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17 Cards in this Set
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what is a dictator?
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this is when one leader has absolute power
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what was Mussolini known as?
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IL DUCE
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what was one thing that Hitler criticized about the leaders of his nation?
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the fact that they accepted the injustices of the Treaty of Versailles
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what is appeasement?
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when you give into an aggressor in order to avoid conflict
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which nation made up the Axis powers?
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Germany
Italy Japan |
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what would you call Japan's Act of Invasion of Manchuria?
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Act of Aggression
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when did France and Britain declare war on Germany?
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when Germany invaded Poland in September of 1939
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what was the holocaust
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this was when large numbers of Jews and other groups were killed during WWII in concentration camps
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what did the isolationists want
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wanted to remain neutral in order to avoid conflict
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were did most Japanese aggression take place
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Southwest pacific
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what did the us do as a result of the attack of pearl harbor
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declared war ion the axis powers and officially entered the war
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what did Roosevelt call the attack of pearl harbor
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"a date which will live infamy"
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What took place on D-Day
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the allies launched a surprise attack on the coast of France
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what did women do to help the war effort?
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made weapons in factories
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why did the US re-locate Japanese-Americans during World War II
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this was a result of wartime fears that Japanese Americans were acting as spies for the Japanese government
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which American President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
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Harry S. Truman
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why were the Nuremberg trials held?
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to try Nazi leaders for war crimes against humanity
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