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40 Cards in this Set
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russia became a communist country lead by...
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vladamir lenin, and then joseph stalin
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who took control over Italy?
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benito mussolini
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who rose in power in germany?
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adolf hitler
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japan invaded _______ in _____
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china, 1931
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japan had an emporer, _________, but the military controlled the country
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Hirohito
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hitler joined the nazi party in ____
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1919
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hitler called himself:
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"der fuhrer" (the leader)
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his book was called ______ which means ______
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"mein kempf" (my struggle)
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hitle believed in
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racial purification
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_______ blood was the purest. _____ were the cause of germany's problems.
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Aryans, Jews
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germany needed more __________
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"lebensraum" (living space)
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germany was hit hard by the GD in ______ and hitler turned for help
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1932
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in _____ the nazi party was the strongest and hitler was the _______
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1933, chancellor
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he called his reign the _________ and it would last ______ years
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third reich, 1000
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hitler invaded the ________ along the german-french border
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rhineland
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mussolini invaded _______ in Africa
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ethiopia
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italy and germany decided to become allies and formed the ________
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Rome-Berlin Axis (axis powers)
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in ______ Pres. FDR made peace with soviet union and withdrew armed forces from latin american countries
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1933
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in ______ congress passed the _________ acts, which forbids weapons sales to nations at war
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1935, neutrality
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in _____ roosevelt found it impossible to remain neutral
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1937
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in ______ hitler went to austria and took over
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1938
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in _____ german offensive began
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1939
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german troops invaded the rest of _______ and took control
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czechoslovakia
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after czecholslovakia, the claimed ______
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poland
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if germany attacked poland, the ________ would declare war
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soviet union
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hitler signed a ____________ with stalin agreeing not to attack each other
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nonaggression act
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the day WWII started was:
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sept 1, 1939
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the german ____________ attacked poland from the air and tanks from the ground
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luftwaffe (air force)
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lightening war= ?
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blitzkrieg
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britain and france declare war on germany on
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sept 3 1939
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germany conquered :
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denmark, norway, netherlands, belgium, and luxembourg
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the soviets conquered :
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estonia, lativia, lithuania, and finland
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the germans invaded france thru the ___________
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ardennes forrest
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the germans trapped _________ allied troops in ________
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400,000; dunkirk
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on _________ france surrendered
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june 22, 1940
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germany attacked the brittish from
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air and sea
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the british used a new invention called
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radar
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by _______ hitler called off the invasion of britain
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nov 1940
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hatred for jews is termed:
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anti semitism
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by ______ the US was selling weapons to france and GB
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1939
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