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Social Science Final Flashcards

1
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The policy of containment aimed to

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halt the spread of Communism

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2
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Which country lost Indochina to Japan in World War II?

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France

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3
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From which port did British soldiers evacuate in 1940?

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Dunkirk

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4
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What military operation did Curtis LeMay lead?

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firebombing of Tokyo

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5
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What impact did Japanese defenses on Iwo Jima have?

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They negated American artillery forces

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6
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Henderson Field lay on the island of

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Guadalcanal

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7
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True or False: The Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference included the Russian Empire.

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False

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8
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Kwame Nkrumah contributed to the independence of

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Ghana

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9
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Bastogne became a key focus of the Battle of

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the Bulge

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10
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The British proposal for Operation Torch aimed to

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relieve pressure on Egypt

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11
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Why did Kaiser Wilhelm II flee Germany in 1918?

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strikes among German workers and soldiers

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12
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Which nickname refers to the second atomic bomb used in 1945?

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Fat Man

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13
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True or False: “Mein Kampf” proposed the idea that the Nazi party needed to acquire power through legitimate means.

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True

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14
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The theory of natural selection most influenced

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Social Darwinism

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15
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True or False: At the Trident Conference, the Allies formalized the plans for the invasion of Sicily.

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True

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16
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After 1946, war trials in Germany focused on

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extermination camps

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17
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In WWII, the Maginot Line served as the

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French defense against Germany

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18
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Who succeeded Churchill as British Prime Minister?

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Clement Attlee

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19
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Which vessel sank before American entry into WWII?

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USS Reuben James

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20
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The postwar trials of Japanese officials were developed in pat at the

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Moscow Conference

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21
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True or False: Vladimir Lenin was for the overthrowing of imperial Russia.

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True

22
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What implications did the American capture of the Marianas have?

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American bombers could reach the Japanese home islands

23
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The Nazi decision to implement a policy of extermination regarding European Jews happened after the

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invasion of the Soviet Union

24
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While planning the attack on Midway Island, Admiral Yamamoto advocated for a

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diversionary attack on the Aleutian Islands

25
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The Bataan Death March occurred after the

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American loss of the Philippines

26
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For what purpose did Italy invade Egypt in 1940?

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to seize the Suez Canal

27
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Where did the Chinese Nationalist forces flee in 1949?

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Formosa

28
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What did the Potsdam Conference produce?

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distrust between the United States and the Soviet Union

29
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According to the Moscow Peace Treaty, Finland

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ceded territory to the Soviet Union

30
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The Katyn Forest Massacre eliminated members of the

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Polish intelligentsia

31
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Who founded the Italian National Fascist Party?

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Benito Mussolini

32
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The 1936 revisions to the Neutrality Act forbade the United States from

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lending money to belligerent nations

33
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With what group did the Jewish Fighting Organization have a close alliance?

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Polish Home Army

34
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The Allied Declaration on German Atrocities in Occupied Europe outlined the

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plan to persecute German officials

35
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Anton Drexler established a German political party that focused on

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Stopping the spread of Communism

36
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Operation Barbarossa referred to the

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German invasion of the Soviet Union

37
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Many Jews arrested during Kristallnacht were sent to

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Buchenwald

38
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True or False: The deciphering of Enigma ciphers happened during the “Phoney War”.

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True

39
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What invention contributed to British victory during the Battle of Britain?

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radar

40
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True or False: Omar Bradley lead Operation Cobra.

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True

41
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The Japanese launched Operation U-Go to

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counter British advances on Burma

42
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What event broke the impasse over Japanese surrender for the Imperial Cabinet?

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the intervention of Emperor Hirohito

43
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The first majore engagement between German and American ground forces occurred during Operation

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Torch

44
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Who first used the term “genocide” to describe the Holocaust?

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Raphael Lemkin

45
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The League of Nations had limited effectiveness as it

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lacked a military enforcing mechanism

46
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The territory given to Poland during the WWI peace negotiations

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contained a sizable German population

47
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The Doolittle Raid contributed to the

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improvement of American morale

48
Q

What goal did Japan have in the Battle of the Coral Sea?

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the capture of Port Moresby

49
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Which program cracked Japanese diplomatic codes in WWII?

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Magic

50
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True or False:Operation Downfall was expected to cause heavy American losses.

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True

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