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How did the 1935 Nuremberg laws impact the status of German Jews

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They lost their citizenship

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New Deal legislation was introduced by which us president

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Franklin d Roosevelt

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How did adolf hitler and the nazis gain control of the German government in 1933

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They burned down the reichstag building and the.n blamed the communists

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Under Soviet collectivization, all farmland was own by whom

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The state

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How did Stalin maintain his power in the Soviet Union

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Killed the people who wer against him

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Which political movement was established by Benito Mussolini

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National Fascist party

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Name three groups established by Roosevelt under his new deal legislation

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Relief, recovery, and reform

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How did the kulkas (Soviet peasants) respond to the Soviet collectivization movement

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They destroyed their crops, farms, and livestock

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Which event led to the destruction of thousands of Jewish businesses and synagogues

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Kristallnacht

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Why did the majority of Italians suppourt Benito Mussolini in the 1920s

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He promised to restore Rome to its old power

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What was the goal of statins 5 year plans

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Industrialize

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What was the leading cause of the stock market crash in 1929

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Buying stocks on margin

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Why did many Germans feel betrayed by the Weimar Republic

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Its association with the treaty of Versailles

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What event led to the start of wwii

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The treaty of Versailles, invasion of Poland by Germany, Germans building military

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What does D-Day refer to

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The day allied troops invaded Normandy France

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Upon what city was the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare dropped

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Nagasaki

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What nickname refers to the end of the war in the pacific?

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V-J Day

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What does the D in D-day mean

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Day

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What nickname refers to the end of the war in Europe

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V-E Day

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What does the term Kamikaze describe

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The Japanese aircraft’s loaded with explosives that would deliberately crash suicidally on the enemies

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December 7th, 1941

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Pearl Harbor

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Name three European regions acquired by hitler before the start of WWII

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Rhineland, Austria, and Sudetenland

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What was the final solution

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A code name used by the nazis for the genocide of the Jews

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Name three types of concentration camps run by the Nazis

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Labor camps, prison camps, and death camps

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Name three things that happened to Japanese Americans during WWII
Put into internment camps, discrimination and prejudice, lost jobs and businesses
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June 6th, 1944
D-day, the allied invasion of Normandy France
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September 1, 1939
Germany invaded Poland
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Who advocated the policy of “appeasing” Hitler before the start of WWII
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
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Why did the nazi put “Arbiet Macht Frei” above the gates of some of the Jewish concentration camps
It meant, “work to be free” and gave false hope of freedom and encouraged them to work
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What was Americas attitude , before the attack of Pearl Harbor, toward getting involved in WWII
They were resistant
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What were John Steinbeck, James Joyce, and F. Scot Fitzgerald all known for being?
Novelists
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What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression
The stock market crash
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Il Duce
Mussolini
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What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
Axis alliance
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What was the goal of the US isolationist policy after WWI
Alcindor entanglement in European conflicts and foreign affairs
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Name three art movements from the early 20th century
Cubism, surrealism, Dadaism
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What did fascism promote and encourage
A strong state, giving up individual rights and opinions, dictatorship
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What was the policy of appeasement
A country makes concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict
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Why did Japan invade Manchuria
Natural materials like coal
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What effect did the nonaggression pact between the Nazis and the soviets have on the balance of power in Europe
It gave the Nazis more power
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What impact did the radio have on society after the end of World War One
Shifted from a military tool to a mass communication medium , connected people
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Why did millions of Germans turn against the leaders of the Weimar Republic
Economic hardship, political instability, and the stigma associated with the treaty of Versailles
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What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market
Buying stocks on margin
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What societal fear added to the appeal of fascism in Italy and Germany
Communism
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Why did Hitler target the Jewish population as scapegoats for all of germanys troubles
They believed that the Jews stabbed them in the back and betrayed the war effort during wwii
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3 ways the Great Depression impacted the us
Unemployment, bank closure, buisness failure
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Mein Kampf
My struggle
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Idea of lebensraum
“Living space”, the idea that a nation needed more territory to ensure its survival and prosperity
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Which political party adopted fascism
Nazi party
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Name three axis powers that invaded other countries in the 1930s
Germany, Italy, Japan
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Name three countries that belonged the the Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
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Who was the leader of the third reich
Hitler
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Who did Francisco Franco fight for
Spanish rebels
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What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany
Germanys invasion of Poland
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The German blitzkreig was a military strategy that depended on what advantage
Surprise and overwhelming force
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What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain
Germany could be defeated
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What was significant about the battle of midway
Shifted the balance of power from Japan to the us
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“A date which will live in infamy”
Pearl Harbor
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Which of the following battles farmed the final German offensive of WWII
Battle of the bulge
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Where where the atomic bombs dropped during wwII
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, japan
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What was the purpose of the Nuremberg trials
To hold Nazi officials accountable for their crimes
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What did the allies’ strategy of island hopping in the pacific involve
Strategically attacking islands that were either not well defended or important, like Japanese’s stronghold
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What does the use of kamikaze pilots show about Japanese culture
Honor and sacrifice for the nation, they would rather die than lose the war/ surrender
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What was the US response to Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia in mid-1941
They froze Japanese assets from America (like banks and oil) and halted negotiations with the Japanese
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How did the lend lease act benefit the United States
It allowed them to provide the allied forces with support while remaining out of the war
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How were the holocaust and Hitler’s final solution related
Both terms describe the Nazis decision to eliminate the Jewish population
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Why were thousands of us citizens put in internment camps during the war.
Because of executive order 9066 and because they were from Japanese descent
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Why did president Truman agree to use the atomic bomb
To force Japan to surrender with less death
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Name three advantages that British had in the Battle of Britain
Radar, do or die situation (more motivation), broke German code
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What was D-Day
When allied forces landed in Normandy, France. They caught the Germans by surprise by pretending they were attacking a different beach
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What was the main target of the kamikazes
Aircraft carriers and battleships
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What did Stalin repeatedly urge Churchill and Roosevelt to do in order to relieve German pressure on Soviet armies
Open a second front in Western Europe
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Which general led the victorious troops in the Battle of El Alamein
Bernard Montgomery
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Which nation paid the greatest price in terms of the number of lives lost during WWII
Soviet Union
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Which nations’ pre-war governments were allowed to return to power after WWII
All the governments controlled by the nazis(aside from the Nazis)(France, Belgium, Netherlands)
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Name three things that the Jews were denied by the 1935 Nuremberg laws
Had to give up positions of power, no German citizenship(no voting), they had to marry other Jewish people
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What technique did Stalin use to strengthen his control over the Soviet Union.
Killed everyone who got in his way
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Approximately, what percent of the American workforce was unemployed by 1933
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Who was the former Red Army general Al that was assassinated in Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
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Who was th least axis power to surrender during WWII
Japan
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Name three groups of people selected by the Nazis for extermination.
Jews, LGBTQ community , people with disabilities (mental and physical )
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Name three reasons why the Nazis were unable to defeat the Soviet Union
The winter, long supply lines, scorched earth policy
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What was the phony war
Known as “Sitzkreig” in Germany, the phony war was the period of inactivity in the early months of the war between France and Britain vs Germany
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What did the US lend lease act do
Allowed the us to supply war materials to allied nations without getting involved in the war
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Whose political views were expressed in the book Mein Kampf
Hitler
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What happened at Nuremberg after the end of wwii
Nuremberg. Trials were held, senior Nazi leaders where tried for war crimes , crimes against peace, and crimes against humanity
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What battle turned the tide of the war in North Africa
El alamein
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What was the battle of the bulge
when the German forces pushed into Belgium to try to take over an American supply depot at Antwerp in Belgium. Fought during winter. American victory .final turning point.
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Which battle ended Japanese naval superiority in the Pacific
Battle of Midway 
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How were most Jews murdered in the Nazi death camps?
Gas chambers 
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What did the Nazis do with the human hair of their victims?
They shaved their heads, kept the hair to stuff pillows, and mattresses for people in the military 
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What did some Nazis do with the remains of holocaust victims?
Made artwork out of human skin
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Why did Nazis remove the teeth of some holocaust victims?
To extract and collect precious metal for economic gain
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How did the Nazis trick the Jews into entering the
They told him that they were taking shower
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What kind of experiments did the Nazis perform
Useless experiments
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How did the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki get their names
Based on their physical characteristics and sizes
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When did the term ghetto gain recognition?
After wwii
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What does “Arbeit macht frei” mean?
Works sets you free
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What does “lebensraum” mean?
Living space

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