final review (in class) Flashcards
(297 cards)
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false belief that heavenly bodies influence human affairs
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astrology
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belief in one God
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monotheism
3
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world’s oldest work of literature outside the Bible
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epic of gilgamesh
4
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where was Abraham from
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Ur
5
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first empire to use iron weapons
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hittites
6
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famous capital of assyria
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nineva
7
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religions that view Israel as central to their beliefs
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Christianity, Judaism, Islam
8
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father of the nation of Israel
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Abraham
9
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Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, are called ____
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Patriarchs
10
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a nation ruled by God
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Theocracy
11
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first great king of israel
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saul
12
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process of rebirth
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reincarnation
13
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conquered northern israel
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assyria
14
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year Israel became its own state
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1948
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Islam’s holy book
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koran
16
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highest point on land
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mt. everest
17
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largest continent
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asia
18
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lowest point on land
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dead sea
19
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classified as subcontinent
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india
20
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earliest known people of asia
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dravidians
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goal is to become one with spirit of brahma
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hinduism
22
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social system of india
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caste
23
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founded Buddhism
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Siddhartha Gautamarta
24
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oldest living civilization
A
china
25
travelled during Kublai Khan's rule
Marco polo
26
Largest continental empire
Mongols
27
oldest surviving religion
Shintou
28
families that rule small states of Japan
Clans
29
founder of Japanese civilization
Shitoku
30
Japanese word for emperor
Mikado
31
how many independent nations is southeast asia made up of
10
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worlds largest desert
sahara
33
first person to unite the two halves of egypt
Menes
34
worlds longest river
nile
35
gave Egypt the name "gift of the nile"
Herodotus
36
triangle shapes area of land north of egypt
nile delta
37
written language of egypt
Hieroglyphics
38
used to interpret hieroglyphics
rosetta stone
39
where the 3 most known pyramids are built
giza
40
source of the Nile river; largest lake in africa
Lake Victoria
41
name of alexander's general
Ptolemy
42
"the dark continent"
africa
43
capital of egypt
cairo
44
first African christian
Ethiopian Eunuch
45
the belief that natural things and animals are inhabited by spirits
animism
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Greece in located on this peninsula
Balkan
47
first important postdilluvian civilization
minoams
48
Greek word for city state
Polis
49
date for first recorded Olympic games
776 B.C.
50
Battle that Leonidas and the 300 spartans held off Greeks
The Battle of Thermopylae
51
rule by one
monarchy
52
first major naval battle in history
Battle of the Salamis
53
rule by the best
aristocracy
54
when power is seized by one man
tyranny
55
rule by the people
democracy
56
Sparta's greatest accomplishment
Pelaponesian league
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brought true democracy to athens/ to golden age
Pericles
58
league that Athens was a part of
Delian league
59
won peloponnesian war
sparta
60
where was Alexander the great from?
Macedonia
61
tutored Alexander the great
Aristotle
62
name for Greek culture
Helenistic
63
temple dedicated to athena
Parthenon
64
father of history
herodotus
65
wrote brief stories to teach moral lessons
Aesop
66
commonly spoken language was what kind of greek
Koiney Greek
67
known as father of medicine
Hippocratus
68
Rome is located on what peninsula
Appanine
69
Rome's great rival in north Africa
Carthage
70
temple of rome
pantheon
71
series of wars fought by Rome and carthage
Punic Wars
72
Carthaginian general that invaded Rome in second Punic war
Hannibal
73
won Punic wars
rome
74
in the second civil war of Rome, who crossed the rubicon
Julius Caesar
75
date Julius Caesar was murdered
march 15, 44 B.C.
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Jesus was born doing whose reign
Octavian/ Caesar Augustus
77
started 10th and greatest persecutions of Roman history
Diocletian
78
underground tombs for christians
catacombs
79
saw a vision in 312 and converted to christianity
Constantine
80
greatest of church fathers
Augustine
81
issued the edict of Muang (legalized Christianity)
Constantine
82
capital of largest city of Eastern empire
Byzantium/ Constantinople
83
first great emperor of Eastern Roman empire
Justinian I
84
cathedral built during Justinian I's rule
Hagia Sophia
85
picture of Christ, mary, or saint
Icon
86
Muslim tribes of asia that conquered middle east
Celtic Turks
87
word for universal
catholic
88
theory that Peter was first bishop of the church
Petrine
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first guy recognized as supreme over the roman Catholic church
Leo I
90
idea that food turns into the blood and body of Christ
transubstantiation
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first to translate the bible
John Wycliffe
92
supposed pieces of holy objects
relics
93
cutting off from sacraments
excommunication
94
first major empire in Europe after the fall of rome
Franks
95
certificates that reduce time in pergutory
indulgences
96
council that was illegal to own a Bible in
council of Toulouse
97
first great Frankish ruler
Clovis
98
Charles Martel defeated the Moors in what battle
Battle of Tours
99
most famous Mayor of the palace
Charles Martel
100
started carolingian line
Pepin the Short
101
treaty that formed the modern nations of France and Germany
Treaty of Verdun
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Henry the Fowler started the Saxon line in Germany. His son defeated the Maggiars. What was the son's name?
Otto the Great
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most important viking settlement
Normandy
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First king of Hovenstaufen line
Friedrich Barborossa
105
said holy Roman empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire
voltaire
106
Castle in northern Italy the Pope was staying at when Henry asked for forgiveness
Castle of Conossa
107
took the papacy to the zenith of its power and influence
Pope Innocent III
108
threatened to excommunicate anyone who tried to exact taxes
Pope Boniface VIII
109
way of life based on ownership of land
feudalism
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transmitted(allowed) to live on the fief land
Vassles
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identifying images on knights armor
heraldry
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training of young hawks to hunt
falconry
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peasants that worked on the lord's personal land
surfs
114
called for start of crusades to reconquer holy land
Urban II
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called the crusade of kings
third crusade
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led third crusade (crusade of kings)
Richard the lion hearted
117
area in Europe known for manufacturing of wool
Flanders
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best example of Gothic architecture
Notre dam
119
powerful banking family of Italy
Medici
120
disease that killed most of europe
bubonic plague
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followers of John Wycliff
Lollards
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what were John Huss's followers called
Hussites
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wrote divine comedy
Dante
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wrote cannibury tales
Chaucer
125
study of grammar, speech, and poetry
humanities
126
funded renaissance artists
patron
127
the father of humanism
Petrarch
128
personified the idea of a Renaissance man
Da Vinci
129
painted the sistine madonna
Raphael
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invented the printing press
Gutenberg
131
earliest known inhabitants of the British isles
Celts
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ancient Celtic site
Stonehenge
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greatest poem about Saxon culture
Baowolf
134
first Archbishop of canterbury
Augustine
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gave us the concept of BC/AD divisions
The Venerable Bede
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group of vikings that invaded England in 800s and conquered everywhere but wessox
Danes
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Edward the confessor died without an heir. that started a war between ____ and ____
Herald Godwin and William the Conqueror
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battle between Herald Godwin and William the Conqueror
Battle of Hastings
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Grandson of Henry I that started the Plantagenet line of kings
Henry II
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year magna Carta was signed
1215
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War between England and France over french territory
Hundred Years War
142
won 100 years war
france
143
in the war of roses, who was the white rose? red rose?
white rose: york
red: landcaster
144
last Plantagnent king
Richard II
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final battle of war of roses
battle of bosworth field
146
first Tudor king
Henry VII/Henry Tudor
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when Henry IV defeated the Yorks, he took on the title ____
Henry VII/Henry Tudor
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coronation started nation of france
Hugh capet (987)
149
french king that joined Richard the lion-hearted/ Richard I in crusade of kings
Phillip II
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made France the most powerful nation in europe
Louis IX
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king of France that fought with Boniface VIII
Phillip IV/Phillip the Fair
152
france's version of parliament
Estates General
153
Peninsula shared by Spain and Portugal
Iberian
154
Ferdinand and Isabella sent this guy on a voyage
Christopher columbus
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led the way in age of exploration
portugal
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king of portugal during the age of exploration
John II
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started school for navigation
Henry the Navigator
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ancient name of portugal
Lusitania
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first European to reach far east by sea
Vasco De Gama
160
sailed to cape of good hope
Dias
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where did Christopher Columbus land
Bahamas
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funded Christopher Columbus
spain
163
first great civilization of western hemisphere
mayas
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most powerful civilization in western hemisphere at age of exploration
aztecs
165
most important civilization in south america
incas
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first to circumnavigate the globe
Magellan
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discovered Pacific ocean
Vasco de Balboa
168
conquered the Aztecs and their powerful leader
Hernando Cortez
169
drawn to end rivalry between Spain and Portugal
line of demarcation
170
conquered the Incas
Pizarro
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discovered grand canyon
coronada
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France was in search of what water route in north america
north-west passage
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first modern explorer to reach North American mainland
John Cabot
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full date Martin luther nailed 95 thesis
October 31, 1517
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first protestant university in Europe
University of Wittenburg
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holy Roman emperor who called to the edict of worms
Charles V
177
right hand of the inquisition
jesuits
178
much of Holland and Belgium lies below sea level which gives them what name
netherlands
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Father of Dutch Liberties/led the fight for freedom in the netherlands
William the Silent
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gave the philosophy of idealism
Kant
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philosophy that two opposite views (thesis and antithesis) will come into a correct solution
dialectic thinking
182
discussed border issues caused by Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
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prince of diplomats
prince von meternich
184
in 1823 the president of the US stated that european involvement in Latin America would not be allowed
Monroe doctrine
185
Belgium's greatest African colony
belgian congo
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first king of united italy
Victor Immanuel II
187
strongest German state in the German confederation; leader was Otto Von Bismark
Prussia
188
Austria split itself into a duel monarchy called what?
Austria-Hungary
189
gave planetary model of the atom
Bohr
190
theorized yellow fever is spread by mosquitos
Carlos Finley
191
first mass produced car
Model T (by Henry Ford)
192
date the wright brothers invented successful airplane
1903
193
became the main form of entertainment and information by WW1
radio
194
first commercial broadcasting station
KDKA
195
when did the Titanic sink
1912
196
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy made up what alliance
triple alliance
197
peninsula that was fought over by europe
Balkan
198
in June of 1914; the leader of Austria was killed. his name?
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
199
Triple Entente
the allies
200
trench warfare started here/ a 600 mile stretch of land where Allies and Central powers faced off
Western Front
201
Paris was successfully defended from the British army
Miracle on the marne
202
British-led attack to capture Istanbul and defeat the Turkish Empire
Gallipoli Campaign
203
most important naval battle in WW1
Battle of Jutland
204
treaty Lenin signed to get Russia out of war
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
205
pushed the U.S. closer to war
Zimmerman Note
206
President of US during WW1
Woodrow Wilson
207
what year did America join WW1
1917
208
President of U.S. during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
209
The Allies of WW1
The Central Powers of WW1
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
210
led the doughboys in Europe
Pershing
211
central powers surrendered on this day (WW1)
Armistice Day (November II, 1918)
212
outlined Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace
14 points
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European nations met at a conference here to discuss punishment for Germany
Versailles
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the big 4 met at Versailles to create a national peace organization called what
League of Nations
215
form of socialism that promotes the violent overthrow of a nation
communism
216
who formulated communism
Karl Marx
217
first world leader to use communism on a wide scale
Lenin
218
according to Karl Marx, communism is a class struggle between what two peoples
Haves and Have Nots
219
cause of class struggle according to Marx
ownership of private property
220
only the material world exists and material conditions alone determine a person’s life
dialectic materialism
221
according to Marxism, what is the greatest driving force in history?
economics
222
middle class according to marx
bourgeoisie
223
opiate of the people according to marx
religion
224
laid out a program for communist revolution
communist manifesto
225
gave the basis for the ideology of communism
Das Kapital
226
original inhabitants of russia
Slavs
227
first great leader of a united russia
Ivan III
228
called "The Terrible"; first to bring feudalism to russia
Ivan IV
229
founded the Romanov dynasty
Michael Romanov
230
greatest Romanov leader
Peter Romanov
231
Czar of Russia during Napoleonic wars
Alexander I
232
war where russia fought with Japan over the Providence of manchuria
Russo-Japanese war; Russia lost
233
revolution to overthrow Nicholas II
Russian Revolution
234
overthrew government in Russia; led by Lenin
Bolshevik Revolution
235
Lenin's organization meant to spread Communism around the world
Third International
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in 1922, Lenin organized the Russian empire into _____
USSR
237
took over Russia after Lenin
Stalin
238
stalin's attempt to transport Russia into a colonial?? superpower
five Year plan
239
wrote The Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
240
freedom from something or freedom to do something
Liberalism
241
preserving of traditional Christian principles
conservatism
242
nothing can be known except for observable science
positivism
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August Comte coined this term; science of human society
sociology
244
study of the mind
psychology
245
promoted psychoanalysis as a form of psychology
Sigmund Freud
246
psychology that views man as an animal that can be trained or conditioned (created by pavlov and skinner)
behavioral psychology
247
idea that action should be judged by results
pragmatism
248
also called the anti-philosophy
existentialism
249
created by John Dewey; applying liberal philosophy and pseudoscience to education
progressive education
250
prophet of the Social gospel
Walter Rauschenbusch
251
the outward union of all churches, denominations, and sects into one organization regardless of doctrinal differences
Ecumenism
252
prince of expositors
G Campbell Morgan
253
wrote my utmost for his highest
Oswald Chambers
254
converted baseball star
Billy Sunday
255
known for cubism
Picasso
256
wrote and illustrated Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
257
wrote the jungle
Upton Sinclair
258
wrote Lord of the rings
Tolkien
259
wrote animal farm and 1984
Orwell
260
wrote Narnia
C.S. Lewis
261
leading financial leader after WW1
America
262
investments or shares in an industrial company
stock
263
date stock market crashed
October 29, 1929
264
known for fascism
italy
265
dictator of Italy
Mussolini
266
Hitlers Biography
Mein Kampf
267
Hitlers title
Der Fuhrer
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name of Hitlers reign
third reich
269
leader of militaristic japan
Tojo
270
what year did US officially recognize communist russia
1933
271
initiated wave of aggression that would become WW2
Japan
272
Japan started wave of aggression by invading ____
Manchuria
273
leader of national forces of china
Chang Kai-Shek
274
American general who led flying tigers
Claire Chernault
275
Italy invaded this place in Africa in 1945
Ethiopia
276
leader of spain (in ww2)
Francisco Franco
277
Japan, Germany, Italy formed ____(ww2)
Axis powers
278
prime minister who negotiated munich pact with Hitler "peace in our times"
Chamberlain
279
Hitler and Russia jointly invaded Poland in this year
1939
280
lightning war
blitzkrieg
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In WW2, The German army overwhelmed the Allies in France and pushed them back to ______
Dunkirk
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leader of French resistance against Germany
Charles de Gaulle
283
twentieth century greatest statesman
Churchill
284
Hitler’s plan to invade and conquer England
operation sea lion
285
Germany's first major defeat in WW2
Battle of Britain
286
Germany's leader in North Africa "desert fox"
Rommel
287
Hitler broke alliance with this country and invaded them in 1941
Russia
288
American gunboat that was sunk on the Yangtze river
Panay
289
date Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
290
American general who became commander of all Allied forces in Europe (during ww2)
Eisenhower
291
allied offensive to retake north america
operation torch
292
led allies to Italy
George Paton
293
second generation Japanese-American soldiers
Nisei
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day allies invaded Europe to take france from Nazis
June 6, 1944
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Victory in Europe Day
May 8, 1945
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the military commander of the phillipines
MacArthur
297
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