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Allies vs. Axis
Leaders
Holocaust
Causes
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What was the first battle for the USA of World War II?
Pearl Harbor December 7,1941
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Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US, or China
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Who was the German dictator?
Hitler
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How did the Germans visually SEE who was Jewish during the war?

Yellow Star of David on their clothes

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What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
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One of the Bloodiest Battles in the history of war - was fought between the Germans and the Russians

Battle of Leningrad

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What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
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Why were the death camps located in Poland?

Kept out of Germany and away from German population so they didnt see what was happening. 

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Did the Allies and the normal citizens know about events happening in Europe?
Yes they were put through the press and announced to the public, but as time went on, communication got more and more cut off.
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What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945
Heroshima and Nagasaki
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Out of the Axis powers, who began the War in Asia?

Japan

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What American president led the Allied forces in WWII

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 million.
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What two countries appeased Germany at the start of the war allowing Germany to gain so much power?

Britain and France

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The First Major WIN for the Americans against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean

Battle of Midway

400

Who lost the most men out of the Allies? Over 17 million soldiers...

USSR (Soviet Union)

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Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
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What is the term "Final Solution"?
Germany's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe
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This Battle Tactic known as 'Lightening War" was used by the Germans as they invaded Poland to officially begin WWII in Europe.

What is Blitzkrieg

500
Known as D-Day - This battle and invasion was the 'beginning of the end of the Germans" as the Canadians, English and Americans landed in France. 
Battle/Invasion of Normandy France June 6, 1944.
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This man was the American General who commanded the forces in the Pacific during the war and was assigned to oversee the military occupation of Japan after the war ended. 

Who is General Douglas MacArthur

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What Italian leader was overthrown and put in jail but rescued by the Germans in 1945?
Benito Mussolini
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Why were Jewish people singled out?

1. They thought the Jews were planning world domination and

2. Hitler wanted to remove all of the weak people from the population. 

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This was used as the justification for the Japanese to attach Pearl Harbor. The US had stopped selling THIS specific item to Japan. 

What is Fuel, Gasoline, crude oil....