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World History E.O. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| U.S. President during most of WWII | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Soviet leader during WWII | Joseph Stalin |
| German chancellor during WWII | Adolf Hitler |
| U.S. President who made the decision to drop to atomic bomb | Harry Truman |
| British Prime Minister during WWII | Winston Churchill |
| Italian dictator during WWII | Benito Mussolini |
| Japanese military leader during WWII | Tojo |
| Japanese emperor during WWII | Hirohito |
| Which nation had the greatest number of casualties during WWII? | Soviet Union |
| What is the Holocaust? | Massacre of more than six million Jews |
| What was the main purpose of Stalin's five-year plans? | Turn the Soviet Union into a modern industrial power |
| How did Stalin mainly use propaganda? | Increase support for communism |
| Which city was the target of a Nazi bombing campaign? | London |
| What was the effect of Stalin's five-year plans? | Industry expanded |
| Why were Italians attracted to fascism in the 1920s? | It promised order in a time of uncertainty |
| Western democracies followed which policy towards Axis aggression? | Appeasement |
| What was the Battle of Stalinrgad? | A Soviet victory that changed the tide of the war in the east |
| What was one of Hitler's goals? | Persecution and elimination of Jews |
| Which country did Hitler invade in June 1941 despite a non-aggression pact? | Soviet Union |
| How did Gandhi fight British rule? | Passive resistance |
| What brought the U.S. into WWII? | Pearl Harbor |
| What is D-Day? | Allied invasion of France |
| What did Mao Zedong and Jiang Jieshi disagree over? | Using communism or capitalism |
| How did Stalin rise to power? | Building a loyal following among Communist party members |
| How was the Battle of Midway a turning point in WWII? | Allowed the U.S. to take the offensive in the Pacific |
| Which two countries used the mandate system in the Middle East? | Britain and France |
| Which country did Hitler invade that began WWII? | Poland |
| What strategy did the Allies use against Japan? | Island Hopping |
| Fascism | Glorified blind loyalty to the state |
| What was one effect of the Great Depression? | High unemployment |
| What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials? | Show that leaders could be held accountable for actions in wartime |
| What did the "iron curtain" symbolize? | The growing fear of communism and the division of Europe into eastern and western blocs |
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