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36 Cards in this Set
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Who was the leader of the Free French? |
Charles de Gaulle |
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What was Winston Churchill's nickname? |
"The British Bulldog" |
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Who was the British Prime Minister during WW2? |
Winston Churchill |
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Who were the two POTUS during World War Two? |
FDR (at the beginning) and Harriet Truman (During the last half of the war) |
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW2? |
Joseph Stalin |
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What does "Stalin" mean in Russian? |
Man of Steel |
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Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during WW2? |
Adolf Hitler |
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Who was the "Spiritual" leader of Japan? |
Emperor Hirohito |
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Who was the military leader of Japan? |
Hideki Tojo |
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Who was the leader of Italy at the time of WW2? |
Benito Mussolini |
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Italy's/Germany's government type was a Totalitarian __________ Dictatorship. |
Facist |
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Russia's government type was a Totalitarian ____________ Dictatorship. |
Communist |
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The acronym "USSR" stands for? |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
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The major difference between fascism and communism is? |
In a communist state, everyone is considered equal, while in a fascist state, racism is very prevolent. |
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What was WW2's timeframe? |
1939-1945 |
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The five continents WW2 was fought on were... |
Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and Africa |
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The four theatres of WW2 were... |
European Theatre, Pacific Theatre, African Theatre, and the Atlantic Theatre |
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When and Why did WW2 start? |
The German invasion of Poland in September, 1 1939 |
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The battle tactic Hitler created for the German military, meaning "lightning war". |
Blitzkreig |
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In 1940, Hitler began bombing England in the Battle of_________ |
Britain |
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Hitler's first military loss |
Battle of Britain |
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The main reasons the British were able to defeat the Germans in the Battle of Britain. |
Radar, the RAF, the English Channel, and British moral |
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Name of German air force |
Luftwaffe |
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The main factor that ade Blitzkreig so effective was its ________. |
Speed |
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The Month/Day/Year Operation Barborossa began |
June 22, 1941 |
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The name of the operation for the Germans invasion of the Soviet Union |
Operation Barborossa |
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The main reasons for the Soviet win against the Germans in 1942 |
Winter, Stalin's village burning policy, placement of Soviet troops |
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Timeframe of the Battle of Stalingrad. |
December of 1942 |
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A war crime is define as.... |
An action that occurs when a military force specifically targets a civilian population. |
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The Japanese unit that performed medical experiments on Chinese civilians |
Unit 731 |
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What is the Month/Day/Year/Time of the bombing of Peral Harbor. |
December 7, 1941 7:00 AM Sunday Morning |
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Day U.S declares war on Japan |
December 8, 1941, Day after Pearl Harboe attacks |
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Day Germany declares war on the U.S |
December 11, 1941 |
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Executve Order _____, which began the Japanese Internment. |
9066 |
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Famous line said by MacArthur to the Filipino people |
"I will return" |
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Forced march Japanese soldiers forced American and British soldiers to go on because they |
Bataan Death March |
