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Chapter 19 Test
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History
10th Grade
04/06/2011

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What blamed Germany for the war?
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Treaty of Versailles
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September 1, 1939
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Germany attacks Poland (Great Britain and France declare war on Germany)
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Where does WWII start first?
Definition
Asia
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When was the Marco Polo Bridge Incident? What was it?
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1937; Japan invaded China
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In how many weeks did Germany conquer France after invading it?
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About 6 weeks
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December 7, 1941
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Pearl Harbor, "...a date that will live in infamy..."
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When was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
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June 4-6, 1942 (Battle of Midway)
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When was the turining point of the war in Europe?
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Nov. 1942-Feb.1943 (Battle of Stalingrad)
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June 6, 1944
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D-Day
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What German city was firebombed? When?
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Dresden; Feb. 13 and 15, 1945
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Where does the war end first?
Definition
Europe
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VJ Day
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Aug. 15, 1945; Victory over Japan
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Prime Minister of Great Britain
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Churchill
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President of USA for most of war
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Roosevelt
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Leader of USSR
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Stalin
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Emperor of Japan
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Hirohito
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President of USA during the end of the war
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Truman
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Leader of Facist Italy
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Mussolini
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Leader of Facist Germany
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Hitler
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Blitzkrieg
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War tactic used by Germans in WWII. Based on speed and surprise
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Albert Einstein
Definition
Created atomic bomb (along with others)
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Dwight Eisenhower
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General-commanded Allied forces in last counter attack by Germans
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Hermann Goering
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Commander of German air force (Luffwaffe)
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Heinrich Himmler
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In charge of S.S. and Final Solution
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Kamikaze
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War tactic used by Germans in which pilots performed suicide attacks. (Means "divine wind")
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Douglas MacArthur
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SCAPE
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Maginot Line
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Defense structure used by French to attack German forces. Protected Alsace and Lorraine
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Joseph Mengele
Definition
Led "medical experiments" at the death camps
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Bernard Montgomery
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British commander
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Developed the world's first atomic bomb
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Erwin Rommel
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Field Marshall; head of D-Day defense
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VE Day
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May 8, 1945; Victory over Europe
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Isoroku Yamamoto
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Planned the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor
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Charles DeGaulle
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Leader of Free French Movement
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