What is the significant event that happened on December 7th and who was involved?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japan attacked America
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How did Hitler defy the Treaty of Versailles?
He rebuilt the German military and sent troops to Rhineland
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what kind of bean are we using
Political belief the nation as a whole is more important than the individual
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What did Mussolini promise his people?
Change/ modernization/ order and efficiency
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What event officially ended the war?
Atomic Bombs
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What was the purpose of island hopping for specifically in WWII
Get closer and closer to Japan unknown
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What were two ways the Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
Gas showers, any kind of toxic gasses, guns or tanks, and burning
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What is Blitzkrieg?
Military tactic used by Germany “to strike quickly” or “lightning war”
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After Stalingrad why was Stalin upset with GB and the US?
They didn’t help him when he was fighting Germany when he needed it.
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What was the D-day invasion known for?
It was the largest combined sea-air-land invasion in history- "Operation Overload"
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What were 3/5 of the names of ships that were destroyed at Pearl Harbor?
Arizona
California
Nevada
West Virginia
Oklahoma
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Why did Poland and France both give in to Hitler?
Appeasement- To give in to ones demands to maintain peace
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What is unconditional surrender?
Allies would not let the Axis Powers surrender unless it was under the exact conditions that the Allies had written.
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What role did Turkey, Sweden, and Ireland play in the war?
Neutral but still supplied military aid
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On what two cities were the atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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What are 2 reasons not to drop the atomic bomb?
· Killing civilians not soldiers (in masses)
· It would leave unusable land in Japan
Japan would be more resentful towards Americans
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What two countries were the first to be taken over by Hitler?
Poland and France
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Define Hitler’s Final solution.
To eliminate races that he felt inferior to his “perfect culture”
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Name the Axis powers
Japan
Italy
Germany (took over Poland and France)
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What language did the Americans use as a secret code during the war?
Native American-Navajo
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What are 2 reasons to drop the atomic bomb?
· It would end the war quickly
· Show that America had more power
· America would be more respectable
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List two reasons why Hitler was accepted by the Germans.
He was a good public speaker
They were in a time of need and wanted to feel secure
He showed power and security
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Define the difference between dictatorship and democracy
Dictatorship-· The leader has total and absolute power
· Government is not accountable for its actions
· Power enforced in military
Democracy-
· People hold the power to rule
· People have liberty and equal opportunity
· People choose their leaders
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What happened at the Munich conference?
In Germany They (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) tried to solve German conflicts before they got out of hand
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What were the code names of the atomic bombs dropped in WWII?