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19 Cards in this Set
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Giving in to an aggressor, hoping to avoid war |
appeasement |
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Who made up the Axis Powers? |
Germany, Italy, Japan |
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T/F: Hitler followed every rule of the Treaty of Versailles. |
False |
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Who does Hitler sign a non-aggression pact with that says neither country will attack each other for 10 years? |
Stalin (Soviet Union) |
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Who was the leader of the Nazi Party and the Fuhrer of Germany during WWII? |
Adolf Hitler |
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Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII? |
Winston Churchill |
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Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII? |
Joseph Stalin |
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Information (posters, videos, radio, etc) put out by the government to make people think or feel a certain way |
propaganda |
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What is the name of the woman in the propaganda poster? |
Rosie the Riveter |
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What countries formed the Allies? |
United States, Great Britain, France, Soviet Union |
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What started WWII? |
Hitler’s invasion of Poland |
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Lightning war; using tanks and planes to strike fast |
blitzkrieg |
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The event that happened during WWII where over 6 million Jews were killed- |
Holocaust |
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The killing of all the Jews (genocide) by any means necessary; last decision by Hitler |
Final Solution |
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What happened on December 7, 1941? |
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor |
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What forced the Japanese to surrender WWII? |
U.S. dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
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Who takes over as U.S. President when FDR dies? |
Harry S. Truman |
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T/F: The U.S. government put Japanese-Americans in internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
True |
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What was the largest naval invasion in history that occurred at Normandy Beach in France? |
D-Day |
