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30 Cards in this Set
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Adolph Hitler
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German leader who lead the National Socialist, was a dictator who believed in racism
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Benito Mussolini
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Leader of Italy, was a dictator who believed in racism
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Emperor Hirohito
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Leader of Japan, was a dictator who believed in racism
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Causes of World War 2
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Rise of powerful dictators, Racism, and Germany breaking the Treaty of Versailles
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Nuremburg Law
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Hitler passed a law to restrict the rights of Jews to vote, go to german schools, parks, movies, theaters, marry only jews
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Pearl Harbor Attack
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Japanese attacked the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This happened on December 7,1941 on a Sunday
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Rationed
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Steel, aluminum, rubber, gasoline, meat, butter, and sugar
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Discrimination
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African Americans and Mexican American workers were discriminated. AA's served in segregated units and were often treated with disrespect
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Racism
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believe that 1 race or person is better than others
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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He was the 32nd president, he served four terms and died in the middle of his fourth term
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Internment Camps
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the gov. sent japanese americans to internment camps because they didn't know if any of them had anything 2 do with the bombing of pearl harbor
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When did Germany surrender and what was this date called?
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On May 8 , 1945 and it stood for Victory in Europe
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What happened in Dunkirk, France?
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When German forces invaded France, the French and British forces retreated to the city of Dunkirk. Due to the fast advance of the German armies, they were low on fuel and had to stop, to allow supplies to reach them. Allied forces used this break in the fighting to evacuate their forces to England, where they would later be used in the D-Day landings.
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Enola Gay
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The plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
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Mobilization
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is when a country starts assembling and making troops and supplies ready for war.
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
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In this battle the U.S. Navy destroyed the last big Japanese fleet. This gave the U.S. control of the central Pacific.
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Winston Churchill
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He was Great Britain's Prime Minister. He said " We will fight on the land, on the sea, and in the air....... we will never surrender".
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What was V-E and V-J Day?
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Germany surrendered on V-E Day which stood for Victory in Europe and V-J stood for Victory over Japan
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Final Solution
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Hitlers plan to get rid of all jews in Europe
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Holocaust
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The Nazis rounded up jews and sent them to concentration camps. Those who were too old or too young were sent to death camps. Nazis killed 6million Jews.
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What parties were hitler against?
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Jews, Catholics, Poles, Slaves, Gypsies, and political opponents
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Auschwitz
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It was the biggest and most notorious of all the Nazi camps. At the very minimum 1.1 million victims were killed there, of whom about 90% were Jews.
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Battle of Midway
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After breaking Japanese naval codes, the US found an opportunity to fight back after the devestating loss at Pearl Harbor. They attack on June 3rd. The Japanese suffered major losses. This was a huge victory for the US.
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Blitzkrieg or Lighting War
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German troops who were quick and relentless maneuvers
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Kamikaze
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Troops were repeatedly harassed by kamikaze (suicide) pilots who tried to crash their bomb filled planes into U.S. warships.
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General Monty Montgomery
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Led the major attack in North Africa; was a british general
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General George Patton
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He broke through German defenses in Normandy and raced toward Paris
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General Douglass MacArthur
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he made the famous vow, "I shall return." In 1942 he was made the supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific and by 1945 invaded the Philippines, but was forced back by the Japanese.
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Battle of the Bulge
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It was the last German offensive.
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Iwo Jima
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To secure bases needed to invade Japan, the U.S. captured the island of Iwo JimaThe victorious Marines planted a flag at the top of Iwo Jima mountain. It is the most famous photograph of the war.
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