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27 Cards in this Set
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Who was the president of the U.S. during World War I?
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Who was the first President to give his inaugural address over the radio?
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Who was president during World War II?
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Franklin Roosevelt |
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Who was the communist dictator of the Soviet Union (Russia) and one of the cruelest dictators the world has ever known?
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Stalin
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Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
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Adolph Hitler |
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Who was the leader of Japan?
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Who was the leader of England?
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Winston Churchill |
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Who was the leader of Italy? |
Mussolini |
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What is a promise of two or more countries to fight together against enemies? |
alliance
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What year was American considered a prosperous decade?
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1920 |
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The use of _________________ by Germany at the beginning of WWI angered many countries.
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U-boats |
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What was the name of the English passenger liner that was torpedoed near the beginning of WWI?
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Lusitania |
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Germany sent the _____________________________ to Mexico asking them for help in WWI. |
Zimmerman note |
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What caused WWI to begin?
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Hitler's attack on Poland |
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In 1940 what was the only country in Europe unoccupied by the Nazis?
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Great Britain |
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What countries were known as the Axis Powers? |
Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Partway through the war, Hitler broke his alliance with what country and attacked the country?
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Soviet Union
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What caused WWII?
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the bombing of Peal Harbor
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What was the United States known as ? |
"great arsenal of democracy" |
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The US joined the war on the side of _____________________. |
Allied Powers |
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The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused what country to surrender? |
Japan |
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Who surrendered to the allies on V-E day?
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Germany |
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What was the name of the Germany city divided by the "Wall of Shame" after WWII?
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Berlin |
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What was set up after WWII to help nations settle their problems? |
United Nations |
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What day is celebrated on November 11 each year to honor those who served in our armed forces?
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Veteran's Day |
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What date is Veteran's Day celebrated? |
November 11th |
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Berlin was the Germany city divided by what after WWII?
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"Wall of Shame" |
