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Cold War
Pre WWII
Capital Cities
100
How many people could be killed per day at the gas chambers in concentration camps?
6,000
100
The bombing of what military base finally pulled the US into WWII
Pearl Harbor
100
The Cold War was between which two super powers?
Soviet Union and USA
100
Who was the British prime minister that was for the policy of appeasement
Neville Chamberlain
100
Capital of Britain?
London
200
The Germans first successfully used the blitzkrieg in an attack on
Poland
200
Why were the Pacific islands attacked and seized during the Allied "island hopping" chosen?
They were least heavily defended by Japan.
200
In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the region described as being 'behind the iron curtain" include?
Soviet Union and its satellite nations
200
By November 1936, Germany, Japan, and Italy had all formed an alliance called
The Triple Alliance
200
Capital of France?
Paris
300
After emigration failed to get rid of the Jewish population in Germany, what was Hitler's next step?
He ordered Jews in all countries under his control to be moved to designated cities.
300
Who went on the Bataan Death March, and why?
Allied prisoners of war, because the Japanese forced them to
300
During the Cultural Revolution, who were the "new heros" of China?
Peasants
300
Hitler claimed that the invasion of which territory was his final demand for German territory?
Sudetenland
300
Capital of Germany
Berlin
400
Which country did Hitler sign a non-aggression pact with in 1939?
Soviet Union
400
What city was bombed with the second atomic bomb ever deployed in war?
Nagasaki, Japan
400
The Vietnamese Revolution threw off what imperialist country?
France
400
What agreement became synonymous with the policy of appeasement?
Munich Agreement
400
Capital of Poland?
Warsaw
500
What technological breakthroughs helped Britain during the Battle of Britain?
Radar, ENIGMA, anti aircraft guns
500
During WWII, the US used a group of elite pilots called "The Flying Tigers". Who designed their emblem?
Walt Disney
500
The concern of the United States regarding Fidel Castro was that
He would establish a communist government in Cuba
500
Who was the leader of Britain during WWII who was a strong critic of appeasement
Winston Churchill
500
Capital of Australia?
Canberra