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7th SOL
WWII
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04/01/2005

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What were the causes of WWII?
Definition
Instability, economic devastation in Europe, rise of Fascism
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What is a dictator?
Definition
total power given to one individual and freedoms are denied
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Who was Germany's dictator?
Definition
Adolf Hitler
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Who was Italy's dictator?
Definition
Benito Mussolini
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Who was Japan's dictator?
Definition
Hideki Tojo
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Who was the Soviet Unions dictator?
Definition
Joseph Stalin
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Who were the axis powers?
Definition
Germany, Italy, Japan
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Who were the allies in WWII?
Definition
Great Britian, Soviet Union, United States, Canada
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What is fascism?
Definition
Total power given to a dictator
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When did the Soviet Union join the war?
Definition
After bing invaded by Germany
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What country did Germany invade first?
Definition
Poland
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Was the United States involved in the war from the beginning?
Definition
No, they joined in after the attack on Pearl Harbor
Term
What ended the Great depression?
Definition
WWII
Term
Who was the leader for Great britian?
Definition
Winston Churchill
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What happened December 7, 1941?
Definition
Pearl Harbor
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What was the landing point of allied troops in France?
Definition
Normandy
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What Battle is the turning point in Eastern Europe?
Definition
Battle of Stalingrad
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What battle is the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
Definition
Battle of Midway
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Name the 2 cities the the US dropped the atomis bomb?
Definition
Hiroshima , Nagasaki
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What leaders were for the the United States?
Definition
F. D. Roosevelt, H. Truman
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What is D-day
Definition
June 6th, 1944
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What was the holocaust?
Definition
anti-semitism, systematic killing of all Jews,
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