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SOL Review #4
A. Bruce History 7 SOL Review #4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the name given to the dictators? | The Axis Powers |
| Who were known as the Allies? | USA, Great Britain, Canada, Soviet Union |
| When did the Soviet Union join the Allies? | After being invaded by Germany |
| Name the leaders for the USA during WWII? | Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman |
| Name the leader for Great Britain. | Winston Churchill |
| Name the leader for Soviet Union. | Joseph Stalin |
| Describe the gradual change of the US towards WWII. | Isolationism, economic aid to Great Britain, direct involvement |
| Describe what happened Dec. 7, 1941. | Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. |
| What started the war? | Germany and Soviet Union invaded Poland. |
| Name the turning point of the war in the Pacific. | Battle of Midway |
| Name the turning point of the war in the Eastern Europe. | Battle of Stalingrad |
| Name the landing point of Allied troops in France. | The beaches of Normandy. |
| What is D-Day? | June 6, 1944, landing in Normandy. |
| Name the 2 cities in Japan that the US dropped Atomic bombs. | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| What was the Holocaust? | The murder of 11 million people by the Germans, 6 million were jewish. |
| Describe the events in the holocaust. | Anit-semitism, aryan supremacy, getting rid of jews |
| What were the tactics used in the holocaust? | Boycott jewish stores, threats, segregation, concentration camps |
| What ended the Great Depression? | The US involvement in WWII |
| What was the nickname given to the women who worked in the factories? | Rosie the Riveter |
| Name ways that Americans supported the war. | By conservation, rationing resources, buying war bonds, women went to work in factories. |
| How were the Japanese Americans treated during the War? | Some served in the army, prejudice, forced into internment camps |
| What was the Equal Rights Amendment? | Failed, yet focused on equal opportunity for women. |
| What was the Marshall Plan? | Massive financial aid to rebuild countries and prevent the spread of communism. |
| Describe West Germany. | democratic, self-government |
| Describe East Germany. | Under the domination of the Soviet Union. |
| Describe Japan after the war. | Occupied by USA, democratic, ally of USA. |
| What is the body of nations of the world to prevent wars called. | The United Nations |
| Reasons for rapid growth of the economy after WWI. | Factories easily converted, credit, men in factories, women at home. |
| What was the Cold War? | Tensions between USA and Soviet Union without fighting. |
| Describe the two governments of the USA and the Soviet Union. | USA-democracy and capitalist: SU- dictatorial and communist |
| What was NATO? | North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- democratic countries |
| What was the WARSAW Pact? | Group of communistic countries. |
| What was the Korean War/ conflict? | North Korea and Chinese aggression into South Korea. |
| How did the Korean War/conflict end? | With a stalemate. |
| What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? | The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba. |
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