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9 Cards in this Set
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All these helped lead to the rise of dictators in the mid-1930s EXCEPT
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the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (B) massive unemployment (C) Europe's post-war economy (D) the Munich Agreement |
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The Allies won the war in Europe
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when Italy surrendered (B) on D-Day (C) soon after the Battle of the Bulge (D) when Rommel surrendered |
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The battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
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ended the war in the Pacific (B) were hard-won U.S. victories (C) turned the tide of war in the Pacific (D) resulted in Philippine liberation |
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All these were true of wartime production in the United States EXCEPT
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minorities enjoyed equal opportunities (B) African Americans received government jobs (C) women worked for the defense industry (D) Native Americans left reservations for war industry jobs |
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The Nuremberg Trials
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ended the Holocaust (B) created the United Nations (C) resulted in the Marshall Plan (D) brought war criminals to justice |
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Lend-Lease Act
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Roosevelt proposed the lend-lease act to address this issue, which allowed US to lend or lease materials, equipment, and weapons to Allied nations. Sent $50 billion worth of war goods to allies.
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Yalta Conference
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When the "Big Three" Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin made plans for the end of the war and the future of Europe and established peacekeeping organization. They discussed the type of governments that would be set up in Eastern Europe after the war.
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Marshall Plan
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This plans was for the US to help the economies of Europe and Japan because they had the world's strongest economy, and set out to rebuild the shattered economies. US gave more than $13 billion to help the nations of Europe get back on their feet.
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Island Hopping
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Captured an island to stage further attacks. The allies decided to invade islands that were not heavily defended by the Japanese.
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