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Who won, the Allies or the Axis powers

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Allies

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Which people suffered through the Holocaust

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Jewish people

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Which two countries were devastated by World War II

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Europe and Japan

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Who used Blitzkrieg

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Germany

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Who did Germany take over with the mass attack of Blitzkrieg

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Europe and North Africa

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What is it called when the Germans, Soviets agree not to fight each other

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Nonaggression Pact

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What was the secret deal inside the nonaggression pact

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a secret deal to split Poland

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Who launched invasion of Poland

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Hitler

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What is lightning war, Germany’s new military strategy

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Blitzkrieg

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What 3 items were used to surprise enemy and quickly conquer

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Planes, tanks, and infantry

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What 3 things did Blitzkrieg prioritize

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speed, surprise, and force

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Who captured Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, resistance met in Finland

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Soviets

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Did Finland eventually surrender

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Yes

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What 2 countries mobilized along the French border

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French and British

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What is it called during the many months of no action

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“Phony War”

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Who attacked Denmark, Norway

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Hitler

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Who is the leader of Nazi Germany

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Hitler

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WHat 2 main events did Hitler orchestrate

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WWII and Holocaust

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How many people died in WWII and the Holocaust

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40,000,000

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Who conquered Netherlands, Belgium, Lexumbourg

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Germany

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Did France surrender to Germany

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Yes

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Who took ships across Channel to rescue soldiers at Dunkirk

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British Navy, civilians

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Who was a French general that organized opposition to Germany

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Charles de Gaulle

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Who was the British Prime Minister

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Winston Churchill

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What kind of attacks did Germany start the invasion on Britain with
Air
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What 3 things did the British use to resist Germany
air force, radar, code-breaking
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What is the air war over Britain that lasted until May 1941
Battle of Britian
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Who is best remembered for successfully leading Britain through World War II
Winston Churchill
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What was Winston Churchill famous for
his inspiring speeches and his refusal to give in, even when things are going badly
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Who was the leader of Italy
Mussolini
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Who declared war on France, Britain after German victory
Mussolini
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Who did Mussolini attack in North Africa
British
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Did British attack back at the Italians
Yes
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Who was the German general who battles British in North africa
Erwin Rommel
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Who first retreats then succeeds against British
Rommel
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What was Erwin Rommel nicknamed
the Desert Fox
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When Hitler invaded Yugoslavia and Greece, did the fall quickly or did they keep up a good fight
they both fell quickly
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When Germany invaded the Soviet Union were they prepared or unprepared
unprepared
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What did the Soviet troops do as they retreated
burn land
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Where did the German stop, also were they were forced to undertake long siege
Leningrad
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Did the Germans capture Moscow
No but they almost did
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Did most americans want to fight in war or avoid war
avoid war
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What did Roosevelt fear
that US would have to fight
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What did Roosevelt hope to do so they can resist Germany
strengthen allies
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What is it called when the US loaned weapons to countries fighting Germany
Lend-Lease Act
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What 2 leaders meet, they also issued a statement of principles
Roosevelt and Churchill
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What is it called when they support free trade, right to form own government
Atlantic Charter
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Who many jews and other "non-Aryans" did Hitler's Nazis kill during the Holocaust
6 million jews and 5 million other "non-Aryans"
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What are the Germanic people called, they are also the "Master race"
Aryans
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What was the systematic murder of Jewish people and others
Holocaust
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What took away rights of German Jews
Nuremberg Laws
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What was the "night of broken glass"; Jewish homes, businesses, synagogues were attacked; 100 jews killed
Kristallnacht
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What did the Germans due because they were fearing more violence
they fled to other countries
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What did Hitler do with the Jews to isolate them
he put them in designated cities
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What was the separate Jewish areas called
Ghettos
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What 2 things did Hitler hope the Jews would die of
Disease and starvation
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DId the Jews survive in these terrible conditions
yes
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What two groups were the jews separated into at the camps
strong people and weak people
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Was the weak killed
yes, they were killed immediately
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How many jews survived the Holocaust
fewer than 4 million
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Who attacked Pearl Harbor
Japan
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What war brought the United States into WWII
The attack on Pearl Harbor
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What did Roosevelt cut off to Japan
oil shipments
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Who plans to attack on U.S. fleet in Hawaii
Isoroku Yamamato
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Who did US declare war on
Japan
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What 2 main places did Japan attack
Hong Kong and Thailand
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Who attacked Philippine islands who were defended by US
Japanese
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Who won, Philippines or Japan
Japan
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Who attacked Tokyo
US bombers
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What did the Raid show
That Japan is vulnerable, it did little damage
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In what battle did Americans stop Japanese advance
Battle of the Coral Sea
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What was the new kind of naval warfare
where ships launch planes to fight each other
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Who sent a powerful fleet to capture Midway island
Japanese
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What battle did US destroy Japan's naval fleet
Battle of Midway
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Who was an American army commander
Douglas MacArthur
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Who planed to "island hop"
MacArthur
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What was the hellish battle that ends in Allied victory
Battle of Guadalcanal
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What 3 countries led the Allies to victory
United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
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Who attacked at El Alamein
British General Montgomery
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Who was an american commander in Morocco
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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In what war did Soviets and Germans battle for control of city
Battle of Stalingrad
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What troops captured city
German
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Who loses power but Germans keep control of northern Italy
Mussolini
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How many US workers are there
17 to 18 million
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What did the people at home face
shortage of consumer goods
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What aims to inspire civilians to aid war effort
Propaganda
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What did Japanese AMericans face
prejustice
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What kind of camps were Japanese Americans put into
Internment camps
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What did Allies use to confuse Germans
deception
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What day was D-day on
June 6, 1944
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Who captured Normandy beaches
Allied forces
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IN what battle did Germans counterattack
Battle of the Bulge
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Who surrounded Berlin
Soviets
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How did Hitler die
suicide
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Did Germany ever surrender
Yes
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Who became president after Roosevelt
Harry Truman
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What battle left Japanese navy badly damaged
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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What was it called when japanese pilots who fly suicide missions
Kamikazes
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Who warned Truman that invasion of Japan will cost many lives
Advisors
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What was Truman's alternative
Atomic bomb
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How many people died in the bombing of Hiroshima
about 75,000
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How many people died in the bombing of Nagasaki
70,000

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