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102 Cards in this Set
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The Europeans carving up Asia and Africa was the ____ ____.
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Age of Imperialism
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Age of Imperialism in Africa was called?
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African scramble
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What was the philosophy of the Age of Imperialism.
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The philosophy was the more colonies your nation had the more powerful it could become
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Define Isolationism from Europe.
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The United States stayed out of Europe because George Washington said the United States should concentrate on its own problems and not get involved with the problems in Europe.
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Why was it hard for the United States to stay Isolated?
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The United States was first in manufacturing so this made it hard to stay isolated.
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America got its start in Imperialism in?
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Hawaii with Sanford Dole and the pineapple factories and then went to the Spanish American war.
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Define the Open Door Policy (Written by the U.S.).
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Open door policy stated that: Every country should be able to trade with China on an equal basis.
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What started the boxer rebellion?
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The open door policy and the devastating effects from the opium trade.
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What was the boxer rebellion?
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The empress of china raised an army to kick out the Europeans and their free trade policy.
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Why were the Chinese called the Boxers?
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They were called the boxers because of their pre-battle routine that made them appear to be boxing.
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What was the outcome of the Boxer Rebellion?
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The Boxer Rebellion was put down opening China for trade.
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What was written to protect South America from Imperialism?
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Monroe Doctrine
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Define the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
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The united states will make right any wrong doing by any south American country making us the international police power of the western of the western hemisphere.
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Why was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine needed?
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Countries in South America owed huge debt to other countries so the United States put out a Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (Teddy Roosevelt) that said we would pay the debts to keep Europe out of South America preventing them from gaining a military advantage.
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What was Dollar Diplomacy?
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This was economic penetration into South America by the United States.
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Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand ?
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He was the son of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
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Who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand ?
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He was killed by the Serbian assassin group called the Black Hand
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•Who did the emperor of Austria-Hungary appealed to for the revenge of his sons death?
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Germany
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What started a chain reaction and ultimately started World War I?
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The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand son of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary.
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Who were the Allied Powers (Entente) of World War I?
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• England
• France • Russia • The United States stayed out at first because we were trying to stay isolated and had just opened the Panama Canal. |
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Who were the Central Powers of World War I?
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• Germany
• Austria-Hungary • Turkey |
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What was Trench Warfare of World War I?
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This bloody warfare was one-step forward and one-step back leading to huge losses on both sides and resulting in a stalemate.
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What type of warfare was introduced in World War I?
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Chemical
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What was the stalemate of World War I and the turning point of the war when the U.S. entered?
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Battle of Marne
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What was Neutral Trading Rights?
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• As long as you are a neutral country, you could continue trading if you were not trading contraband (War Material).
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Who said that the Germans would be held strictly responsible for attacking any U.S. ship?
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Woodrow Wilson
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A German submarine (U-Boat) attacked the ____, but they only had one torpedo so they did not think it would sink.
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Lusitania
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The Germans did not know the Lusitania was filled with? .
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Weapons and it exploded proving that the Americans were trading contraband.
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What was a contributing factor to America entering the war and turned public opinion in many countries against Germany?
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The sinking of the Lusitania killing 1198 people of which 128 were Americans.
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Where was the submarine invented?
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Was invented by the Americans during the civil war, but drastically improved by the Germans.
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Who invented the first engine for the submarine?
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John Holland
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What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
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Germany sent a telegram to the Mexican government that said if Mexico would attack the U.S. then Germany would give them all the land back that they had lost to the U.S. after the war.
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What was the breaking point causing the United States to entered WW I?
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Zimmerman Telegram
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When did the U.S declare war on the Central Powers?
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April 2nd 1917
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Why did Russia dropped out of the war at the same time the U.S. entered?
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Due to a civil war in Russia
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What was the biggest consequence of World War I for the U.S.?
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Internal Revenue Service
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Why was the IRS created
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To help pay for the World War I. This was the first time in history that Americans were taxed on their paychecks.
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How much did World War I cost the U.S.?
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The war cost the U.S. 112 Billon dollars
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The U.S. had ____men in the Army before the war and _____ by the end of the war making them the largest standing Army.
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200 Thousand and 4 Million.
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Factories were converted to make War material starting the?
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Military Industrial Complex
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Why did Black Americans migrated to the North?
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To work in factories.
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What was the causality rate for the U.S. during World War I?
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112 thousand men
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What were the Fourteen Points?
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Woodrow Wilsons plan for everlasting peace.
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What was Woodrow Wilsons theory behind the fourteen points?
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Theory was that if we made the central powers pay to greatly then another war would result.
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Why did England and France seemed to agree with the fourteen points at first but then change their minds?
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They had suffered huge losses during the war and wanted Germany to pay.
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What was the Fourteenth point of Woodrow Wilsons plan was called?
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The League of Nations.
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The League of Nations was a plan to?
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This was a plan to Mediate for peace.
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Why did the U.S. not join the League of nations?
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The United States never ratified the fourteen points because we did not join the League of Nations due to Henry Cabot Lodge.
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What was the Treaty of Versailles?
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France had a Pullman Palace Train Car brought to France and made the heads of the central powers come there to sign a treaty that did not follow the Fourteen Points. This forced Germany to pay huge dividends in money and land.
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What caused the total destruction of Germany?
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The Treaty of Versailles
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What was the end result of the Treaty of Versailles?
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20 years later, in World War II, the Germans would force France to sign a surrender in the same Pullman Palace Train car.
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Who said the League of Nations was unconstitutional because only congress has the right to declare war?
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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What allowed Henry Cabot Lodge to conduct a political campaign against the League of Nations?
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Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke and was unabled to defend the League of Nations.
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What was Woodrow Wilsons theory behind the fourteen points?
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Theory was that if we made the central powers pay to greatly then another war would result.
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Why did England and France seemed to agree with the fourteen points at first but then change their minds?
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They had suffered huge losses during the war and wanted Germany to pay.
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What was the Fourteenth point of Woodrow Wilsons plan was called?
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The League of Nations.
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The League of Nations was a plan to?
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This was a plan to Mediate for peace.
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Why did the U.S. not join the League of nations?
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The United States never ratified the fourteen points, and we did not join the League of Nations due to Henry Cabot Lodge.
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Who said the League of Nations was unconstitutional because only congress has the right to declare war?
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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What event allowed Henry Cabot Lodge to conduct a political campaign against the League of Nations?
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Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke and was unable to defend the League of Nations.
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What were the three Consequences of World War I for the Europeans?
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1. Political disillusionment: The idea that the reasons for fighting the war was forgotten
2. Skepticism towards authority 3. End to the religion of science and progress |
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Define Totalitarianism in Government.
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1. To impose total control over public life and private life
2. Collective is everything and the individual is nothing 3 Everything is done for the good of everybody |
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Define Anti-Rationalism?
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The deliberate turning away from reason, instinct over logic. This was necessary for Totalitarianism.
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What are the two things needed for Anti Rationalism?
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Struggle and Action
Action was necessary but you did not need to know why you were doing it. |
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Who was the first leader of Totalitarianism and ruled by force?
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Benito Mussolini (IL Duce) in Italy.
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Who changed Marxism thought to fit Russian reality?
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Vladimir Lenin stated that Russia needed a leader for the peasants and Russia
needed the peasants for a revolution to succeed. |
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When did Lenin come to power?
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Great October Revolution
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The people that followed Lenin were called?
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The Bolsheviks
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What was the result of Great October Revolution?
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Civil war ensued and the Bolsheviks won
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Who came to power after Lenin died?
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Josef Stalin
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Who established the Totalitarianism in Russia?
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Josef Stalin
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Who started collectives (Government Owned) of Agriculture, land, and food in Russia?
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Josef Stalin
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Who killed Ten Million of his own people, utilized the secret police, started slave labor camps in Siberia and had great purges to remove anyone that challenged him ?
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Josef Stalin
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Stalin had complete power in Russia by?
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1929
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What was Hitler's manifesto for the Nazis?
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Mein Kampf "my struggle"
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Where did Hitler write the Mein Kampf "my struggle"?
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In jail
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What was the theme of Mein Kampf?
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Hitlers theme was hatred towards the Jews and what he would do to change the situation
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Who was the Head of the SS and the Gestapo?
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Heinrich Himler
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Police organizationsin Germany that were installed to start a reign of terror were called?
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SS and the Gestapo
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What war was the first war of extermination in modern history?
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WW II
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What was the Final Solution in Germany?
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Phases of action taken in killing the Jews in Germany.
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Phase 4 of the Final Solution is known as?
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The Holocaust: the killing of Jews everywhere.
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The attempt by France and England to please Hitler in order to stop his radical actions was called?
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Appeasement
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What was the Nazi-Soviet non-Aggression Pact (1939)?
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Signed by Stalin and Hitler allowing Germany to invade Poland as long as the Soviets received a portion.
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Blitzkrieg means?
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Lighting Strike
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Attack on Pearl Harbor took place on?
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December 7, 1941
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What took out over half of American fighting power and equipment in the Pacific?
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The attack on Pearl Harbor.
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What were the two mysterys of World War II?
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Hitler attacked Russia in the winter breaking the non-Aggression Pact (1939) and Hitler declared war on the United States 3 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Who convinced Roosevelt to attack Germany first and then go after Japan?
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Winston Churchill
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Name some of the contributing factors to the Allied powers wining WWII. .
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Numerical superiority, unlimited natural resources, and the U.S were seen as the liberators so they were assisted by the local people
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The allied troops badly needed a victory so they attack attacked Hitler at his weakest point in North Africa and won. What was this battle called?
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Operation Torch
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What was the largest amphibious assault in the world to this day?
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D-Day
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Where did the troops land on D-Day?
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Beaches of Normandy
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What was the turning point of WWII in Europe?
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Battle of the Bulge
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Under what terms did Germany surrender in WWII?
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Unconditional
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Why were the Japanese so unwilling to surrender?
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Because the Emperor had God like status and told them, it was better to die than to surrender.
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What was the turning point of WWII in Japan?
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The Battle of the Midway.
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The Battle of the Midway sunk ____ battleships and destroyed ____ of Japans airplanes.
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Four Battleships and destroyed all of Japans airplanes.
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What was the Manhattan Project?.
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The building of the Atomic Bomb.
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What city in Japan was the Atomic Bomb dropped first, and what was the death toll?
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Hiroshima, 100,000 killed.
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What was the second city in Japan that the Atomic Bomb was dropped on?
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Nagasaki
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What was VJ-day?
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Victory in Japan.
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