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| How did post-World War I Europe set the stage for World War II? |
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– Worldwide depression
– High war debt owed by Germany
– High inflation
– Massive unemployment |
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| – Fascism is a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied. |
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| Who was the dictator of Germany during World WarII? |
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| Who was the dictator of Italy during World War II? |
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| Who was the leader of Japan during World War II? |
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| Which countries made up the Axis Powers during World War II? |
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| Which countries made up the Allied Powers during World War II? |
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| Great Britain, United States, Canada, Soviet Union |
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| Who was the President of the United States at the beginning of World War II? |
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| Who was the President of the United States at the end of World War II? |
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| Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II? |
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| Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II? |
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| How did the United States react to the start of World War II? |
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| Why tension rise between the United States and Japan? |
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| Tension rose because of Japanese aggression in East Asia. |
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| Where did Japan attack the United States on December 7, 1941? |
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| When did Germany declare war on the United States? |
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| After the bombing of Pearl Harbor |
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| How did World War II begin? |
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| What major city in France did Germany capture early in the war? |
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| What major city in Great Britain did Germany bomb during the Battle of Britain? |
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| What was the Lend-Lease Act? |
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| The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean. |
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| What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific? |
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| What was the turning point of the war in Europe? |
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| Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France to start the liberation of Western Europe |
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| Where did the United States drop atomic bombs to end the war in the Pacific? |
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| When did World War II end? |
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| When did World War II end? |
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| Hatred and discrimination towards Jews |
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| Hitler’s idea of the superior race of Germans |
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| What were some tactics used to control Jews in Europe during World War II? |
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– Boycott of Jewish stores
– Threats
– Segregation
– Imprisonment and killing of Jews and others in concentration camps |
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| Who liberated the concentration camps? |
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| How did Americans at home support the war effort? |
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o American involvement in World War II brought an end to the Great Depression. Factories and workers were needed to produce goods to win the war.
o Thousands of American women took jobs in defense plants during the war (e.g., Rosie the Riveter)
o Americans at home supported the war by conserving and rationing resources. |
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| What effect did WWII have on race relations in America? |
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o The need for workers temporarily broke down some racial barriers (e.g., hiring in defense plants) although discrimination against African Americans continued.
o While many Japanese Americans served in the armed forces, others were treated with distrust and prejudice, and many were forced into internment camps. |
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