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21 Cards in this Set
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What was the economic situation in Europe like in the 1920's and 1930's?
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People had difficulty finding jobs after WWI
People wanted peace not war which led to appeasement and ultimately failed |
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What was the political situation in Europe like in the 1920's and 1930's?
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Countries are attempting to rebuild
Political unrest in Germany, Italy, USSR and Spain |
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Dictator of Italy
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Benito Mussolini: Believed in intense nationalism, created dictatorship and a totalitarian state
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Dictator of Germany
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Adolf Hitler: created the Nazi Party, rebuilt Germany and broke the Treaty of Versailles, disliked minorities, started WWII
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Dictator of USSR
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Joseph Stalin: believed in Communism, enforced his ideas and beliefs through violence, created the USSR and became the dictator
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Dictator of Spain
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Francisco Franco: created a fascist dictatorship, used terror and violence to maintain power
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What countries were part of the Allied Powers?
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America, Britain, France, Russia,
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What were the goals of the Allies?
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Stop aggression and fighting, maintain democracy and human rights
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What countries were part of the Axis powers?
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Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain
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What were the goals of the Axis powers?
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Increase their nation's territory and power
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What were new weapons used in WWII?
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tank, airpower technology, atmoic bomb
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What is blitzkrieg?
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Lightning war: attacking and striking quickly and destroying towns
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Describe the early years of the war in Europe
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Germany is very powerful and seems unstoppable, takes over France, Poland, Czech, cannot take over Britain
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What events helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the Allies?
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Allied leaders increase their power and come together
Defeat Germany in Africa Defeat Germany at Stalingrad Nonstop bombing of Germany |
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How did the war in Europe end?
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Allies came across Germany from west, Russia comes from East and met in the middle
Nonstop bombing of Germany destroyed much of the country |
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What were the peace conditions after WWII?
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War Crime Trials for people who participated in the war
Creation of the United Nations to prevent future wars |
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Briefly discuss the war in the Pacific
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Allies used the strategy of island hopping: going from one island to another and taking them from Japan
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Why did the U.S. reject the idea of invading Japan in order to end the war?
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It would have been too difficult to get into Japan and would have cost too many American and Japanese lives
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What did the US do instead to defeat Japan?
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Decided to use the Atomic Bomb
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How did WWII help bring the US out of the Great Depression?
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-Creation of jobs to support the war effort
-Rationed food and purchases in America -Used lots of propaganda to support the war effort |
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What wartime issues paved the way for the Cold War? How did the U.S. and Soviet Unions goals differ?
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There was distrust between the U.S. and Soviet Union
Soviet Union supported Communism United States supported democracy |
