metal, rationed scarce goods like gasoline, nylon, and food, etc. |
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| Who were the three main countries in the Axis Powers? |
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| Germany, Italy, and Japan |
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| What event started World War II in Europe? What day did this happen? |
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| Germany's invasion of Poland; September 1, 1939 |
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| What is "the date which will live in infamy"? |
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| December 7, 1941; the day Pearl Harbor was attacked |
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What is V-E Day?
What is V-J Day? |
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May 8, 1945; End of the war in Europe
August 15, 1945; End of the war with Japan |
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| What is the Manhattan Project? |
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| The secret program to build the Atomic Bomb |
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