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Major Battles and Bombings
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 single out who was Jewish?
They had 3 or less Jewish grandparents, married a Jew, or were from decent of a Jewish family.
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What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
200

What event caused Germany to surrender?

Hitler's suicide

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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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When and what was the first concentration camp established?
Dachau on March 22, 1933
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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.
300

What month AND year did the US drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan?

August 1945 (6th and 9th)

300
Out of the Axis powers, who lost the most men?
Germany
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What American president led the Allied forces in WWII
Eisenhower
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How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 million.
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What two countries allowed Germany to gain so much power?

Britain and France

400

Early in the war, Germany bombed Britain regularly in "The Battle of Britain". How long did this bombing last?

July 10-October 31, 1940

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Who lost the most men out of the Allies
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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What was the propaganda in German used for?
To get public support for the hatred of Jews.
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What battle in WWII is known as D-Day?
The Battle of Normandy
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What was the major difference of the Allies and Axis in the form of government?
The Allies were mostly Democratic and the Axis were Facist.
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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?

Hitler believed the Jews were the cause for all German problems

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What two countries agreed to attack Poland and not attack each other?

Germany and Russia