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WWII
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A contributing factor to the cause of WWII | The Treaty of Versailles |
| Germany's main objective for waging war | To gain back what was rightfully theirs (what had been taken away after WWI) |
| US Presidents during WWII | Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Allied Powers | United States, France, Great Britain, Soviet Union |
| Joseph Stalin | U.S.S.R |
| Three types of totalitarian regimes | Communist Dictatorship, Military Dictatorship, Fascist Dictatorship |
| Agreement between Hitler and Stalin which stated that Germany could keep half of Poland; in exchange, Germany would stay out of Russia | Nonaggression Pact |
| September 1, 1939 | Germany invades Poland |
| This 1944 invasion of beaches along the French coast by the Allied forces is also known as _______. | D-Day |
| The 2 main theaters in WWII | European and Pacific |
| Germany's first military failure | The Battle of Britain |
| The event which prompted the United States to enter WWII | Bombing of Pearl Harbor |
| December 7, 1941 | Pearl Harbor |
| Prime Minister of Britain during WWII | Winston Churchill |
| Germany's air force | luftwaffe |
| Code name for the development of the atomic bomb | Manhattan Project |
| Famous WWII Propaganda Poster titled "We Can Do It!" features which fictional woman? | Rosie the Riviter |
| What years was the United States involved in WWII? | 1941-1945 |
| Planned the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor | Hideko Tojo |
| The Treaty of Versailles specified that Germany would be required to pay war __________. | Reparations |
| "Desperate ___________ turn to desperate ______." | people; leaders |
| Practice of placing blame on others | Scapegoating |
| Practice of ignoring problems/conflict that may be occurring in other areas of the world is called ______ | Isolationism |
| Annexed (taken over) by Hitler in 1938 without a fight | Austria |
| The tank most used by the Americans and the British during WWII | The Sherman Tank |
| The Navajo Code Talkers were used by which military branch? | The Marine Corps |
| The 2 main areas where the fighting occurred during the war are called theaters. What are the specific theater names? | European Theater and Pacific Theater |
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