What was the Berlin blockade?

When USSR tried to force other allies out of Berlin

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

When the USSR put nukes in Cuba

What is Massive Retailiation?

policy to deter any nuclear strikes by soviets

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1
Which of the leaders below were NOT a FACIST dictator?
TOJO
MUSSOLINI
HITLER
STALIN
2
What was the Berlin blockade?
When Britain cut off Berlin from rest of world
When USSR tried to force other allies out of Berlin
When Berlin became part of USSR
When Berlin was cut off by US from rest of world
3
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
When US launched nukes from Cuba
When nukes were launched by USSR from Cuba
When the USSR put nukes in Cuba
When the US put nukes in Cuba
4
What is the "day that will live in infamy!"?
June 6, 1944
December 7, 1941
September 1, 1939
February 7, 1941
5
What were the names of two minority groups of US fighters during WWII?
tuskegee and balloon fighters
Nisei and Tuskegee airmen
Tuskegee and road warriors
Nisei and jungle fighters
6
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
1989
1995
1991
1945
7
What battle was the turning point on the Eastern Front of WWII in Europe?
Paris
Normandy
Stalingrad
Britain
8
What was the term for Hitler's wanted to kill all Jewish people?
the Final solution
concentration camps
Winner take all
the End Game
9
What was the name of the agreement signed between Hitler and Stalin in 1939?
Polish promise
Treaty of Versailles
Non-Aggression Pact
Get Poland Pact
10
How did Hitler break the non-aggression pact with Russia and when?
Invaded Russia-December 7, 1941
Invaded Poland-September 1939
Invaded Russia-June 1941
invaded Poland-June 1939
11
What is Massive Retailiation?
attack soviets with our nukes
create as many nukes and possible and give to NATO
Give Cuba nukes
policy to deter any nuclear strikes by soviets
12
What was the doctrine set out by the US against communism called?
Containment
Beat communism
Obliterate communism
Eliminate communism
13
Which battle in the Pacific was won by the US cracking the Japanese code?
Iwo Jima
Normandy
Okinawa
Midway
14
Fighting in what two battles persuaded Truman to drop the Atomic bombs on Japan?
Iwo Jima and Phillipines
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Iwo Jima and Midway
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
15
Where were Japanese Americans forced to go during WWII?
internment camps
work camps
concentration camps
spy camps

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