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30 Cards in this Set
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It was a mistake for Germany to break the non-aggression pact with Russia because Germany....
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They had to fight on both Eastern and estern fronts
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What was the strategy the U.S. used in the pacific to defeat the japanese?
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islad hopping.
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What was the biggest limitation for consumer spending during wartime?
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shortage of customer goods which led to rationing sugar, gas, nylons
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Which law passed by Germany seperaated the Jews from the rest of the population?
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Ghetto laws
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who as the head of the Manhatten Project?
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Robert Oppenheimer...developed the atom bomb
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douglas Mc Arthur returned to the Phillipines with the U.S. landing at ______ .
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Leyte Gulf
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Name the 2 "Theaters", or war fronts during WWII?
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European and Pacific
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The allied strategy for winning WWII was ______ .
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Concentrate first on Europe and North Africa, then Asia
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Which battle led to the liberation of France?
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Invasion of Normandy(D-Day)
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What fnally brought an end to WWII?
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dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshama and Nagasaki.
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The U. S. president that gave the order to drop the atom bomb?
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harry Truman
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A term that means 'hatred of Jews.'
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anti-semitism
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This committee debated other courses of action other than dropping the atom bomb.
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Interim Committee
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The Office of Price administration was created by Roosevelt in order to _____ .
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Freeze prices and head off inflation
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How did most Japanese Americans respond to interment camps?
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Most obeyed.
Later, a few filed lawsuits and won $20,000 per person to repair damages. |
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What did the Nazi's mean by "final solution"?
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Kill all people of Jewish ancestry.
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What did Russia promise at the Yalta conference? ..and did they keep their word?
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1. Allow free elections
in Eastern Europe. 2. Enter the war against Japan. NO...DID NOT keep their word. |
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The Allies's code name for the invasion of Western Europe
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Operation Overlord...Eisenhower was Commander.
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The deliberate destruction of an entire ethnic or cultural group.
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genocide
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existed primarily for mass murder
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nazi eath camps
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Nov 9, 1938 when jewish stores, synagogues and houses were looted and destroyed
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Night of the Broken Glass
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The German secret police
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Gestapo
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Commander of Operation Overlord
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Dwight Eisenhower
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usually shown on posters working in a defense plant...and she had a boyfriend that as in the marines
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"Rosie the Riveter"
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What did Henry Ford contribute to war production?
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He built factories that could build aircraft using the assembly line technique.
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How did the Supreme court rule on the issue of Japanese Interment camps?
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Upheld it. Said they were NOT unconstitutional.
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Who became famous for "code talkers" using a language the japanese could never break?
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Navaho Indians
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The Coral Sea as the first naval battle carried out entirely by ________ .
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aircraft
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Held to demonstrate that those who commit war crimes must be held responsible for their actions.
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Nuremburg trials
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Why did Truman decide to use the atom bomb?
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Heavy American casualties at Okanaa and Iwo Jima...Truman never regretted his decision.
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