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A political system in which the government controls every aspect of citizens' lives.
What is totalitarianism.
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What was the purpose of the War Production Board?
What is to oversee the conversion of factories to war production.
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The battle where the British stopped the Afrika Korps (Germans).
What is Battle of El Alamein.
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He could not stop Japan's advance in the Philippines.
What is Douglas MacArthur.
100
An extermination of an entire group of people.
What is genocide.
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What is fascism?
What is a political system in which the "state" or government if seen as more important than individuals.
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Who is known for the following quote: "If freedom and equality are not (granted for) the peoples of color, the war for democracy will not be won".
What is A. Philip Randolph.
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Which battle is considered a turning point in the war?
What is Battle of Stalingrad?
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Who was Chester Nimitz?
What is he led the U.S. Pacific fleet and was determined to stop the Japanese advance. He also had an important advantage because he had the ability to crack secret Japanese codes.
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What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?
What is to develop an atomic bomb.
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His rule was based on fascism; he gained complete control of Italy in 1922.
What is Benito Mussolini.
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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
What is American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama.
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Describe the D-Day invasion. Who was in charge?
What is the invasion of German-occupied France. Dwight Eisenhower planned what would be the largest sea-to-sea. Allies crossed the English Channel and landed on five beaches in Normandy. Allies were successful in securing all five beaches.
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Describe the Battle of Midway.
What is when Japanese started bombing the islands of Midway. American aircraft carriers launched their planes, catching the Japanese aircraft carriers while many of their planes were refueling on deck. American dive bombers destroyed four of Japan's aircraft and severely weakened their naval power.
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Describe the impact of the Japanese leaders refusal to surrender.
What is U.S. dropped an atomic bomb above the city of Hiroshima, killing almost 80,000 people instantly. The U.S. forces dropped the second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, killing 22,000 people.
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He became dictator of the Soviet Union in 1928, terrorized those he saw as political enemies, and killed or imprisoned millions of Soviet citizens.
What is Joseph Stalin.
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Who was Benjamin Davis, Jr.?
What is the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force.
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Who were the 5 major leaders of World War II and who did each represent?
What is Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of Great Britain), Franklin Roosevelt (President of the U.S.), Joseph Stalin (Premier of the Soviet Union), Adolf Hitler (Chancellor of Germany), and Benito Mussolini (Prime Minister of Italy).
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Describe the Battle of the Coral Sea.
What is Chester Nimitz sent Allied forces to stop the Japanese aircraft carriers and fighter planes in the Coral Sea. Neither side won a clear victory, but the Japanese assault on Port Moresby was stopped.
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Describe the Battle of the Bulge.
What is Hitler's goal was to drive through a weak spot in the Allied lines and capture the city of Antwerp, Belgium. The Germans pushed the Allied forces back about 65 miles creating a huge bulge in the Allied lines.
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A World War I veteran who took advantage of public anger to gain power.
What is Adolf Hitler.
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Describe zoot-suit riots.
What is group of sailors (white mobs) attacked Mexican Americans wearing zoot-suits.
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DAILY DOUBLE What percentage of Japanese citizens lived in America interned during the war?
What is 37 percent.
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Describe the Bataan Death March.
What is American and Filipino forces tried to stop Japan's advance in the Philippines. More than 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were forced to walk 63 miles up the Bataan Peninsula to prison camps. More than 600 Americans and about 10,000 Filipinos died.
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Describe the Holocaust.
What is mass murder of Jews orchestrated by Hitler and the Nazis. Hitler attempted to exterminate the entire Jewish population.