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Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union?

Josef Stalin

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Two months after the Normandy invasion, what did Allies finally liberate from German control?

Paris

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Braceros

Mexican Laborers

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General MacArthur declared he would return to what country?

Philippines

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To prepare for the possibility of war, Congress approved what (for the first time in American history)?

A peacetime draft

200

Who was the leader of Britain?

Winston Churchill

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What language was used as a code during the Pacific Theater?

Navajo Language

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What foreign policy did the U.S want to return to and stay at after WWI?

Isolationism

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The 5 Beaches that were invaded in 1944 were where?

Normandy, France

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How many volunteers and draftees would wear an American uniform during WWII?

15 Million

300

Who was the dictator of Italy?

Benito Mussolini

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The massive evacuation of British and French troops across the English channel took place where?

Dunkirk

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Conflict not involving just armies but entire nations.

Total War

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Instead of opening a second front on Germany by invading France, the U.S and Britain invaded where?

Italy

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Which three things did Americans do at home to support the war effort?

- Grew Victory Gardens 

-Bought War Bonds

-Rationed Scarce Goods

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Who took over the Presidency when FDR died?

Harry S. Truman

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What was one of the main reasons Japan decided to bomb Pearl Harbor?

The U.S cut off their supplies like iron, steel, ect... due to the Japanese invasion of Indochina.  

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Intern

Temporarily Imprison

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What two cities were the atomic bomb dropped on?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Who was the popular symbol of all women who worked for the war effort?

Rosie the Riveter
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Who was the totalitarian leader of Japan?

Hideki Tojo

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The Japanese forcing 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers to walk 65 miles to prison camps is called what?

Bataan Death March

500

Kamikaze

Suicide pilots who deliberately crashed their planes into American ships

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What were the two last battles in the Pacific Theater for the U.S?

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

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What Supreme Court case supported the internment of Japanese-Americans?

Korematsu v. Unites States