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What event officially started WWII in Europe?
Germany invaded Poland
Who led the Soviet Union during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
What policy did Britain and France follow to avoid conflict with Hitler?
Appeasement
Who led Great Britain during WWII?
A: Winston Churchill
Who became U.S. president after FDR died?
Harry S. Truman
Q: Who was the dictator of Germany?
Hitler
What treaty ended WWI and helped lead to WWII due to harsh penalties on Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
Who was the U.S. president during most of WWII?
F. D. R.
What economic system did the U.S. support?
Capitalism
What economic system did the Soviet Union support?
Communism
What project developed the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
Who was the emperor of Japan during WWII?
Emperor Hirohito
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
What surprise attack brought the U.S. into WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What alliance was formed by the Soviets and their allies?
Warsaw Pack
What was the turning point battle in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
What war was fought in Korea between North and South?
Korean War
What ideology emphasized extreme nationalism and dictatorship in Germany and Italy?
Fascism
What crisis brought the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war in 1962?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the last major German offensive on the Western Front?
Battle of the Bulge
What term described accusing people of being communists without evidence?
McCarthyism
What invasion opened a second front in Europe in 1944?
D-Day
What group investigated suspected communists in the U.S.?
HUAC
What alliance was formed by the U.S. and its allies?
NATO