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WW2 Flashcards

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Appeasement

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to give someone what they want in hopes that they stop

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Blitzkrieg

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  • A military tactic that hitler used
  • Means “Lightning War”
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Axis Powers

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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Allied Powers

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Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States

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Luftwaffe

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-German Air Force

-Translates to “air weapon”

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Fascism

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dictatorial government that
is violently nationalistic, imperialistic,
and anti-communist

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Benito Mussolini

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Italian Dictator

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Hideki Tojo

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Japanese politician and was president of imperial rule assistance association

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What event ‘officially’ started World War II in 1939?

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German Invasion of Poland

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What event forced the United States to enter World War II?

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Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941

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What is one similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini?

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Believed in Fascism

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During the 1930s, the Nazi Political Party of Adolph Hitler received support from the German people because the Nazi’s promised to –

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improve the German economy and make Germany a powerful empire again

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What was the Luftwaffe?

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Nazi Air Force

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Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II who kept the spirits of British people high while vowing to ‘never surrender’ to Adolph Hitler?

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Winston Churchill

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15
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Which of the following was a cause of World War II?

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Failure of the treaty of versailles

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What sequence of events is in the correct order in which they happened?

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Treaty of Versailles → rise of Nazism → German invasion of the Soviet Union

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17
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What policy made the United States NOT want to get involved with the war in Europe?

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isolationsim

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18
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Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

a. Joseph Stalin - France
b. Adolf Hitler- Germany
c. Benito Mussolini- Italy
d. Hideki Tojo- Japan

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a. Joseph Stalin - France

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How did the United States help the Allied Powers like Great Britain before the U.S. actually entered/fought in World War II?

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providing resources such as money, food, and military supplies (Lend-Lease)

20
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Surprising the world, Hitler signed a Non-Aggression Pact with ________________ in August of 1939.

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The Soviet Union

21
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Hitler loved Communism.

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false

22
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British, American, Canadian, and Free French forces launched a second front on D-Day in 1944 by invading the Northern coast of _____________.

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France

23
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Who was the American General & Allied Commander who organized / led the D-Day Invasion in June of 1944?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

24
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What is anti-semitism?

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prejudice against people of Jewish faith

25
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Which battle was the turning point of the war in Europe against Hitler?

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Battle of Stalingrad

26
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What did the term ‘Final Solution’ refer too in World War II?

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Hitler’s planned destruction of the Jewish race

27
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Who was Hitler’s top Nazi Commander in North Africa? - known as the ‘Desert Fox.

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Erwin Rommel

28
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The systematic / organized attempt to kill an entire ethnic group of people is known as _________________.

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Genocide

29
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The military strategy to defeat the Empire of Japan in the Pacific was known as ___________________.

A

Island hopping

30
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The main purpose of the Nazi Death Camps, such as Auschwitz, was to –

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kill large amounts of Jewish people, and other groups who Hitler was racist against

31
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What ended the war with Japan in August 1945?

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U.S. use of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

32
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Which one of the following U.S. Presidents chose to use the Atomic Bombs in 1945?

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Harry Truman

33
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Although technically the Emperor of Japan was the symbol of Japanese government power; which Japanese leader had the REAL power as military dictator/Prime Minister over the country during World War II?

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Hideki Tojo

34
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Which series of events is arranged in the correct order in which they happened?

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The Treaty of Versailles is signed, then Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany, then German troops invade Poland

35
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What were the Nuremberg Trials?

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Nazi leaders put on trial for crimes against humanity

36
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Totalitarian governments are characterized by the –

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use of dictators, censorship, secret police, and control of citizen’s public & private lives

37
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Japan’s invasion of Korea & China, Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia, and Germany’s blitzkrieg in Europe were examples of –

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Military Agression

38
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Who was the European leader who created Fascism & Fascist Political Philosophy?

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Benito Mussolini

39
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What was a significance of the Battle of Britain in 1940?

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It was Hitler’s first military loss of World War II

40
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Battle of mIdway

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Fight in air with Japan Vs U.S
US won and Japan lost 4 aircraft carriers

41
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Battle of Alamein

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Italy vs GB
GB won

42
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Battle of stalin gard

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USSR VS Germany
USSR won
Germany underestimated
turning point

43
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Battle of normandy

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British vs Germany (in france)
Librerated france

44
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Battle of Jima & okinawa

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US VS JAPAN
U.S WON

45
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Dwight eisenhower

A

Allied commander, organized and led D-DAY

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