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27 Cards in this Set
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commander of Allied forces on D-Day, future President of the US
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Allied Forces
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1.Great Britain
2.France 3.Soviet Union 4.United States 5.China |
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Axis Powers
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1.Germany
2.Japan 3.Italy |
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policy that kept the United States temporarily out of foriegn affairs
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Neutrality Act
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claimed that Germany had the right to expand; rebuilt German Armed Forces and moved troops near French border in violation of The Treaty of Versailles
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Adolf Hitler
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party to which the Italians and Germans belonged
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Fascist Party
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two Japanese cities on which the U.S dropped atomic bombs
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Nagasaki & Hiroshima
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two countries that President Roosevelt sympathized with and wanted to help
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Great Britain & France
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Japanese Americans were forced to move to...
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'relocation' camps
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two main goals of the US in the war in the Pacific
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1. to regain the Philippines
2. to invade Japan |
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battle that severely hampered the Japanese offensive
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Battle of Midway
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group in Europe that Hitler wanted to totally eliminate
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Jews
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action by Germany that caused Great Britian and France to declared war on Germany
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invasion of Poland
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Pearl Harbor: Date
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December 7, 1941
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Pearl Harbor: Location
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Oahu, Hawaii
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Pearl Harbor: Result
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Congress declared war on Japan; USA entered the war
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D-Day: Date
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June 6, 1944
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D-Day: :Location
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Normandy, France
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D-Day: Result
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Allies continued their liberation of Europe
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V-J Day: Date
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August 14, 1945
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V-J Day: Meaning of "V-J"
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Victory over Japan Day
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totalitarian leader of the Soviet Union
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Joseph Stalin
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president of US from 1932-1945
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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V-E Day: Date
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May 8, 1945
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led Allied Forces in Pacific & signed for Allies on V-J Day
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General Douglas MacArthur
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V-E Day: Meaning of "V-E"
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Victory in Europe
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promised to return Italy to greatness; invaded Ethiopia in Africa
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Benito Mussolini
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