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What is the battle of Coral Sea?
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It is where US/Australian forces cut off Japanese fleet.
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What is the Battle of Midway?
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It is where US cut off a larger fleet heading for Hawaii. (Turning point)
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What is the battle of Guadalcanal?
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It was the first victory of Japanese held territory.
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What is island hopping?
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The US's method for defeating Japan. ex: trap and starve.
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What is the battle of Leyte Gulf?
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It is where MacArthur led troops to capture the Philippines.
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What kind of fighting was Iwojima and Okinawa?
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Brutal.
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What does the word Kamikazi mean?
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Divine wind.
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Which to meetings were gathered to discuss and prepare for Japans unconditional surrender?
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Yalta and Potsdam.
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What else did Yalta and Potsdam proclaim they wanted to do?
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They wanted to temporarily divide Germany. (Lasted for more than 60 years)
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How many people died from the bomb in Hiroshima?
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80,000.
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The 2nd bomb was dropped on which Japanese city?
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Nagasaki.
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What is the Kellog-Brand act?
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An act to make war illegal.
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Who was Osachi Hamaguchi?
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The Japanese prime minister.
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What was the Japanese attack on Manchuria?
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A fake attack on railroads, blamed it on Chinese.
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What was the Spanish civil war?
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They fought to bring fascism to spain. Fascist vs. Loyalist.
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Who was Francisco Franco?
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The leader of the fascists in Spain.
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Who formed the axis powers?
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Germany, Italy, and eventually Japan.
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What was the anti-comintern pact?
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It was a pact between Japan and Germany to stop the spread of communism.
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What was the 3rd reich?
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Hitler's empire that he said would last for 1,000 years.
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Why did Hitler annex Austria?
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To make it a part of the 3rd reich.
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What is the Sudetenland?
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Area around Czechleslovakia that Hitler took away.
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What is an appeasement?
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Giving into the appeasers demands.
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What was the Munich conference?
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A meeting between Hitler, Mussolini, and Chamberlain and they discussed problems.
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Who said the quote "peace in our time."
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Chamberlain, made in a speech.
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Who did Stalin refuse to negotiate and make peace with?
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Britain and France.
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What was the German-Soviet nonagression pact?
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A pact where Germany and Soviet union would not attack one another.
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What was Danzig?
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A port in Poland that was shared but Germany wanted all of it.
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What does Blitzkreig mean?
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Lightning war.
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What are collaborators?
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People willing to help the enemies.
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Who was Winston Churchill?
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The prime minister in Britain after Chamberlain.
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What are Lebonsborn houses?
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Houses Hitler setup, arean orphanages.
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What was the Maginot line?
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A wall of fortification between France and Germany.
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What was the evacuation of Dunkerque?
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British were able to escape across the English Channel.
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What was the Fall of France?
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Germany took over full control of France.
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Who was Charles De Gaulle?
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Leader of the Free French Government.
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What is a Maquis?
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A french resistance.
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What is the Battle of britain?
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Battle over island between Luftwaffe (Germany) and RAF (Britain)
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What are neutrality acts?
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Congress signed them to stay neutral.
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What are isolationists?
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They kept to themselves.
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What is the lend-lease act?
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Giving war materials to Britain and Soviets.
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What is the Atlantic charter?
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A document spreading democracy.
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What did Germany do to the Balkans?
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They moved into Balkans. Gained control of middle eastern oil.
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Who was Erwin Rommel?
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A tank commander, one of the Nazis greatest...nicknamed Desert Fox.
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What was the Battle of El Alamein?
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A battle for North Africa that gave access to the soft underbelly of Germany.
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How did the Germants attack the Soviets?
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They attacked them without warning.
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What is scorched earth?
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It is a method the Soviets used where they retreated and burned everything in their paths.
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How were supply lines cut to Great Britain?
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From the battle of the atlantic. Uboats vs. convoy.
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What was the US embargo?
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They stopped the sale of oil and scrap metal to Japan.
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Who is Hideki Tojo?
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The Japanese leader that came up with the attack on pearl harbor.
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What is pearl harbor?
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Japans airforce bombed pearl harbor, a naval fleet.
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What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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It was the turning point of the war for Soviets. After this Germany never one another battle.
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Who is Eisenhower?
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The lead general for the US.
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What is the soft underbelly of the axis?
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Path from North Africa into Italy and the Balkans reached Germany.
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What is operation overlord and D-day?
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ally invasion of northwest france. Term and codename...
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What is battle of the bulge?
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Germans hit the middle of the line creating a bulge on the border.
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What is VE day?
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Victory in Europe day.
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