World History: World War Ii

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Black Shirts

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part of Hitler’s army

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Mein Kampf

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a book that Hilter - means my struggle

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Third Reich

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Hitler's goal to createthem empire of Nazi Germany.

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Kellogg Braind Pact

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63 nations signed a pact pleding "to renounce war as an instrument of national policy.

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blitzkrieg

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German for "lightning war" a swift and sudden military attack; used by the Germans during World War II.

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Luftwaffe

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the German Air force

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Operation Torch

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U.S. launched an attack on more “winnable” target

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D-Day

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1st liberation of France, took over french sea front

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Holocaust

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Hiter killed 6 million Jews

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kamikaze

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Japanize for "divine wind," a suicide mission in which young Japense piolots intertinally flew their airplanes into US fighting ships at sea

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Manhattan Project

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code for enoirmud industrial and technial enterpises that made the firast atomic bombe

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Little Boy

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an atomic bombe the second one used on Nagasakie

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Yalta Conference

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a court systemm in japan

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Nuremberg War Trials

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criminal war trials with harsh punishmenet

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Benito Mussolini

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established the first European fasctist movement in Italy.

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Adolph Hitler

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extreme nationalest who in 1921 had totsal controll over the Nazi Party

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Dwight D Eisenhower

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U.S. general, lead operatio torch

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Admiral Chester Nimitz

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Head leader of the U.S. Navy,

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Joseph Stalin

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a strong soviet dictatore

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Erwin Rommel

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the general broke through the British defenses in Egypt

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Douglas MacArthur

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U.S. general who occopied Japan for seven years

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Battle of Britain

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Germany came and attacked Britain, Europe was prepared thanks to there effisiant radar systems.

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Battle of the Bulge

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Hitler’s last offensive of the war

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Doolittle’s Raid

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the first aircraft attack on Japanise Soil, from the U.S.

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Battle of Midway

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Japanise downfall, lost all of aircraft cariers

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Battle of Coral Sea

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one of the most costly battle for the japanise, Japanize lost more men than us (U.S.A.)

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What laid the foundation for the rise in power of dictators before World War II?

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Resentment / revenge

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Who came to power in Japan to run the country as a dictatorship?

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Hideki Tojo

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Why did the Allies take no action against the aggressions of dictators such as Hitler?

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Felt Versailles Treaty may had been too harsh; memmories of WWI

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What did the Allies do when Germany took the Rhineland in March 1936?

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demilitarized border with France

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What two things did extremist organization in Japan stress?

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Stressed traditional Japanese culture over Western culture; Emphasized Japanese expansion

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Why was the United States concerned about Japanese aggression in Asia?

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concerned about Japanese aggression disrupting trade

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What event got the United States to enter the war?

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Pearal Harbor

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Which countries were part of the Axis Powers?

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Germany, Italy, Japan

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What was Hitler’s greatest mistake that eventually cost him the war?

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Battle of Bulge

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What two things were key to defeating the German u-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic?

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idea was to starve Britain into surrendering; attack supply ships

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What caused Hitler to be defeated at the Battle of Stalingrad?

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He ordered them to fight 'till the death

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Why did Japan finally surrender to the Allies?

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they were bombed badly with little boy, and then was soon going to be bombed again if they did not surrender, they did not surender

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What economic event was the key reason why people began to turn to dictators?

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Rise of Dictators

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What started World War II?

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Hitlers Agressino

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What did the Allies do when Hitler announced they would no longer obey the Versailles Treaty?

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Started to build a military

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Why did Churchill and Roosevelt decide to attack Germany & Italy first?

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because they posted the biggest threat

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Who won the Battle of Stalingrad?

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U.S. and Britain

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What was the result of the Italian campaign?

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Axis put up storng defences

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Why was the island of Iwo Jima so important to capture?

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it was needed as a base to launch attacks on Japan

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Where were the first atomic bombs dropped?

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Hiroshima

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What happened to our relationship to Japan after the war?

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Japan is one of our biggest allies & economic partners