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World War I
Vocab
World War II
Cold War
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The establishment of the _________________________ was Woodrow Wilson’s most important goal at the peace conference.
League of Nations
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Stories of __________________________ are often used in propaganda.
Atrocities
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How did Londoners react to the London blitz? A. Londoners panicked, and thousands of refugees fled to neighboring France. B. Londoners launched a successful attack on German planes, destroying half of Hitler’s fighter jets in less than 20 days. C. Londoners carried on their daily lives, seeking protection in shelters during the bombings, but British morale was not destroyed. D. Parliament ceased to meet for the 59 days of the bombardment, while much of the city was destroyed.
C. Londoners carried on their daily lives, seeking protection in shelters during the bombings, but British morale was not destroyed.
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who were the major rivals during the cold war?
Soviet Union and U.S.
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Italians were attracted to fascism because _______________
It promised order in a time of uncertainty
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Why was Russia poorly equipped to fight a modern war like World War I?
They were the least industrialized of the great powers.
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nations after WWII that became the more powerful than others were called________________________
superpower
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Germans plan to conquer Great Britain was called?
Operation Sea Lion
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American and Soviet arms control agreements led to an era of ___________________________ or relaxation of tensions
detente
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Hitler gained power in Germany from the help of what global event?
The Great Depression
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What are the 5 main causes of WWI?
M-Militarism, A-Alliances, N-Nationalism, I-Imperialism, A-Assassination
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Harry Truman focused the policy of__________________________, in which it’s go was to Limit communism to areas already under Soviet control
Containment
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter in 1941, which
Set the goals for the war and for the postwar world.
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What step did the East Germans take when unhappy East Germans began to flee into West Berlin? A. They began spying on families who seemed most discontented B. They offered West Germans real estate and money to get them to come to East Berlin C. They ignored the exodus D. They built a massive wall
D. They built a massive wall
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List the 2 causes of WWII
germany invading poland, global depression, appeasement, weak league of nations, failure of peace settlement
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Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare?
machine guns would mow you down
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__________________________ was the alliance among the United States, Canada, and nine Western European countries
NATO
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TWO Pro's and TWO Con's of Truman dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Pro's-ended the war quickly, possibly saved thousands of american soldiers lives, shows how powerful the u.s. was Con's-killed millions of civilians, dangerous after effects, an arms race started, mass destruction/contamination
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Explain the THREE major leaders involved in the Cuban Missile crisis and the problem
Stalin, Castro, JFK.......
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Scientist during the post war years, that established the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstien
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How did the method of warfare during WWI lead to a stalemate?
opposing armies dug trenches facing each other. When time, soldiers would charge over the trenches and be vulnerable to machine gun fire. Trenches were permanent spots that led to month long battles
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lighting war-the strategy of mass bombing
Blitzkrieg
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Explain what happened to the German officers in charge of the death camps after WWII? How is this significant to history
The officers either escaped to south america under a false identity or were put on trial in Nuremberg. This is significant because it was one of the times that soldiers could be on trial for their actions in war
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Why were both superpowers engaged in an escalating arms race? A. The US and the Soviet Union were building a supply of weapons to keep China from becoming a superpower. B. The US and the Soviet Union each wanted to be able to win a nuclear war in the event of a first attack. C. The US and the Soviet Union felt the arms race stabilized relationships with other countries. D. The US and the Soviet Union each wanted to be able to deter the other from launching its nuclear weapons with its own stockpile.
D. The US and the Soviet Union each wanted to be able to deter the other from launching its nuclear weapons with its own stockpile.
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How did communism during the age of totalitarian control affect religion?
Atheism became the official state policy.