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| United States- Allied or Axis? |
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| Soviet Union/Russia- Allied or Axis? |
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| Because Germany was treated harshly by the Treaty of Versailles at the end of WWI, they... |
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| elected a leader who promised to fix their economy and end their suffering (Hitler) |
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| The Japanese, the Germans, and the Italians pursued a policy of expansionism before WWII to gain |
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| One major reason for the Anti-Semitism in Germany after WWI was... |
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| that the Jews were made scapegoats and blamed for Germany's loss in the war and for its current economic problems |
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| The Nazi armies eliminating the Jews and other groups as part of Hitler's Final Solution is an example of... |
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| Hitler remilitarizing the Rhine, rearming Germany, and annexign Austria showed that Hitler was... |
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| rearming and preparing for war |
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| The Lend-Lease Act was evidence that the United States was ... |
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| changing its isolationism policy |
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| The Lend-Lease Act and the Cash and Carry Law were passed during WWII because these actions would ... |
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| help the Allied nations without the US entering the war |
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| An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that... |
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| Great Britain received much-needed weapons and supplies from the United States |
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| D-Day was important because it... |
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| was a turning point that eventually led to Germany and Italy's defeat |
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| The Bombing of Pearl Harbor led to... |
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| the United States' entering WWII |
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| When the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki... |
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| Japan surrendered and WWII officially ended |
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| The United Nations was created mainly to... |
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| solve international problems |
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| President Truman used the atomic bomb against Japan because... |
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| he was afraid of the number of casualties that would happen if the Allies decided on a full-scale invasion of Japan |
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| Internment of Japanese Americans can be considered a violation of... |
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| It was a strategy used to capture a series of important military islands in the Pacific in order to push back the Japanese advancement |
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| American women took part in jobs in factories that had never been open to them before- True or False? |
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| True- Women were asked to take part in the workforce so that more men could go overseas |
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| For the first time American women were allowed to take part in combat- True or False? |
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| False- American women were not allowed to take part in combat during WWII |
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| American women took the lead in organizing the Manhattan Project- True or False? |
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| False- Very few women worked on the Manhattan Project |
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| By the end of the war, American women held major management positions in industry- True or False? |
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| False- Although women worked in industries and factories, most of them did not hold major management positions |
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| During WWII, propaganda posters were used primarily to... |
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| encourage Americans to support the war effort |
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| WWII brought about changes for minorities and women because these conflicts led to... |
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| the creation of new job opportunities |
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