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WWII & Beginning of the Cold War Part I of unit
WWII & Beginning of the Cold War Part I of unit
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Who led Great Britain during World War II?
Benito Mussolini
FDR
Paul Reynaud
Winston Churchill
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Fascist dictator in Italy who used fear to hold on to power, control the press, and invade Ethiopia in 1935.
Donald Trump
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
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FDR signed the Neutrality Acts for what purpose?
To enter WWII
To follow the isolationist mood of the U.S.
To become a global superpower
To fight communism
4
In a 1938 meeting, Britain and France agreed to let Hitler take part of which country in hopes of avoiding war?
Albania
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Poland
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An energetic and effective speaker and leader of the Nazi Party
Joseph Stalin
Woodrow Wilson
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
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Which of the following groups were used as scapegoats for Germany's problems?
Germans
Jews
Russians
Italians
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Germany invaded which of the following countries in 1940?
Denmark
All of the above
France
Netherlands
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How did many Americans feel following the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Patriotic; joining the army to help the war effort
Angry; against joining WWI
Neutral; continuing to believe in isolationism
Weak; engaged in appeasement to avoid further conflict
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The Axis powers involved the following countries EXCEPT:
Japan
Italy
Soviet Union
Germany
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Which region in western Germany was invaded by Hitler?
Berlin
Heidelberg
Rhineland
Munich
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Where was the Battle of Britain fought?
Air
Sea
Land
Trenches
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Why did Britain and France pursue a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
To defend other countries against Hitler
They hoped to avoid conflict
To get more land for themselves
To save lives and money
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Who was Joseph Stalin?
Leader of the Soviet Union who caused millions of deaths of his own people.
Leader of Italy who wanted to restore the Roman Empire.
Leader of the United States who was responsible for the Great Depression.
Leader of Germany who was responsible for the Nazi party.
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The United States placed an embargo on which of the following countries leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor:
China
Italy
Japan
France
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A system where individual freedoms are taken away to give all power to the state. Can be a noun or an adjective.
Communist
Democratic
Fascist
Monarch
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The National Socialist German Workers' Party
Remilitarization
Scapegoats
The Nazi Party
The Nationalist Party
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In December 1941, the U.S. Congress voted and declared war on which of the following countries?
Italy
Japan
Soviet Union
Germany
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The Allied powers involved all of the countries EXCEPT:
United States
Japan
Britain
Soviet Union
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"a date which will live in infamy"
is a famous phrase about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor spoken by which president?
President Harry Truman
President Calvin Coolidge
President Franklin Roosevelt
President Dwight Eisenhower
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What did the Japanese attack in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
A hospital
A U.S. Naval Base
An elementary school
A U.S. state