us hist U6 Flashcards
(126 cards)
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After the assassination of the prime minister, the _______ held the real power in Japan.
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military
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Benito Mussolini’s nickname was “II ________.”
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duce
3
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What was Hitler’s strategy in dealing with French border defenses?
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Hitler flanked the line by first moving through the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
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The National Socialist German Worker’s Party was known as the ________ Party.
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nazi
5
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Benito Mussolini led __
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Italy
6
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Emperor Hirohito led ___
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Japan
7
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Adolf Hitler led ___
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Germany
8
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Francisco Franco led __
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Spain
9
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Great Britain and France handed Czechoslovakia to Hitler at the ______ Conference.
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Munich
10
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Austria’s forced unification with Germany was called the ________.
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Anschluss
11
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Edouard Daladier led __
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France
12
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Neville Chamberlain led ___
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Great Britain
13
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How did Benito Mussolini gain power in Italy?
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Italy’s king appointed him premier when Mussolini threatened to take government by force.
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14
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Which country was not part of the Axis Powers?
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china
15
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Adolf Hitler gave himself the title,”Der ________.”
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Fuhrer
16
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________ was the policy of allowing Germany to violate the terms of their treaty, but doing nothing to stop it.
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Appeasement
17
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The “Miracle at ___” involved more than 800 ships evacuating 338,000 British and French troops.
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Dunkirk
18
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Which factor was NOT important in allowing new political parties to form in Germany after World War I?
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the Treaty of Versailles required multiple parties
19
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The ________ proved ineffective as a negotiating forum and was essentially powerless.
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League of Nations
20
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The _________ Act of 1935 prevented arms manufacturers in the United States from selling arms to any foreign power that was at war.
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Neutrality
21
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What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s greatest contribution while the nation recovered from an economic disaster and faced another potential war in Europe?
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his firm and confident leadership
22
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The __________ Line was a series of French bunkers and fortifications constructed along the German border.
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Maginot
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________, meaning lightning war, was a new type of rapid warfare introduced by Germany during the invasion of Poland.
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Blitzkrieg
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A governmental system led by a dictator who stresses nationalism rather than individual liberty is _______.
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Fascism
25
In which area did the New Deal NOT shift American attitudes?
fostered patriotic pride in maintaining a strong military
26
World War II officially began on September 3, 1939, with the September 1, 1939 invasion of ___ by Germany.
Poland
27
What was the fundamental reason behind the Japanese desire to acquire new territories?
There was a lack of natural resources in Japan.
28
Anti-Semitism is hatred directed at _____.
Jews
29
_____ was a militant leader of the Japanese government.
Hideki Tojo
30
The Japanese formed the ___ to create one large entity of oriental nations free from foreign (Western) influence.
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
31
Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, business, and synagogues during the ________, or night of broken glass.
Kristallnacht
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The Battle of the Atlantic featured German _________ against Allied shipping.
submarines
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The surprise attack on December 7, 1941 which compelled America to declare war on Japan was the _____.
raid on pearl harbor
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Germans constructed extermination camps with ______ that could kill up to 2,000 people at a time.
gas champers
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Fear of spying and sabotage led the U.S. government to place many ___ in War Relocation Camps.
Japanese Americans
36
The WAC was a women's support unit for the _____.
army
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A(n) ___ embargo on shipping of oil, aviation fuel, scrap iron, and steel encouraged Japan to forcibly seek resources from Asian neighbors.
american
38
On which continent was World War II NOT being waged by 1940?
Australia
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first part of the war for Europe
Battle of the Atlantic
40
first major battle for American forces in North Africa
Battle of Kasserine Pass
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cut off the road supplying the Chinese armies of Chiang Kai-Shek
Japanese conquer Burma
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prevented Hitler from completing Operation Sea-Lion
Battle of Britain
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small group of American marines repelled one invasion before the Japanese returned with 1,500 men
Battle of Wake Island
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The ______ captured the British colonies of Singapore, Burma, and Hong Kong.
Japanese
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The battle for Europe began in the _____ Ocean.
Atlantic
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To help financially, Americans purchased war _______.
bonds
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By the end of the war more than ___ Jews had been murdered by the Third Reich.
six million
48
In June 1940, ____ entered the war on the side of Germany.
Italy
49
____ stated in his autobiography that he intended to eradicate all Jews from Germany.
Adolf Hitler
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In 1940, America leased fifty obsolete ________ to Great Britain in exchange for naval bases.
destroyers
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The United States did not change its ________ laws to help Jews escape Europe.
immigration
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It became apparent to most Americans that the United States could not stand by and watch democracy being swallowed up by _____________.
totalitarianism
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Which event was Winston Churchill referring to when he said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."?
The Battle of Britain
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During the ___ nearly 10,000 American and Filipino troops died from exposure, disease, and cruel treatment by Japanese captors.
Bataan Death March
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Americans were required to _______ certain goods in order to supply troops.
ration
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The ___ Act allowed the United States to become the "Arsenal of Democracy," according to Roosevelt, by supplying allies with war materials.
Lend-Lease
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Jews refer to the Holocaust as the ________, or "the catastrophe."
Shoah
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Which group was NOT victimized during the Holocaust?
British prisoners of war
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Righteous _________ were non-Jews who assisted Jews during World War II.
Gentiles
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Passage of the _________ Laws stripped Jews of all their civil rights.
Nuremberg
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WAVES served in the _____.
navy
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After liberating North Africa, Allied forces next targeted _____.
Sicily
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Almost 1,500 Japanese __________ attacked U.S. ships during the Battle of Okinawa.
kamikazes
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At the Casablanca Conference, Allied leaders ___.
agreed to accept only the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers
65
President Roosevelt met Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin for the first time at the ________ Conference.
Tehran
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The June 6, 1944, invasion of northern France is remembered as ___.
D-Day
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The ___ bolstered American morale and instilled fear in the Japanese who believed they were beyond the reach of enemy attacks.
Doolittle Raid
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Which statement was NOT a purpose of the Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe?
Kill German soldiers on military bases.
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On V-E Day, new German leader___ signed the German surrender.
Karl Dönitz
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_______ Beach proved to be the toughest battleground of the five D-Day beaches.
Omaha
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Allied leaders issued the ___________ Declaration calling on Japan to surrender unconditionally or else face destruction.
Potsdam
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____ Code Talkers sent radio messages using their native language that the Japanese could not decipher.
Navajo
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American strategy consisted of _______ across the Pacific to end all Japanese resistance.
island hopping
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The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first time ___.
two opposing naval fleets fought without seeing each other's naval vessels
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________________ was the amassing of men, equipment, and supplies for the 1944 invasion of Europe.
Operation Overload
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Hitler sacrificed over one-half million German soldiers in an unsuccessful attack on ________ in Russia.
Stalingrad
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President _________________ agreed to use the atomic bomb in hopes of avoiding millions of casualties in a ground invasion of Japan.
Truman
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The first atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, on ___.
Hiroshima
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The Japanese signed terms of surrender on board the battleship ________.
Missouri
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______ surrendered shortly after Allied forces landed on its shores.
Italy
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President Truman announced that September 2, 1945, would be ___.
V-J Day
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___ were the three major Axis Powers.
Germany, Italy, and Japan
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The United States did not change its _____ laws to help Jews escape rising hostility in Europe.
immigration
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Karl Donitz
German leader who signed the German surrender
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Hirohito
emperor of Japan who announced his country's surrender via a radio broadcast
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Over one-half million German soldiers died as a result of Hitler's ill-advised attack on ________ in Russia.
Stalingrad
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The WAVES were women who served in ___.
the navy
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The Lend-Lease Act enabled America to become the "___" by supplying allies with war materials.
Arsenal of Democracy
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____ succeeded to the Presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt died.
Harry S. Truman
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After securing North Africa, Allied forces next invaded the island of _________.
Sicily
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Fear of spying and sabotage led the U.S. government to place many ______ Americans in War Relocation Camps.
Japanese
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Allowing Germany to violate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, but doing nothing to stop it, was a policy of ______.
appeasement
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The _______ Laws targeted Jews by stripping them of their civil rights.
Nuremberg
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The forced unification of Austria to Germany was the _______.
Anschluss
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Jews refer to the Holocaust as the _______, meaning "the catastrophe."
Shoah
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The June 6, 1944, invasion of France is remembered as ___.
D-Day
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_____ is a governmental system led by a dictator who stresses nationalism rather than individual liberty.
Fascism
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What was the goal of Japan's Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?
the creation of a large entity of oriental nations led by Japan that would be free from western influence
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Battle of the Bulge
This event was Hitler's last offensive effort to stop the Allied advance towards Germany.
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Operation Sea-Lion
This event was Hitler's planned invasion of Great Britain.
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The _____ Raid bolstered American morale and instilled fear in the Japanese who believed American forces could not attack their homeland.
Doolittle
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Japanese military leaders invaded Manchuria, a northern territory of ___, in 1931.
China
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German ______ hunted Allied shipping in wolfpacks during the Battle of the Atlantic.
submarines
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The _____ was the first major battle for American forces in North Africa.
Battle of Kasserine Pass
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Meaning "lightning war," the _______ was a new type of rapid warfare introduced by Germany during the invasion of Poland.
blitzkrieg
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Almost 1,500 Japanese ______ airplanes attacked U.S. ships during the Battle of Okinawa.
kamikaze
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President Truman announced that September 2, 1945, would be _________.
V-J Day
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____ was the leader of the Soviet Union who ordered the deaths of those who opposed his views and policies.
Joseph Stalin
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A small force of American marines turned away an invasion of ______ Island before being overwhelmed by a second, much larger, Japanese invasion force.
Wake
110
Benito Mussolini's nickname was "II _____."
Duce
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The Battle of ______ was an intense air battle that prevented Hitler from invading England.
Britain
112
The desire to acquire ___ was Japan's fundamental reason for acquiring new territories.
natural resources
113
Nearly 10,000 American and Filipino troops died from exposure, disease, and cruel treatment by Japanese captors during the _____ Death March.
Bataan
114
The surprise raid on ____ compelled America to declare war on Japan.
Pearl Harbor
115
Why was Midway the turning point of the war in the Pacific Theater?
The sinking of four Japanese carriers crippled Japanese attack capability and allowed the United States to go on the offensive.
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____ murdered more than six million Jews in the Holocaust.
Nazi Germany
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_____ rebuilt Germany into the Nazi Third Reich and committed suicide days before the war ended in Europe.
Adolf Hitler
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Stormed on June 6, 1944, _____ Beach was the toughest beach battlefield.
Omaha
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Czechoslovakia was handed to Hitler by France and Great Britain at the _______ Conference.
Munich
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Which group was NOT victimized during the Holocaust?
Roman Catholics
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The _____ began on September 1, 1939. This event was the first military conflict of World War II.
invasion of Poland
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_____ was a militant leader of Japan.
Hideki Tojo
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More than 800 ships evacuated 380,000 British and French Troops at ________.
Dunkirk
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What occurred during Kristallnacht?
Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish synagogues, homes, and businesses.
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_________ Code Talkers used their native language to transmit radio messages that the Japanese could not decipher.
Navajo
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_____ became Prime Minister of Great Britain after Neville Chamberlain.
Winston Churchill
