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Nearly 200,000 allied soldiers landed in France.
What happened on D-day?
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
Why did Congress declare war on Japan?
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Benito Mussoloni
Who was the dictator of Italy?
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A race between nations to build more powerful weapons.
Define Arms Race.
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Adolf Hitler
Who was the dictator of Germany?
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They wanted to force the other allies to leave the city.
Why did the Soviets blockade Berlin?
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Germany, Italy, and Japan
Which countries were part of the Axis Powers?
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To keep peace in the world.
What was the goal of the United Nations?
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To locate airplanes and ships many miles away.
What did the new technology of radar do?
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Great Britain, France, and United States
What countries were part of the Allied Powers?
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He promised not to attack Cuba.
What did President Kennedy do to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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The United States, France, Britain controlled West Germany. Soviet Union controlled East Germany.
Which nations controlled Germany after the war?
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To stop the spread of communism.
Why did the United States help form NATO?
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They remembered how terrible WWI had been, and wanted to avoid war.
Why did Americans support isolationism?
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Was a symbol of the difference between communist and non-communist countries.
What was the Iron Curtain?
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The United States and the Soviet Union
What two countries were involved in the Cold War?
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A war of words and ideas.
Define Cold War.
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Hitler wanted to build a powerful military and make Germany a strong nation.
What did Hitler want to do with Germany?
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The Japanese lost the Battle with the Americans navy. The battle was so heavy that Japan could no longer fight a major navel battle.
What happened in Leyte Gulf?
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They sent important messages between allies using a code based on Navajo language that the Japanese could not understand.
Why were the Navajo Code Talkers important?
500
It was a mass murder by the Nazis of 12 million people, including 6 million Jews.
What was the Holocaust?
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The government controls production and owns the nation's natural and capital resources. The government often tells people where to live and work.
Define communism.
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Where planes brought in thousands of tons of supplies to the trapped people of West Berlin.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
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It needed more people to serve in the military and to make military supplies.
Name two things the United States did to prepare for war.
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Many Americans feared that Japanese Americans would help Japan attack the United States.
Why did the United States government send Japanese Americans to internment camps?
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