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24 Cards in this Set
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What affected the economy of most countries during the 1930's?
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The Great Depression which was a world wide business slump
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What is the most important idea in a fascist government?
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It stresses the nation over individuals with total control over the government and industry
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Name the two fascist gov't of the 1930's?
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Italy and Germany
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Why did the fascist dictators rise to power?
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Their leaders promised to restore Germany's military and to bring an end to hard times
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Why was little action taken to stop Hitler?
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The leaders of Europe's strongest democracies Great Britain and France feared antoher war so they did little to stop him
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Why did Stalin launch his five year plan?
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1- to turn farms into gov't collectives to increase crop production
2 to make the Soviet Union into an industrial giant |
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Name the leading cause of wwII?
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The European countries ignored Hitler for too long and he became too powerful and aggressive
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Name all the countries that Hitler invated prior to WWII
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Poland, Austria-Hungary
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Why did Hitler decide not to capture Great Britain?
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He realized that GB's air force was undefeatable
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Name the largest invasion by sea?
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D-Day
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What were the effects of the US entering WWII?
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1) They received more weapons
2) Germany was driven out by France 3) They won the battle of Midway |
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Why did Japan surrender in 1945?
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The dropping of the atomic bomb
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What happened after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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The Japanese emperor urges his govt to end the war.
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What terrible practice did the allied victory end?
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the holocaust - or putting people in concentration camps
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How did FDR hope to make a better world after WWII?
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The international peacekeeping organization.
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Why did the Marshall plan leave out Eastern Europe?
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Stalin forced Eastern European countries to turn down American's offer to help.
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How do we know about the story of Anne Frank?
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Anne kept a diary and wrote about her life in hiding
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How were farmers affected after WWII?
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Europe no longer needed to buy US crops so they lost money.
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How did Hitler rise to power after the Great War?
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Germany was angry because of the hardships after WWI
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What might have happened if France and Great Britain had reacted differently when Hitler began to invade European countries during the 1930's?
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They might have avoided war and have prevented many deaths
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Whate are the advantages and disadvantages of collectivized farms?
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Advantages _ they could control farming andincreas crop production
Disadvantages - farmers rebelled - production dropped and millions of Soviet people starved |
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What were the human and economic results of increased industrialization in the Soviet Union?
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People rebelled and millions were either shot or sent to labor camps
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Why is Churchill considered such a great leader?
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He inspired people to turn back the Germans when they attacked
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How were Oveta Culp Hobby and Eleanor Roosevelt similar and different?
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They were both strong women who served their country. They were different because Culp Hobby recruited women to serve during wartime. Eleanor Roosevelt became the first US delegate to the United Nations after the war
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