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The foreign policy that Mussolini and Hitler followed in the 1930s
aggression and invasion of other countries
Why Hitler wanted a nonaggression agreement with the Soviet Union
To not have a two-front war
What happened at Dunkirk
British soldiers were rescued by English civilians in boats
What the Battle of the Atlantic was
the fight between Allied surface ships and German submarines
What genocide was carried out by Nazis during WW2
the planned killing of millions of Jews by Nazis
What is Anschluss
the annexation of Austria by Germany
Why Hitler thought the Danzig and Polish corridor should become part of Germany
They had both been part of Germany before WW1 and many Germans lived there
How the U.S. helped Great Britain before officially entering the war
The US gave them old navy boats and sent supplies
What happened at Pearl Harbor
Japanese warplanes made a surprise bombing attack on the U.S. navy fleet there
What is the Truman Doctrine
a pledge that the U.S. would help any country threatened by communism
True or false: nations signed agreements to settle disputes peacefully and avoid going to war in the 1930s
True
What was different about civilian involvement in WW2
Civilians were deliberate targets of bombs
What the concentration camps were for
Mostly killing
Why Germany surrendered in WW2
Allied armies were moving into Germany from the west and east.
How the Japanese government changed shortly after WW2
It changed from military-led to democratic
What was the Sudetenland?
Where the early action of WW2 took place
east of Germany
What was Hitler’s “Final Solution”
What happened to both Mussolini and Hitler before WW2 ended
They died
The main goal of the United Nations
to keep peace in the world
What was discussed at the Munich conference?
Germany's desire to take over part of Czechoslovakia
What deadly weapon was first used in WW2
Atomic bomb
Why the U.S. was displeased with Japan before Pearl Harbor
The U.S. objected to Japan taking over areas in Asia
Why Japan surrendered in WW2 (according to the mainstream)
The U.S dropped two atomic bombs on them
What was the Cold War
the struggle between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.