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History: Unit 6 Review
Flashcards reviewing History Unit 6.
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10th Grade
01/19/2011

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Term
What acts of aggression did Italy commit?
Definition
launched an invasion of Ethiopia
Term
What acts of aggression did Germany commit?
Definition
- occupied the Rhineland
- annexed Austria
- invaded Czechoslovakia
- invaded Poland
Term
What acts of aggression did Japan commit?
Definition
- marched into Manchuria
- conquered large areas of eastern China and slaughtered thousands of Nanking
Term
What was the League of Nations' response to Japan's and Italy's aggression, and was it effective?
Definition
The League of Nations issued declarations critical of Italy and it forbade the importation of some Italian goods, but the actions had to real effect.
Term
What other aggressive acts did Hitler take that were not related to grabbing territory?
Definition
- made himself furer
- refused to pay reparations
- rearmed Germany
- withdrew Germany from the League of Nations
-formed an alliance with Italy and Germany
- established a Third Reich
Term
The British developed a new invention called the ___ to detect incoming enemy planes.
Definition
radar
Term
When does Stalin join the Allies?
Definition
Stalin joins the Allies when Hitler decides to invade Russia in Operation Barbarossa, ignoring the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Term
What program did the US begin so that it could arm any nation it believed was vital to its defense?
Definition
Lend-Lease
Term
What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?
Definition
The US won the battle and destroyed four of Japan's aircraft carriers. The battle ended Japan's advances on the South Pacific.
Term
Hitler used ____ to rally the German people and gain power.
Definition
Anti-Semitism
Term
Hitler told the German people that they were a master ___ race and their troubles were caused by ___.
Definition
Aryan; Jews
Term
Nazis set up ___ for socialists, communists, and others who opposed Nazi views.
Definition
prison camps
Term
Nazi forced Jews to wear the yellow ___ in countries the conquered.
Definition
Star of David
Term
Nazi ___ in conquered territory murdered around a million Jews and others that Hitler viewed as inferior.
Definition
death squads
Term
As German troops marched across Europe, they forced Jews and others into ____.
Definition
concentration camps
Term
Hitler implemented the "___", a plan to kill all the Jews in Europe.
Definition
Final Solution
Term
Nazis constructed special concentration camps in Poland known as ___ to carry out Hitler's Final Solution.
Definition
death camps
Term
The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime (1941-45).
Definition
the Holocaust
Term
In all, the Holocaust claimed the lives of approximately ___ people, including about ___ Jews-- two-thirds of the Jews in Europe.
Definition
11 million; 6 million
Term
Why is the Battle of Stalingrad considered the turning point in the war on the Eastern Front?
Definition
Hitler’s advance on the Eastern Front was halted.
Term
What geographical factor added to German losses at Stalingrad?
Definition
harsh winter
Term
Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb?
Definition
Harry Truman
Term
What strategy did the United States pursue in waging war against Japan?
Definition
island hopping
Term
Who commanded the cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second western front in Europe?
Definition
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Term
Who were the British commander and the German commander at the Battle of El Alamein?
Definition
Montgomery and Rommel
Term
the day the Allies launched a massive assault on Nazi-occupied France
Definition
D-Day
Term
The Nazi’s systematic murder of European Jews and others is known as the __________.
Definition
Holocaust
Term
He was the Fascist dictator of Italy who formed an alliance with Hitler during World War II. His major military campaigns were in North Africa and Greece.
Definition
Benito Mussolini
Term
He was the Fascist dictator of Italy who formed an alliance with Hitler during World War II. His major military campaigns were in North Africa and Greece.
Definition
Eisenhower and Montgomery
Term
Which city was the site of the battle that was considered the major turning point in the war on the Eastern Front?
Definition
Stalingrad
Term
Which battle marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific? American forces succeeded in stopping the enemy advance there with a surprise air attack on the Japanese warships.
Definition
Battle of Midway
Term
What are the two chambers of the United Nations?
Definition
the General Assembly and the Security Council
Term
Who was the first person chosen to chair the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations?
Definition
Eleanor Roosevelt
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