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26 Cards in this Set
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What did Germay and the Soviet Union sign that would stop them from attacking each other?
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Nonagression pact.
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What country did Germany and the Soviet Union divide?
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Poland
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What is the strategy that Hitler used and was also called "lightning war"?
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blitzkrieg
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Who was the prime minister of Britain during World War II?
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Winston Churchill
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What is giving in to an opponent called?
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appeasment
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In what battle was Hitler's attack blocked?
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Battle of Britain
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Who was known as the "Desert Fox"?
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Erwin Rommel
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Who was the commander of the Allies in the Pacific?
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General Douglas MacArthur
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What was the secret declaration between Roosevelt and Churchill called?
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Atlantic Charter
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What was the system of fortifacations along France's border with Germany called?
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The Maginot Line
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Who was the French general that set up a government-in-exile in London?
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Charles de Gaulle
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The first day of the invasion of Normandy in World War II was called what?
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D-Day
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What was Germany's air force called?
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the Luftwaffe
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What was French port where French were surrounded?
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Dunkirk
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Japan, Germany, and Italy wer known as ?
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The Axis Powers
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Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the U.S. were known as the?
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The Allied Powers
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What place did Japan attack in December 7, 1941?
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Pearl Harbor
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Who launched the D-Day invasion?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Who was the dicator of Italy?
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Benito Mussolini
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Who was the dicator of the Soviet Union?
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Joseph Stalin
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What is a reductio in a country's ability to wage war, achieved by disbanding its armed forces and prohibiting it from aquiring weapons called?
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demilitarization
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About how many soldiers did Germany lose when they invaded the Soviet Union?
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500,000 soldiers
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Nazis leaders faced charges of wages of war of agression from what trials?
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Nuremberg Trials
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What was the short battle that turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies in the Pacific?
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Battle Of Midway
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What was the battle that brought the war in Europe to a quick end?
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Battle of the Bulge
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What two countries were involved in the Phony War?
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France and Germany
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