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What event officially started WWII in Europe?

Germany invaded Poland

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Who led the Soviet Union during WWII?

Joseph Stalin


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What policy did Britain and France follow to avoid conflict with Hitler?

Appeasement

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Who led Great Britain during WWII?

A: Winston Churchill


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Who became U.S. president after FDR died?

Harry S. Truman 

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Q: Who was the dictator of Germany?

Hitler 

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What treaty ended WWI and helped lead to WWII due to harsh penalties on Germany?

 Treaty of Versailles


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Who was the U.S. president during most of WWII?

F. D. R.

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What economic system did the U.S. support?

Capitalism

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What economic system did the Soviet Union support?

Communism

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What project developed the atomic bomb?

 Manhattan Project

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What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?

Containment

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Who was the emperor of Japan during WWII?

 Emperor Hirohito


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Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?

 Benito Mussolini


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What surprise attack brought the U.S. into WWII?

 Attack on Pearl Harbor


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What alliance was formed by the Soviets and their allies?

Warsaw Pack 

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What was the turning point battle in the Pacific?

Battle of Midway


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What war was fought in Korea between North and South?

Korean War


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What ideology emphasized extreme nationalism and dictatorship in Germany and Italy?

Fascism

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What crisis brought the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war in 1962?

 Cuban Missile Crisis


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What was the last major German offensive on the Western Front?

 Battle of the Bulge


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What term described accusing people of being communists without evidence?

McCarthyism


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What invasion opened a second front in Europe in 1944?

 D-Day


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What group investigated suspected communists in the U.S.?

HUAC

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What alliance was formed by the U.S. and its allies?

NATO