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How did Germans increase their workforce?
forcing German women and children to work
using citizens from conquered countries
importing workers from Asia
recruiting workers from other countries
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policy that sought peace by giving in to reasonable demands
partisan
alliance
blitz
appeasement
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What was the result of the Battle of Britain?
British air force rebuilt its strength
U.S. decided to enter the war
Britain decisively won the war
Hitler's army destroyed Britain's military
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Why was Stalingrad a crushing defeat for Germany?
Germans outnumbered the Swiss but couldn't win
entire 6th Army was lost
first major defeat by the Germans
Soviets used captured tanks to push out Germany
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How did Truman authorize dropping the A-Bomb?
Allies wanted to use it
thought an invasion would kill too many Americans
wanted to see if it would work
concerned Japan also had the A-bomb
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Event that ended the war in the Pacific
bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D-Day
capture of Iwo Jima
arrest of Mussolini
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period of political tension b/w the U.S. and Soviet Union
World War 1
Cold War
World War II
Great War
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What did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor cause?
European theatre took precedence
Germany to end the war
SE Asia to fall to the Japanese
the U.S. to enter the war
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deliberate mass murder of a particular racial, political, or cultural group
alliance
genocide
Final Solution
Auschwitz
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process of preparing troops and supplies for war
mobilization
blitz
demilitarize
partisan
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How did Japan address labor shortages?
brought in Korean and Chinese laborers
developed mechanized assembly lines
allowed women to work
forced workers to work double shifts
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Why did Hitler want to dominate Europe?
Germany's people were superior
to defend Germany from other countries
Germany's natural resources were superior
Treaty of Versailles would protect Germany
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How was the U.S. home front war experience different?
U.S. was not fighting on its own territory
U.S. was producing much of the war machines
people's lives were disrupted
women were involved in the military
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alliance between Mussolini and Hitler
Anti-Comintern Pact
Italian Alliace
Rome-Berlin Axis
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
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What did Churchill compare postwar Soviet policy in E. Europe to?
liberation
nuclear age
second front
iron curtain
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Why did Japan seize Manchuria and N.China?
control Japanese military
defy the League of Nations
obtain natural resources
create a separate state
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British term for German air raids
appeasement
blitz
luftwaffe
kamikaze
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suicide mission by Japanese pilots
blitzkrieg
luftwaffe
kamikaze
blitz
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Key reason Allies were able to stop Germany and Japan
disagreements b/w Germany and Japan
unity of purpose among Allies
lack of desire by Germans
shortage of Axis air power
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resistance fighter in World War II
collaborator
alliance
kamikaze
partisan
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Why didn't Hitler increase military production in the first 2 years of war?
leading military men said it wasn't necessary
didn't want to ruin citizen's morale
didn't have enough raw materials
Allies weren't putting up much of a fight
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What part of NW Czechoslovakia did Hitler demand?
Sudetenland
Danzig
Serbia
Slovakia
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a district in a city in which Jews were required to live
ghettos
districts
Final Solution
Auschwitz
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person who assists the enemy
partisan
kamikaze
collaborator
alliance
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Which 2 countries did Hitler occupy WITHOUT opposition?
Austria and Czechoslovakia
G.B. and Austria
Poland and Austria
France and Czechoslovakia
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restrictions intended to enforce international law
alliances
tariff
appeasement
sanctions
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agreement between Hitler and Stalin
Rome-Berlin Axis
Axis Alliance
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Anti-Cominturn Pact
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What was the immediate cause of WW2?
invasion of Poland
invasion of Belgium
invasion of France
invasion of Sudetenland
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Purpose of bombing cities
stop using torpedoes at sea
seize supplies
cease evacuations
frighten civilians and break morale
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Purpose of "island hopping" campaign
reach the Soviet Union
get close enough to Japan to take over
sneak up on Hitler from the sea
cause fewer casualties
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Why did Soviets experience food and housing shortages?
Allied forces needed Soviet resources
German army destroyed everything
all resources went into the war economy
industry could not produce enough
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Nazi plan for extermination of the Jews
Plan B
Operation Sea Lion
Battle for Britain
Final Solution
