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European History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year did Germany declare war on Russia? | 1914 |
| In the beginning of WW 1 what countries were on the Allied side? | Britain, France, Russia, and Japan |
| On April 2, 1917 President Woodrow Wilson asked the Congress to declare war on Germany. How many days later did they do so? | 4 days |
| What was the name of the treaty the leaders came up with? | Treaty of Versailles |
| What country suffered from the treaty of Versailles? | Germany |
| What was the date the stock market crashed? | October 29, 1929 |
| During what time period did Japan, Italy, and Germany commit acts of aggression? | 1930s |
| In June 1941 what ally of Hitler's did he betray? | Soviet Union |
| On December 7, 1941 Japan launched a surprise _______ attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. | air |
| What is the hatred of Jews called? | Anti- Semitism |
| In 1942 what did Hitler do? | He ordered the destruction of Europe's entire Jewish population |
| June 6, 1944 Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in northwestern France. This was the______ invasion. | D-Day |
| What weapon did President Truman use against Japan? | Atomic bomb |
| What two Japanese cities were hit by the weapon that President Truman used? | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| About how many flights over West Berlin during the Cold War did the Allied airplanes fly to deliver food and supplies? | some 277,000 |
| After WW 2 how many zones did the Allies split Germany into? | 4 |
| When was the United Nations established? | April 1945 |
| The struggle that started the Cold War was between two ideas. What were these two ideas? | Communism and Capitalism |
| The American, British, and French zones of Germany became to be known as what? Choose ALL that apply. | Federal Republic of Germany and West Germany |
| When did East and West Germany become 1 democratic nation? | October 1990 |