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who are the four major allied powers?
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U.S.A, Great Brittain, France, and The Soviet Union (Russia)
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who are the three major axis powers?
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Germany, Italy, and Japan
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who was the leader of the U.S. during WWII?
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Who was the first leader of Great Brittain?
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Chamberlain
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Who succeeded Chamberlain?
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Churchill
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Who was the leader of France?
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De Gaulle
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
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Stalin (a.k.a. man of steel)
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What is one of Churchill's most famous quote?
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"We shall never surrender"
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what is a dictator?
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one who rules with absolute power
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who was the leader of Germany?
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Adolph Hitler
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Who was the leader of Italy?
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Mussolini
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Who was the leader of Japan?
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Tojo
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What are the 5 major causes of WWII?
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A) Failure of treaty of versailles, B) Facism in Italy and Socialism in Germany, C) Germany still upset over results of WWI, D) Japan mad because it didn't get anything out of WWI, and E) Russia wants to spread Communism
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What is facism?
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a belief that places the nation ahead of the people, has a dictator as its leader, the dictator has severe economic control over the people and the leader allows no opposition
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What is appeasement?
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the giving up of something in order to avoid going to war
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What is the Munich appeasement?
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an agreement between Germany and Great Britain during WWII. Germany would be allowed to obtain the Sudetenland and promise not to seek any further territory in exchangee Germany would not go to war against them.
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who was the British Prime Minister who "appeased" Hitler with the Munich Appeasement?
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Chamberlain
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when did Germany invade Poland and what did it do?
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Germany invaded it on September 1, 1939 and it started WWII
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What was the new form of warfare by Germany?
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It was called Blitzdrieg and it means lightning war and it stressed speed and surprise during an attack
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The british had to attempt a major evacuation from where in order to save thousands of men?
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Dunkirk
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When Germany bombs London almost constantly for days it is called what?
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The Battle of Britain
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What was the German air force called?
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Luftwaffe
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What was the Great Britain air force called?
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RAF or the Royal Air force
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When Germany breaks
its non-aggression pact with Russia and invades them what is it called? |
Operation Barbosa
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What allowed the U.S. to ship military supplies, weapons and goods to any European Nation at war with the Axis powers?
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The Lend-Lease act
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Who says that his surprise attack had done nothing more than to "awaken a sleeping giant?"
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Admiral Yamamoto
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Where did the first U.S. troops fight first?
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in Africa
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What is the turning point battle for africa?
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The Battle of El Alamein
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who is the number one general for Great Britain?
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General Montgomery
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who is the number one general for Germany?
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General Rammel also known as "The Desert Fox"
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What city was the first allied attack in italy?
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Salerno
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When did Japan launch a surprise attack against the ships of U.S at Pear Harbor?
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December 7, 1941
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When did the U.S. join WWII?
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December 8, 1941
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Who says that his surprise attack had done nothing more than to "awaken a sleeping giant?"
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Admiral Yamamoto
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who is the number one general for Great Britain?
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General Montgomery
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Who is the commander of the allied forces?
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General Dwight
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Who is one of the major generals for the U.S. in WWII?
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General Patton
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What city was the first allied attack in italy?
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Salerno and Italy surrenders
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what is the
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Operation Overlord
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What is Operation Overlord more commonly referred to as?
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D-day
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What is D-day?
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the largest sea-borne invasion in the history of the world
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What are the names of the five beaches at Normandy that the allied forces attack?
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Gold, Sword, Omaha, Juno, and Utah
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Who will recieve the Congressional Medal of Honor and is one of the greatest heroes of WWII?
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A 16-year old kid named Audie Murphy
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What is the last major offensive battle begun by germany called?
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The Battle of the Bulge
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At the battle of the bulge Germany surrounds thousands of U.S. troops and asks them to surrender. what is General McAuliffe's response?
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Nuts!
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what does the Battle of the bulge do for germany?
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It ruins any chance that they had of winning the war
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Who were reffered to as the big three?
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President Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill.
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Where do the Big three meet do discuss the future of Europe after the allies win the war?
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at a town named Yalta
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What is the biggest tragedy of WWII?
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THE HOLOCAUST
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when did Germany surrender and what was that date known as?
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they surrendered on May 8, 1945 and it is known as V-E Day
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Who was the supreme allied commander for the pacific theare?
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General Macarthur
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when truman orders macarthur to evacuate the phillippines what does macarthur say to them?
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i shall return
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when japan captures the phillippines what is the march called?
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the death march of bataan
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what is the name of the sea battle where neither ship saw or fired upon eachother?
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the battle of the coral sea
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what is the turning point battle for the allies in the Pacfic Theatre?
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the battle of Midway
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kincaid advisory rocks!
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what is the new military stategy for defeating japan called?
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island hopping
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what is the first major land victory over japan called?
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the battle of guadalcanal
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what is the major battle in the pacific where U.S. troops capture this island?
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the battle of Iwo Jima
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which battle is also known as the Typhoon of Steel?
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the battle of okinawa
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what is it called when japanese pilots attempt to fly their planes directly into U.S. ships at sea?
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Kamikaze attacks
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What is it called when hundreds or thousands of japanese soldiers recklessly attack an enemy position in an attempt to overrun the enemy's position?
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banzai atttacks
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what is the program by the us to build the first atomic bomb?
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the Manhattan Project
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What is the first atomic bomb called and where is it dropped?
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it is called Little Boy and it is dropped on a japanese city called HIROSHIMA
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what is the name of the second atomic bomb and where is it also dropped?
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it is named Fat Man and it is dropped on a japanese city called NAGASAKI
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what is the name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb?
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the Engola Gay
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when does Japan surrender and what is that day called?
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they surrender on August 15, 1945 and that day is called V-J Day
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what is the program called where the government came up with to divide scarce goods?
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rationing
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american women were encouraged to enter the workforce during WWII by a public campain that featured who?
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Rosy the riveter
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the vast movement of african americans and hispanics to the northern, western, and southwestern parts of the us during WWII was known as what?
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the 2nd great migration
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Japanese and japanese americans were placed in what?
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internment camps
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What is an internment camp?
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large areas where people are gathered and kept under guard by police or soldiers.
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japanese born in the us were legal citizens and were called what?
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nisei
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what was named after secretary of state George Marshall?
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the marshall plan
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