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VII-2: America's Involvement WWII
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01/14/2005

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In what city was Hitler's invasion of Russia stopped, causing them to turn back?
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Stalingrad
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What is the name of the policy on the home front to limit the use of important materials?
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rationing
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What is the name of the agreement between Germany & Russia to be allies at the start of WWII?
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Non-Aggression Pact
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Name the Prime Minister of the U.K. during WWII.
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Winston Churchill
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On August 9, 1945, this city was the second to be destroyed by the A-Bomb.
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Nagasaki
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Who was the dictator of USSR during WWII?
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Joseph Stalin
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This country helped to start WWII by invading Manchuria.
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Japan
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Mussolini coined this name for the alliance between Italy, Germany, & Japan.
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Axis Powers
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The name for mass-killing of Jews and others in WWII.
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Holocaust
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Who led Operation Overlord that invaded Europe?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Name the USSR army during WWII.
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Red Army
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This meeting adopted appeasement towards Hitler's land claim in order to avoid war.
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Munich Conference
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What was the date of the first military execution of the A-Bomb?
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August 6, 1945 (8/6/45)
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What was the name of the project that developed the A-Bomb?
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Manhattan Project
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This WWII battle halted further Japanese expansion into the Pacific.
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Battle of Midway
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The dictator of Germany during WWII.
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Hitler
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This city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb.
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Hiroshima
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Where Operation Overlord began.
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Normandy
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This plane dropped the first atomic bomb.
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The Enola Gay
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The joint-invasion of this country by Germany & Russia starts World War II.
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Poland
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This military operation was the first major victory for the Allies in WWII at North Africa.
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Operation Torch
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The name of the German secret police during Nazi rule.
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Gestapo
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Which group of people were placed in internment camps during WWII in America?
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Japanese Americans
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The President of the U.S. during much of World War II. VII-2
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Franklin Roosevelt
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These were used in WWII to help finance the war. VII-2
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War Bonds
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The dictator of Italy during WWII. VII-2
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Mussolini
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