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1
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What was the Treaty of Versailles

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A peace treaty that ended the war between allied powers and Germany. Treaty was to make sure Germany didn’t start another war.

2
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What was the Great Depression

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A long and severe recession in the economy

3
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What was the Wannsee conference

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A meeting of nazi officials to discuss the final solution

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Who bombed Darwin

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The Japanese because there were allied ships in the harbor

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What was the fall of Singapore

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When the Japanese invaded the British stronghold of Singapore

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What happened at Pearl Harbor

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Japanese bombed naval base at Pearl Harbor

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What was the d-day landings

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Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on beaches of Normandy, to defeat Germany

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What was the League of Nations

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A result of the Paris peace conference that ended ww1

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What were the coral sea and midway battles

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Naval battles in the pacific also including air forces

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What was the Kokoda campaign

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Apart of the pacific war. When Japanese forces attempted to advance south to Australia, they were stopped by Australian forces in PNG.

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What were Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Only nuclear weapons used in war. Stopped the Japanese forces from advancing further.