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100

What was the cause of the US entering the war and what date did this take place on?

Pearl Harbor December 7,1941

100
Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US, or China
100
Who was the German dictator?
Hitler
100

The Nuremberg Laws did this to Jewish people in German society

Isolated and categorized them

100
What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
200

The invasion of this country officially began the war. 

Poland

200
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
200
Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
200

What were Jews made to wear on their clothing that singled them out?

Yellow Star of David

200

Name 2 causes of the Japanese attack on a Hawaiian naval base. 

Oil embargo, hope to cripple US Pacific Fleet, need for natural resources

300
What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945
Heroshima and Nagasaki
300

Japan invaded this state of China, prompting criticism but not action from the LoN. 

Manchuria

300

What American president led the Allied forces in WWII

Eisenhower

300
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 million.
300

What was the code name for the bomb test in New Mexico?

Trinity

400

The country was continually bombed by the Luftwaffe. 

Britain

400

This country used collectivization to change its form of government. 

USSR

400
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
400
What is the term "Final Solution"?
Germany's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe
400
What was the propaganda in German used for?
To get public support for the hatred of Jews.
500

Name the 5 beaches of Normandy

Utah, Omaha, Juno, Gold, Sword

500
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.
500

How did Mussolini convince Italians to follow him?

Promised to rebuild the Roman Empire

500

What is hatred of Jewish people called?

Anti-Semitism

500

Einstein warned about Germany building atomic bombs, prompting this US program. 

The Manhattan Project