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Test 15
Chapter 17
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History
4th Grade
01/12/2013

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the United States of America
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"the great arsenal of democracy"
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Berlin
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German city that was divided by the "Wall of Shame" after World War 2
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Central Powers
Definition
Germany and the countries that sided with her during World War 1
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V-E Day (Victory in Europe)
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Germany surrendered to the Allies and fighting in Europe stopped
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caused World War 2 to begin
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Hitler's attack on Poland
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Axis Powers during World War 2
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Japan
Italy
Germany
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neutral
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a country that does not take sides during war
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alliance
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a promise between two or more countries to fight together against their enemies
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1920s
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a prosperous decade in America
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U-boats
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boats used by Germany at the beginning of World War 1 that angered many countries
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reason the U.S. entered World War 2
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bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Veterans Day
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day celebrated each year on November 11, to honor those who have served in our armed forces
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Calvin Coolidge
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first President to give inaugural address on the radio
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Hirohito
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government leader of Japan during World War 2
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Winston Churchill
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leader of Great Britain during World War 2
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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leader of the United States during World War 2
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Zimmerman Note
Definition
letter sent by Germany to Mexico asking for help in World War 1
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Great Britain
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one of the only countries in Europe unoccupied by the Nazis by 1940
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United Nations
Definition
organization set up after World War 2 to help nations settle their problems
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Joseph Stalin
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the Communist leader of Russia during World War 2
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Lusitania
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the English passenger liner that was sunk by Germany, angering many Americans
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Benito Mussolini
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the Fascist leader of Italy during World War 1
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Zimmerman Note
Definition
the German letter that angered the U.S. and pushed her closer to entering World War 1
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Woodrow Wilson
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the President of the United States during World War 1
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Francis Ferdinand
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the archduke of Austria-Hungary whose murder became an excuse to begin World War 1
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caused Japan to surrender
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the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Joseph Stalin
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the communist dictator of the Soviet Union, and one of the cruelest dictators the world has ever known
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Allied Powers
Definition
the countries that sided against Germany
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the Soviet Union
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the country Hitler broke his alliance with and attacked partway through the war
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Tojo
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the general who was the military leader of Japan during World War 2
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Adolf Hitler
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the leader of Germany during World War 1
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