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What event caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany in 1939?
the Battle of Stalingrad
the invasion across the Maginot Line
the invasion of Poland
annexation of Sudetenland
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Benito Mussolini violated the Treaty of Versailles by invading
South Africa
Ethiopia
Congo
Egypt
3
Stalin agreed to the Nazi-Soviet Pact because his country was suffering due to
the Russian Civil War
his five-year plan structure
the aftermath of WWI
the Battle of Stalingrad
4
The Axis powers consisted of
Japan, Germany, and Italy
USA, England, and Soviet Russia
England, Japan, and Germany
Germany, USA, and England
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Which country did Stalin and Hitler agree to split under the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
Austria
Czechoslovakia
France
Poland
6
Prior to the Battle of Midway, Japan
successfully conquered lands in the Pacific and China
joined the Allied powers to fight Germany
had lost key territories due to US island hopping
Successfully invaded Soviet Russia and took over Moscow
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Which country surrendered to Germany during WWII to prevent further damage after WWI?
Austria
France
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
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After dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
invaded US-protected islands in the Pacific
sent bombers to California to retaliate
invaded China
unconditionally surrendered
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Germany used fast and overwhelming attacks known as
island hopping
Luftwaffe
slash and burn
Blitzkrieg
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After WWII, which country turned into an enemy of the United States and initiated a series of conflicts from 1945-1991?
Japan
Germany
Soviet Russia
Italy
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The idea of giving someone what they want is called
Falling for it
Appeasement
Denying
Standoff
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Totalitarian leaders were able to take over in Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain because of
WWI
failed attempts at nationalism
failed economies during the Great Depression
class warfare due to imperialism
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The series of trials holding Nazi officials accountable for their actions during WWII is known as the
Nuremberg Trials
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Agreement
Paris Peace Conference
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During the Paris Peace Conference, a series of treaties were signed that
All of the above
Distributed conquered lands back to the original countries
Ordered reparations from Axis powers to the Allied Powers
Split Germany and Austria and held their capitals under occupation
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Which of these was not a way Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles after WWI?
He annexed Sudetenland
He became Chancellor
He built up Germany's military
He moved troops into the Rhineland
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The United States stayed out of WWII until
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Normandy
the Battle of Britain
the invasion of Stalingrad
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Hitler's push to take over Europe to gain territory for the Aryan race to expand and live was called
Kristallnacht
Blitzkrieg
Nazism
Lebensraum
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The goal of the United Nations after the war was and is to
prevent an all powerful Russia
Prevent Germany from starting WWIII
ensure food is distributed among nations
promote peace through international agreements and cooperation
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The greatest victory during the Battle of Midway was
it allowed the atomic bomb to travel to Japan
it proved that economic sanctions work
destruction of Japan's submarine advances
the destruction of Japan's air force and carriers
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Between the wars, Russia's biggest issue was
repaying Germany back after WWI
figuring out where to send their extra food supplies
All of the above
Civil War and changes resulting from it
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The "Final Solution" was the Nazi decision to
perform Operation Sea Lion
take Soviet Russia before winter
exterminate Jews in concentration camps
invade Poland
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Why was Germany unable to capture Soviet Russia?
They lacked resources, especially to take on Russian winters
Hitler decided it was useless to go into the USSR
the United States helped the Soviets at Stalingrad
the Soviets had more advanced weapons
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The leader of Germany during WWII was
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
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Using experimentation weapons, who did Hitler help come to power in Spain?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Francisco Franco
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D-Day, AKA Operation Overlord, AKA the Storming of Normandy is significant because it
was a major turning point in the European theater
took place in Germany
was the final victory for the Axis powers
was the final victory for the allied powers