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28 Cards in this Set
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Joseph Stalin (what doesn't match the term):
A. totalitarian B. communist C. launched a massive drive to collectivize agriculture D. entered into a pact or alliance with Germany in 1936 E. reponsible for the execution of millions as he restructured Soviet society |
D. entered into a pact or alliance with Germany in 1936
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Benito Mussolini (what doesn't match the term):
A. fascist B. nationalist C. militaristic expansionist D. launched an invasion of Ethiopia E. supported government ownership of property |
E. supported government ownership of property
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Adolf Hitler (what doesn't match the term):
A. nationalist B. writer of Nein Kampf C. leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party D. militaristic expansionist E. supporter of the Treaty of Versailles |
E. supporter of the Treaty of Versailles
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Japan's militarists (what doesn't match the term):
A. expansionists B. launched an invasion of Manchuria C. forced Japan to become China's ally D. came to power through acts of aggression E. pulled Japan out of the League of Nations |
C. forced Japan to become China's ally
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Francisco Franco (what doesn't match the term):
A. Spanish B. socialist C. totalitarian D. aided by Hitler and Mussolini E. came to power through a civil war |
B. socialist
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After promising his emperor that he would try to maintain peace, Japanese prime minister ______ ordered the Japanese navy to prepare for attack on the US
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Hideki Tojo
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Germany, Italy and Japan were called the _____ powers.
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Axis
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Congress boosted defense spending and created the first peacetime ______ in US history
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Draft
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The ____ passed, allowing the pres. to lend or lease arms and other supplies to "any country whose defense was vital to the US"
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Lend-Lease Act
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Germany invaded ____ in spite of the peace treaty signed between the two nations just prior to the invasion of Poland.
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The Soviet Union
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Japan took over French military bases in Indochina. In response, the US placed a(n) ______ on Japan
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Trade Embargo
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Churchill and Roosevelt met secretly aboard the USS Augusta. Together, they drafted the ______.
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Atlantic Charter
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Japan launched a surprise attack on the naval base at _______.
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Pearl Harbor
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Put nationalism and interest of nation above all individuals and power must rest on a strong leader.
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Fascism
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Leader whose totalitarian regime was based on a communist philosophy.
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Joseph Stalin
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An issue on which Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler did not agree.
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Private Property
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Leader of the fascist government in Italy.
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Benito Mussolini
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What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?
A. the broadcasting of anti-Semitic ideas B. deliberate extermination of a specific group of people C. the abuse of a nation's citizens by their own government D. the killing of people for the purpose of creating terror |
B. deliberate extermination of a specific group of people
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Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?
A. Nationalists B. Aryans C. Facists D. Jews |
D. Jews
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Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power?
A. Stalin B. Hitler C. Lenin D. Mussolini |
A. Stalin
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Which of the following did Adolf Hitler oppose?
A. Kristallnacht B. The Munich Pact C. The Nuremberg Laws D. The Treaty of Versailles |
D. The Treaty of Versailles
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What was the Lend-Lease Act?
A. a statement of war aims compiled by Roosevelt and Churchill B. a nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union C. a policy allowing the pres. to provide arms to certain foreign countries D. an order to shoot German U-boats on sight |
C. a policy allowing the pres. to provide arms to certain foreign countries
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How did the US respond to Jewish refugees?
A. Sent food to the concentration camps B. refuse to loosen immigration restrictions to allow more Jews to immigrate C. Loosen their immigration laws for Jews D. Wanted to stay neutral |
B. refuse to loosen immigration restrictions to allow more Jews to immigrate
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The estimated count of Jews that died in the Nazi killings was ______.
A. 2 million B. 10 million C. 6 million D. 500 million |
C. 6 million
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What impact did the outbreak of war in Europe have on the US foreign and defense policy?
A. Revision of the neutrality acts and increase defense spending B. Extermination of European Jews in death camps C. Push towards war with Japan D. Increased its chances of starting a 2-ocean war |
A. Revision of the neutrality acts and increase defense spending
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On which of the following did Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini disagree?
A. nationalism B. ownership of property C. centralized government D. militaristic expansionism |
B. ownership of property
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Which caused miltarist leaders to gain control of the Japanese government in the early 1930s?
A. civil war in Japan B. Hideki Tojo's appointment as prime minister C. US shipments of arms and supplies to China D. their successful invasion of resource-rich Manchuria |
D. their successful invasion of resource-rich Manchuria
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Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Roosevelt's feelings towards joining the war?
A. he agreed with the isolationsits and promoted an isolationist policy B. he wanted to help the Allies but had to appease US citizens who opposed entering the war C. he wanted to avoid the war because he did not see it as a threat to the US D. he did not understand the position of isolationists and as eager to join the war |
B. he wanted to help the Allies but had to appease US citizens who opposed entering the war
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