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47 Cards in this Set
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Both World Wars began with
events in ________. |
Germany
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The ruler of Germany in 1914
when World War I began. |
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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A promise between two or more
countries to fight together against their enemies. |
alliance
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The countries that sided against Germany in World War I were called the ________.
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Allies
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President of the United
States during World War I. |
Woodrow Wilson
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The country that began to use
underwater U-boats during World War I. |
Germany
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English passenger liner that
was sunk by a German U-boat at the beginning of World War I. |
Lusitania
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(True/False) The sinking of
the Lusitania by the Germans caused the United States to enter World War I. |
false
(it was the German letter to Mexico) |
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A german letter asking Mexico
to enter World War I on Germany's side. |
Zimmerman Note
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The letter to Mexico that finally caused the United
States to enter World War I. |
Zimmerman Note
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Countries that sided with
Germany during World War I. |
Central Powers
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Who surrendered on November
11, 1918 to end World War I? |
the Central Powers (Germany
and the countires who sided with it). |
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As a result of the Central
Powers' surrender on that day what do we celebrate on November 11? |
Veterans Day
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What does Veterans Day honor?
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all those who have served in
our armed forces |
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What organization was formed after the end of World War I?
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the League of Nations
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Was the period of the 1920s a
happy, prosperous time or a sad, difficult time? |
a happy, prosperous time
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What was the period of the 1920s called?
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the Roaring Twenties
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What was the "Roaring Twenties".
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The prosperous time during
the 1920s. |
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The first President to give
his inaugural address over the radio. |
Calvin Coolidge
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People who rule by force and
allow their people little freedom. |
dictators
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The cruel dictator who took
control of Russia and built the Soviet Union. |
Vladimir Lenin
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The Soviet Union leader in
1929 who became one of the cruelest dictators the world has known. |
Joseph Stalin
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The leader of the Soviet
Union during World War II. |
Joseph Stalin
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The cruel dictator of Italy
during World War II. |
Benito Mussolini
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The Nazi dictator of Germany
in World War II. |
Adolph Hitler
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The ruler of Japan during
World War II. |
Emperor Hirohito
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The Japanese general who
became even more powerful than Emperor Hirohito. |
Tojo
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World War II began as a result
of Germany invading this country. |
Poland
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The major country that was
one of the few free countries left in Europe in 1940. |
Great Britain
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The President of the United
States during World War II. |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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According to Franklin D.
Roosevelt, who was "the great arsenal of democracy"? |
the United States
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What country did Hitler break his alliance with and attack
after he had promised not to? |
Russia
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Name the three continents
where fighting took place during World War II. |
Europe, Africa, and Asia
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What were the countries of
Germany, Italy, and Japan called during World War II? |
the Axis powers
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Name the Axis powers.
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Germany, Italy, and japan
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What were the countries called
who fought against the Axis powers? |
the Allies or Allied Powers
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Who were in the Allies before
the United States joined them and entered World War II? |
Great Britain and the Soviet Union
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What caused the United States
to enter World War II? |
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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In 1943, who was the first
Axis power to surrender? |
Italy
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What is V-E Day?
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the day (May 7, 1945) when
Germany surrendered. |
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What caused the third Axis
power, Japan, to finally surrender? |
the dropping of the atomic bombs
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
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The German prison camps where
millions of Jews were massacred. |
concentration camps
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The organization formed at
the end of World War II to try to settle problems. |
the United Nations or UN
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Where is the headquarters of
the United Nations or UN? |
New York City
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What Vice President became
the President of the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt died? |
Harry S. Truman
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What German city was divided
by a wall that became known as the "Wall of Shame"? |
Berlin
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An agreement to stop fighting.
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truce
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