World War II

Question 1

DEPRESSION 1930

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People in Germany had lost confidence in their governments, Like US, the world stuck in an economic depression for years, They didn t believe own governments could make things better

Question 2

HOLOCAUST

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Hilter’s persecution of Jewish people, called the Holocaust, He particularly attacked Jewish people, Hitler believed that Germans were better than other people

Question 3

BRITAIN VS GERMANY 1941

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Britain was safe from German invasion., Spring 1941, the British air force won the battle of Britain, events on other side of the world pulled the US into the war

Question 4

WHO`S GOING TO STOP ME

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The leaders of Britain and France decided to stop Hitler., In 1939 German forces prepare to invade Poland, Britain and France, known as the Allied Powers

Question 5

IT´S ON NOW

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Winston Churchill immediately called President Roosevelt

Question 6

WATCH´A DOING JAPAN

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Japan had great military success in the early years of WWII, 1941 Japan forces controlled much of China & Southeast Asia.

Question 7

WHERE WAS AMERICA?

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Americans wanted the government to focus on troubles at home, Americans remembered the horrors of WWI, The country was still suffering through the Great Depression

Question 8

US HELPS GREAT BRITAIN

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P Roosevelt decided to help Britain without fighting the war, US decided that Britain will borrow military all supplies

Question 9

BENITO MUSSOLINI

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He took power in Italy in the early 1920’s, Like Hitler, Mussolini promised to attack, conquer countries, Mussolini was also a dictator

Question 10

EMPEROR HIROHITO

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Used military force to build a massive empire in East Asia, Hirohito was a dictator in Japan., The rise of dictators was a cause for concern in the 1930’s

Question 11

WORLD WAR II BEGINS 1939

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As a result, Britain and France declared war on Germany., For the second time in just 25 years, a major war had begun., German troops rushed into Poland., Hitler ignored this threat

Question 12

DICTATOR

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Dictator a leader who gains control of a countrys government, Chosen by trickery, They made the world a more dangerous place

Question 13

AXIS POWERS

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Germany, Italy and Japan became known as the Axis Powers, Japan later joined this alliance, In 1936 Hitler and Mussolini signed a treaty

Question 14

TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD 1933-1938

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Japan invaded China., The world watched Germany Italy and Japan went on the attack, Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia., Italy invaded Ethiopia.

Question 15

The Treaty of Versailles 1919

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Germany could not rebuild its army or make any weapons, Germany lost land., That Germany pay $33 billion in reparations.

Question 16

JAPAN´S SNEAK ATTACK 1941

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Japanese bombs sank US warships and destroyed US airplanes, Dec 7 1941, Japan planes bombed US naval base Pearl Harbor, 2,300 American soldiers, sailors, and civilians were killed

Question 17

FRANCE FALLS 1940

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France fell to the Germans in June 1940., Britain stood alone in Europe in the fight against the Axis

Question 18

WINSTON CHURCHILL CALLS FOR BACKUP

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The leader of the British government was Winston Churchill, Churchill urged President Roosevelt to help Great Britain, Most Americans, however, wanted to stay out of the fighting

Question 19

OH NO YOU DIDN´T

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Americans reacted with fury to the attack on Pearl Harbor, People on isolationist Dec 6 were calling war against Japan

Question 20

1ST YEAR WORLD WAR II 1939-1940

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Hitler’s soldiers, tanks airplanes conquered Western Europe., German military was successful in the early years of WWII, After defeating Poland, the German army moved west

Question 21

NEW LEADERS

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Turned to a new leader who promise their troubles disappear, This led to the rise of dictators in several countries, Desperate for a change they were willing 2 sacrifice freedom

Question 22

THE NEXT DAY Dec 8th, 1941

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Yesterday, Dec 7, 1941- a date which will live in infamy,, and air forces of the Empire of Japan, the US was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval

Question 23

ADOLF HITLER 1933

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Individual freedom denied complete power given to government, Nazi’s believed in fascism, Hitler and his political party, called the Nazi’s, Adolf Hitler became the dictator of Germany

Question 24

THE UNITED STATES SPEAKS UP

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Japanese generals decided to attack the United States, Leaders in the US spoke out against Japanese expansion

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