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Chapter 15
New Potential Order in Europe
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History
7th Grade
04/21/2010

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Through what plan did the United States give billions of dollars to rebuild after WW11?
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Marshall Plan.
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What two formally powerful European nations lost their overseas empires and found themselves taking a back seat in world affairs after WW11?
Definition
France and Great Britain.
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Name three European countries that fell under Communist dictatorships.
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Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
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What is the name of the economic agreement that broke down trade barriers in Western Europe?
Definition
The Common Market.
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Where is the headquarters of the United Nations?
Definition
New York.
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After WW1, the nations of the world formed this organization:
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League of Nations.
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True or False. The UN has become the instrument of world peace that its founders dreamed it would be.
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False.
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What did some people call WW1?
Definition
"the war to end all years"
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What country did Germany annex in 1938?
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Austria.
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Francisco France was the Fascist leader in what country?
Definition
Spain.
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What country made a treaty with Hitler that gave him freedom to launch his war?
Definition
Soviet Union.
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The invasion of what country sparked WW11?
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Poland.
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What three major nations joined together as the Axis Powers?
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Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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What physical feature separated Britain from the rest of Europe?
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English Chanel.
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Who was the British Prime Minister?
Definition
William Churchhill.
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What does R.A.F. stand for?
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Royal Air Force.
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What ally of Germany attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
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Japan.
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How did Hitler die?
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He shot himself in his bunker under the ruins of Berlin.
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About how many civilians and soldiers died in WW11?
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Over 50 million.
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What did the slaughter of Jews become known as?
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Holocaust.
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Following WW1, what was the German Republic called?
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Weimar Republic.
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When did the Great Depression hit?
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Late 1920's
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What is a fascits?
Definition
Someone who believed in glorifying the state.
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Who did the Germans fear?
Definition
Communists.
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What were the dates of WW1?
Definition
1914-1918.
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What were the dates of WW11?
Definition
1939-1945.
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