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What is the "Final Solution"?
Allied powers final plan to bomb Berlin and win WWII
Hitlers final plan for treatment of Jews
Hitlers surrender
Hitlers final plan to win WWII
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what is Blitzkrieg?
thunder war, used by Italy
lightening war, German fighting technique
where you light barrels on fire
lightening war, Polish fighting technique
3
What are Ghettos?
where German people live
separate Jewish areas
forces Jewish people to wear specific clothes
4
What is the battle of the Midway?
a turning point in the war between the allies and Germany
Turning point between U.S. and Japan
started with the bombing of Berlin
a battle between Britain and Germany over France
5
who is Charles De Gaulle?
leader of a revolution in Germany
facist dictator of Italy
leader of free french
leader of France
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who is Winston Churchill?
all of the above
took part in the Atlantic Charter
was in charge during wwII
Leader of Britain
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Kamikaze...
Japanese pilots that flew into building in China
Japanese pilots fly suicide missions
attacked China
Japanese bombers of the Soviets
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What is Spain?
taken over by Germany
territory owned by France
embark on civil war
fighting for freedom
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Who were in the Axis powers?
Germany, Soviet Union, Italy
Germany, Italy, Japan
U.S.,Britain, and France
Germany, Italy, France
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true or false: Pearl Harbor was a Japanese naval base that was bombed by Japanese
False. it was an American Naval base
True
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what was Doolittle's Raid?
U.S. bombers who were sent to attack Berlin
proved raiding stores is easy during a war
U.S. bombers attack Tokyo and shows vulnerability in Japan
Germany attacking Soviet Union
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True or False: China is invaded by the U.S
False. They are attacked by Japan
True
13
what is Kristallnacht?
killing of many jews
"Night of Broken Glass" on November 9th, 1938
"Night of Sad People" on November 9th, 1938
the night in which Hitler was on trial for murder
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True or false: Dunkirk is the place the British and French were trapped by the Nazis
False, Dunkirk is where the battle of the Bulge was fought
True
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D-Day...
was a battle on June 6th, 1944 of invading France
invaded France which was controlled by the Soviets
was a plan to invade Germany
failed
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who was Dwight Eisenhower?
American Commander in Africa and plans operation overlord
American commander in the Pacfic
plans to bomb Germany
an important solider who saved many lives
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democratization is...
making more countries democratic
Creating a Democracy in Germany
creating a democracy in Japan
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What is Ethiopia?
Italy tries to take over
part of the Soviet Union
Taken over by Egypt
German territory
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who was Erwin Rommel?
German leader
invented scientific research
German tank commander in North Africa
leader of France when under control by Nazi's
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True or False: Stalingrad is the turning point in the war between the Soviets and Poland
False. it was between Germany and the Soviets
True
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true or false: isolationism is taking over another country and isolating them
False. avoidance of political ties with other countries
true
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True or False: Atlantic Charter is war goals between Hitler and Tojo
False. It was between FDR and Churchill
True
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True or False: Nuremberg trials were trial of 22 American Leaders for war crimes
true
false, they were 22 nazi leaders
24
what is appeasement?
a policy of giving into agression
a policy to ensure agression
a policy between the Soviets and Hitler
a policy of giving into peacefulness
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True or false: Penicillin is a miracle drug to kill bacteria and fight infections in wounds
false, it cures sickness not wounds
true
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what was the manhattan project?
a program in manhattan to work on fashion
made the statue of liberty
secret programs to build atomic bombs
made war tanks and bombers
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what is the lend-lease act?
U.S. loans weapons to countries fighting Germany
allied powers lend weapons to the U.S.
axis powers lend weapons to the U.S.
U.S. loans weapons to people fighting with Germany
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what is the Battle of Britain?
includes the France, Britain, and U.S. against Germany
air battle between north and south Britain
an air battle between Germany and Britain
Battle between Britain and France
29
what is the Third Reich?
German territores
German empire, expanded by Hitler
France's temporary government
Italy's government
30
Japanese-Americans....
were trusted by Americans
had all of their civil rights
were put away in internment camps for the war period
were part of the axis powers
31
True or False: Battle of the Bulge was German counter attack, last German offensive
true
false. the French surrendered
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demilitarization is...
getting rid of Germany's army
the disbanding of Japan's armed forces
not allowing one to attack another country
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True or false: isolationist is a person who is kicked out a country for doing something wrong
false: mindset of the U.S. before the war
true
34
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
American army commander of who lead D-Day
helped plan Japanese bombing in America
American army commander in Pacific
American navy commander in the Pacific
35
what is the non-aggression pact?
Germany and Italy agree not to invade each other
ensures world war 3 does not happen
ends world war 2
Germany and Soviets agree not to invade each other
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what is the Holocaust?
Hitler's Nazi's kill 6 million jews and 5 million others
a battle against Jews
Hitler killing of Germans
Hitler capturing many Americans
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True or False: Radar is technology set up to detect any nearby aircrafts or war machines
true
false. Radar can detect any war machines around the world
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who is Isroku Yamamato?
made plans to attack the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor
one of the Japanese Americans who were imprisoned.
Leader of Japan
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True or False: Nuremburg laws take away the rights of German Jews
True
False. these are the leaders punishments for murder
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what is the munich conference?
allows french take over of Germany
to settle Czech crisis, gives Germany right to take Czech
gives Germany the right to take over Poland
ends world war 2
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what are Aryans?
germanic people
All of the above
"Master Race"
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what is island hopping?
hopping from island to island
all of the above
American naval battle strategy against Japan in WWII
took place in the Pacific
