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17 Cards in this Set
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1. What is the term used by the Germans to describe their swift offensives during World War II? |
Blitzkrieg |
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2. What form of nationalism was made popular in Italy by Benito Mussolini in the early 1920s? |
Fascism |
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3. What practice used by the Nazis aimed to wipe out an entire group of people? |
Genocide |
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4. The combined preparations for war between the military and civilians are called what? |
Mobilization |
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5. What was the strategy used by General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz to attack and capture key Pacific islands? |
Island Hopping |
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6. Adolf Hitler, who controlled his nation by force, was an example of what type of leader? |
Dictator |
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7. Limiting the number of goods that are available to consumers during a time of crisis is called what? |
Rationing |
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8. About 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis during what event of World War II |
Holocaust |
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9. Giving up military weapons is called what? |
Disarmament |
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10. What is the term used to describe a hatred of the Jewish people? |
Anti-Semitism |
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11. What are large prison camps used to hold people for political reasons? |
Concentration Camps |
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12. What Japanese pilots crashed their planes into American ships? |
Kamikazes |
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13. Protective measures, such as enforced city blackouts and volunteer enemy aircraft spotters, are examples of what? |
Civil Defense |
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14. In what type of state does a leader crush all opposition and try to totally control every area of society? |
Totalitarian |
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15. During World War II, President Roosevelt sent more than 100,000 Japanese Americans to what type of centers? |
Internment Camps |
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16. Britain and France tried to avoid war by accepting Germany’s demands through what type of policy? |
Appeasement |
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17. What is a military blockade of a city known as? |
Siege |
