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Turning Points
Devastation
Postwar Governments
Postwar Japan
Occupation
100
The event that brought the U.S. into the war on December 7, 1941.
What is Pearl Harbor? (pg.497, #4)
100
This country had no recorded civilian casualties during WWII.
What is the United States? (pg.515, chart)
100
These three countries didn't want their prewar government to return.
What are Germany, Italy, and France? (pg.515, #2)
100
These two Japanese cities were destroyed by the Atomic bomb.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki? (pg.516, #4)
100
This is the name of the parliament created in Japan.
What is the Diet? (pg.517, #2)
200
The fall of this country to German control caused Great Britain to fight Germany alone.
What is France? (pg.493, #4)
200
This country had the most military casualties during WWII.
What is the Soviet Union? (pg.515, chart)
200
The political ideology of most of the resistance fighters in Germany, Italy, and France.
What is communism? (pg.515, #2)
200
This person took charge of the U.S. occupation in Japan.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur? (pg.516, #5)
200
This is the year the U.S. occupation ended in Japan.
What is 1952? (pg.517, #3)
300
This dictator lost his power after the invasion of Italy by Britain and America.
Who is Mussolini? (pg.507, #5)
300
This country spent the most money on WWII.
What is the United States? (pg.515, chart)
300
The communists tried this strategy to speedup their political takeover.
What are violent strikes? (pg.515, #3)
300
Political advisers from this country drew up a new constitution for Japan after WWII.
What is the United States? (pg.516, #6)
300
This is the age limit for voting in Japan.
What is 20 years old? (pg.517, #2)
400
This is the location that the Allies' dummy army looked like it was going to attack on D-Day.
What is the French seaport of Calais? (pg.509, #7)
400
This many people were left in Warsaw, Poland, by the end of WWII.
What is 153,000 people? (pg. 514, #3)
400
This person introduced democratization to Japan after WWII.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur? (pg.516, #6)
400
The constitutional monarchy is Japan was modeled after this countries government.
What is Great Britain? (pg.516, #6)
400
This position in government is chosen by a majority vote of the parliament in Japan.
What is the prime minister? (pg.517, #2)
500
On this date German forces broke through weak American defenses during the Battle of the Bulge.
What is December 16, 1944? (pg.510, #3)
500
This percentage of Berlin, Germany, was destroyed by the Allies bombs during WWII.
What is 95%? (pg.514, #3)
500
These four countries wanted their prewar governments to return.
What are Belgium, Holland, Denmark, and Norway? (pg.515, #2)
500
This much military was left after the demilitarization in Japan.
What is a small police force? (pg.516, #5)
500
This many nations including the U.S. signed a formal peace treaty with Japan in 1951.
What are 48 nations? (pg.517, #3)