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36 Cards in this Set
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Who were the Allied Powers?
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The United States
France Soviet Union Great Britain |
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Who were the Axis Powers?
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Germany
Japan Italy |
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Who were the "Big Three" on the Allied Forces?
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Stalin
Churchill Roosevelt |
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What two cities were the Atomic bomb dropped on?
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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What was significant about Pearl Harbor?
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Pearl Harbor was attacked by the empire of Japan. This marked the first attack on U.S. soil in World War II and prompted the U.S. to join the war on the side of the Allies.
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What was Hitler's political / military group called?
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The Nazis
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Who was the leader of Italy during the time of World War II?
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Benito Mussolini
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What was the anschluss?
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The anschluss was when Austria was given up to German control.
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What is totalitarianism?
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Totalitarianism describes modern regimes in which the state regulates every aspect of public and private behavior.
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D-Day
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1944: This opened the western front - The Allies won this battle and began to free all of France.
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Battle of Sicily
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1943: US and Great Britain fight together on this new front - end up winning and Mussolini is overthrown.
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Battle of the Bulge
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1945: Germany's last chance to fight back - they loose
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Battle of Berlin
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1945: Germany surrounded; Hitler commits suicide; Germany surrenders
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Battle at Iwo Jima
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1945: Japan within bombing range for the United States
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Battle at Okinawa
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1945: Japanese home island invaded for the first time.
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Battle of Midway
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1942: US intelligence cracks Japanese secret code.
First major victory for the U.S. in the Pacific |
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Facism
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A system of government that puts a nation and often race above the individual, and uses violence and modern techniques of propaganda and censorship to forcibly suppress political opposition.
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League of Nations
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A group of countries that came together after WWI to ensure that war never broke out again.
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Concentration Camps
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Refers to a camp in which people are detained or confined usually under harsh conditions. The Nazi's targeted the Jews and other ethnic groups and forced them into these camps.
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Blitzkrieg
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Means "lightning war" and describes the Germans quick style of fighting.
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Warsaw Pact
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Treaty establishing a mutual-defense organization composed originally of the Soviet Union and Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Very important battle that is considered the turning point in the war. The Soviet Army defeated the Germans in an extremely bloody battle.
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Who was the leader Japan during WWII?
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Hideki Tojo or Hirohito
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Who was the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany?
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Adolf Hitler
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Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?
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Winston Churchill
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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President of the United States when the US entered WWII.
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Josef Stalin
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Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
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Appeasement
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The Allies tried to appease or give into Hitler by granting him power and control of several European countries.
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Atomic Bomb
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Dangerous kinds of bombs that were dropped on Japan to end WWII. Many people argue we should not have used the A-bomb because of its many side affects.
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Reparations
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Payments made by Germany to fix the damage caused in WWI.
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Nazis
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German totalitarian party (ruled by Hitler)
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United Nations
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Organization created after WWII to help solve international conflicts.
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization - A group that was formed after WWII to support one another and their democratic beliefts
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"Iron Curtain"
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Used to describe the border between the communist forces in Eastern Europe and the Western democratic powers.
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Battle of Dunkirk
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The battle that is considered a mistake by Hitler because he allowed troops to move from France across to England.
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Long and Short Term Causes of WWII
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Leage of Nations
Treaty of Versailles Depression Hitler Totalitarian regimes Reparations etc.... |
