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Review, WW1 and WW2
Review, WW1 and WW2
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World War 1 #ww1 #ww2
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Maginot Line
D-Day
Allied invasion of North Africa
Fortification along the French/German border
Town where British forces fled France
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What reason did Truman give for dropping the atomic bomb?
to save American time
to save resources
to save American lives
to save marshmallows
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The policy of maintaining or building a country's military
Militarism
Nationalism
Imperialism
Alliances
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When Truman dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
He wanted to make a big point
He hoped to spare more loss of American lives
He was hoping the war would continue
He did not know what the devastation would do
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What is defined as a swift military campaign, or "lightening war"?
Maginot Line
Blitzkrieg
Sneak Attack
Blitz
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Reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor...
Island hopping disturbed trade
Japanese Navy defeated
Internment camps
sanctions on oil, rubber, gas, metal
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What effect did the bombing of Pearl Harbor have on America?
It meant that we could no longer vacation in Hawaii
"Merica would leave neutrality & join war
"Merica would join forces with Japan
It meant that America would fight to remain neutral
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Larger countries, or empires, that amass smaller colonies and compete against each other.
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
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During the IR, the impact of mass production
increased goods and lowered prices.
created clothing more important
made prices higher for goods.
increased fast food production
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What was the Cold War
A war that took over 100 years
A buildup of friendship between Russia and the US
A buildup of nuclear weapons between Russia and the US
A war in the winter
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Pride in one's country, or what Serbia felt when Austria-Hungary took over.
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
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The peninsula that includes Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania is known as...
the Ottoman Empire
the Balkans
Europe
the Maginot Line
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During WW2 who were the three big Allied powers?
US, Britain, Soviet Union
US, Britain, Germany
Germany, USSR, Italy
Britain, France, Germany
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Fighting in the Western Front created a stalemate when the French began to use this strategy.
Trench Foot
Sniper Attacks
Trench Warfare
Chemical Warfare
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The Battle of Normandy was an important victory because..(3 correct)
The Allied forces liberated Paris
The Nazis gained territory
It made the Germans retreat
It opened up another front to fight
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What was Operation Overlord?
The invasion of Normandy
D-Day
The fall of Paris
The invasion of North Africa
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Following the battle of Stalingrad,
German troops continued their blitzkrieg eastward
German and Soviet troops refused to surrender
Hitler controlled the Caucasus oil fields
Hitler's plan to dominate Europe ended
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What is island hopping?
Sending Atom bombs until Japan surrenders
Avoiding islands with enemy troops
Sending peace negotiations from island to island
Taking over each island all the way to Japan.
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What is "the day that will live in infamy"?
Japan attacked the mainland USA
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Cuba
Germany attacked France
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Why was Iwo Jima important to the US and Japan?
it was a hiding spot
it had strategic importance
it was close Hawaii
could use it as new resort
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Promise of one country to another to help if there is a war
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
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What caused trench foot?
Standing in cold mud and water for a long time
Constant shell fire
Contact with lice
Rats ate the flesh when men slept
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The assembly line was born during the....
Spanish Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Renaissance
World War 1
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Battle of Verdun was significant because
The German forces were able to stop the French
French forces stopped Germans and moral victory
Moral victory of English forces
English stopped French forces
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Considered the spark that ignited World War 1
Assassination of Napolean
Battle over militarism
Invasion of Serbia
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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How awesome is this class?
Meh
Love them!!!
Dang right!
So good!
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No mans land
The land between countries
The land between continents
The land between trenches
Deserted land
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The spark that ignited WWI
Discovery of the Zimmerman telegram
Assasination of Gavrillo Princip
Assination of Franz Ferdinand
Sinking of the Lusitania
