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WWII and Cold War
WWII and Cold War
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Major events during WWII and the Cold War
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This organization was created after WWII to promote peace and help struggling nations?
European Union
The League of Nations
The Communist Party
United Nations
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What caused the Cold War?
Conflict over how to divide Germany after WWII
Tensions between democratic and communist governments
Huh?
Rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
3
This WWI treaty angered Germans and helped create conditions for WWII.
Treaty of Wales
Treaty of Warsaw
The Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Yorktown
4
Which countries made up the Axis Powers during WWII?
Germany, Japan and Poland
Germany, Japan and Italy
Germany, Japan and Turkey
Germany, Japan and Cuba
5
What happened to Germany after it surrendered in WWII?
Germany was divided into 2 zones led by the U.S. and Soviets
the Soviet Union took over Germany and made it communist
Germany was divided up into 4 zones controlled by the allies
Germany was so wartorn, it was left to rebuild itself
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What did Hitler do to Jews during the Holocaust?
Forced them to move out of Germany
Sent them to concentration camps and brutally killed them
Took away their voting rights
Made them relocate to Great Britain and France
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Why are there so many entrepreneurs in countries with free enterprise systems like the U.S.?
Because free enterprise systems allow and encourage it
Because new products and businesses can mean lots of money
is an entrepreneur a person or an animal?
Because you can be your own boss
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Which two superpowers engaged in a Cold War after WWII?
the United States and Japan
the United States and the Soviet Union
the Soviet Union and Great Britain
the Soviet Union and Japan
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What caused Japan to finally surrender?
a peace talk with U.S. president Harry Truman
The island hopping strategy
The atomic bombs that destroyed 2 Japanese cities
a blockade preventing Japan from getting any resources
10
The development of the atomic bomb was top secret and had a name. What was it?
Mission Possible
The Duck and Cover
Sleepless in Seattle
The Manhattan Project
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This Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy to free France from the Germans is known as?
V-J Day
Veteran's Day
V-E Day
D-Day
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What caused the U.S. to enter WWII?
Knowledge of the Holocaust
Germany built an atomic bomb
Germany's take over of Great Britain
Japan bombing Pearl Harbor
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The genocide of 6 million Jews and many non-Jews the Nazis believed inferior is known as?
Imperialism
The Holocaust
Racism
The Purge
14
What happened first WWII, the Russian Revolution or the Cold War?
I have no clue??
WWII
Cold War
Russian Revolution
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The fall of the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany represented what?
the end of democracy in Europe
The need for a bigger and better wall
A badly built wall
The end of the Cold War
