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20 Cards in this Set
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Italy invaded this country in 1935 in an attempt at becoming an imperialist world power.
A. France B. Ethiopia C. Spain D. Egypt |
B
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He was a native Austrian who had fought for Germany in World War I.
A. Benito Mussolini B. Albert Einstein C. Gerald Nye D. Adolf Hitler |
D
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The United States had a racially integrated army during WWII.
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False
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Which one does NOT belong?
• Hiroshima • Manhattan Project • Navajo code talkers • J. Robert Oppenheimer |
C
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December 7, 1941 is the date of:
• Kristallnacht • the beginning of the war in Europe • the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (correct answer) • President Roosevelt's election to a third term |
C
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Who was the leader of the first Fascist government?
• Hideki Tojo • Adolf Hitler • Francisco Franco • Benito Mussolini |
D
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What was the MAIN goal of the Nazi policy of genocide?
• to create a scapegoat for Germany's economic problems • to terrorize the German Jewish population into submission • to exterminate groups of people that the Nazis felt were inferior • to obtain more living space for the "Aryan" German population |
D
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This nation was the first country to be invaded and taken over by Germany:
• France • Britain • Poland • Austria • Soviet Union |
F
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The Atlantic Charter, drafted by Winston Chruchill and FDR, was a:
• peace treaty • declaration of war • nonaggression pact • statement of war aims |
D
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Atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Nagasaki and Tokyo.
• True • False |
False
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Britain and France declared war in response to the
• Soviet invasion of Finland • Italian invasion of Ethiopia • German invasion of Poland • German invasion of Czechoslovakia |
C
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At the end of the war, Japan and its capital city were divided into four sectors, with the US, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union each occupying and administering one zone.
• True • False |
False
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Which nations came to be known as the Axis powers after they signed a mutual defense treaty in 1940?
• Germany, Japan, and Italy • Germany, Japan, and Spain • Germany, Italy, and Austria • Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union |
A
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He was F.D.Roosevelt's vice-president:
• George Patton • Harry S. Truman • Dwight D. Eisenhower |
B
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This nation ceased to exist after it was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union:
• France • Britain • Poland • Austria • Germany |
C
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Where were atomic bombs dropped?
• Aachen and Majdanek • Okinawa and Iwo Jima • Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Leyte Island and Midway |
C
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D-Day was the Allies' code name for their invasion of North Africa on June 6, 1944.
• True • False |
False
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This day marked the end of the war in Europe:
• D-Day • V-E Day • Wednesday |
B
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The GI Bill of Rights increased the standard of many defense workers by providing a free education, and job training, as well as federal loan guarantees for buying homes and farms and starting businesses.
• True • False |
True
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This term refers to Japanese Americans who were born in the US of immigrant parents:
• Nisei • Eisei • Sensei |
A
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