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59 Cards in this Set
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Joesph Stalin
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* Leader of the Soviet Union
* Modled a communist state |
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Benito Mussolini
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* Leader of Italy during WWII
* Established the Fascist Party |
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Adolf Hitler
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* Leader of the Nazi party
* Leader of Germany during WWII * Eastablished the Thrid Reich |
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Frankin Deleno Roosevelt
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* President of U.S. during WWII
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Francisco Franco
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* Leader of Spain during WWII
* 1st facist leader of Spain |
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Hideki Tojo
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-Leader of japan during WWII
- Put on trial and sentenced to death |
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Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
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- Prime Minister of Britain before Churchill
- Signed Munich Agreement |
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Premier Daladier
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- Premier of France
- Signed Munich Agreement |
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What did the Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps do?
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-Woman did things other then fighting during WWII
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Harry Truman
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-Roosevelt's Vice President
-Became the 33rd president when Roosevelt died |
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Emperor Hirohito
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-Emperor of Japan during WWII
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Japanese American Citizens League(JACL)
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-Fought for the compensation of the Japanese
-Got $20,000, for every Japanese sent to relocation camps |
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Charles DeGaulle
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-French general who fled England after France fell
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Jews
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Were put in concentration camps and ghettos
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Winston Churchill
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Leader of Britain at teh end of WWII
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Philip Randolph
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-Fought for the civil rights of African Americans
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Erwin Rommel
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-Knwon as Dessert Fox
- Fought for the Axis powers in North Africa |
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General Patton
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Lead ground forced from France to Germany
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Eva Braun
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Hitler's mistress
- Committed susicde |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Led the U.S. troops into North Africa
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J. Robert Openheimer
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Created the atomic bomb
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What happened at teh March on Rome?
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The march of rome was teh first place that was taken over by Mussolini
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What was the Invasion of Ethiopia?
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The Invasion of Ethopia was battle that was fought by Mussolini in Africa
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What was the invasion of Manchuria?
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Teh invasion of Manchuria was when the Japanese invaded North Eastern China.
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What was the Battle of Britain?
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the Battle of Britain was a three month bombing of Britain by the Germans.
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What was Pearl Harbor?
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The Battle of Pearl Harbor caused the U.S. to enter WWII.
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What happened at the battle of Stalingrad?
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Hitelr took most of the city, but the Soviets still won the battle.
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What was D-Day?
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D-Day was the massice invasion of the beached of France by the allies.
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What was teh Battle of teh Budgle?
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The Battle of the Budgle was Hitler's last effort to try to penetrate the allied lines.
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What was the Battle of the Coral Sea?
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The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first major battle that the japanese lost.
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What was the Battle of Midway?
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The Battle of Midway was fought north of Hawaii. The U.S. attacked Japanese ships before they could attack us.
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What was the Battle of Leyte Sea?
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The Japanese sent almost all their Navy to the Leyte Sea and were destoryed.
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What happened at Iwo Jima?
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All but 200 Japanese troops were killed at Iwo Jima.
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What was the Battle of Okinawa?
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The Battle of Okinawa was the last island taken before the U.S. invaded Japan.
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What Happened at Hiroshima adn Nagaski?
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Atomic bombs were dropped at Hiroshima adn Nagaski.
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What happened during the Invasion of Poland?
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During the invasion of Poland, French adn British soliders were surrounded at the Miginot Line.
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What was teh Battle of Aachen?
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The Battle of Aachen was the first German city taken by the allies.
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What was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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The Battle of Guadalcanal was teh first island that the allies took from Japan.
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What was the Bloody Anzia?
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The bloody Anzia was a battle that tok place in Italy, about 40 miles outside of Rome.
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What happened after the Invasion of North Africa?
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After the invasion of North Africa, Hitler adn Stalin spilt the country.
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What was the Battle of Dunkirk?
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The Battle of Dunkirk was where FDR and Churchill decieded to invade first.
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What was the G.I. Bill of right?
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The G.I. Bill of rights provided education adn training for vetrans.
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What is teh Selective Service Act?
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It requires that men register for the military service.
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What were the Neutrality Acts?
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it prevented the sale and loan of U.S. arms to nations of war.
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What was the Non-aggression Pact?
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The Non-aggression pact was an agreement between Hilter and Stalin not invade each other
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What was the Tripartite Act?
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An act signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan that said they would help each other in case of war.
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What was the Yalta Conference?
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Stalin, FDR, and Churchill all met to discuss what to do with Germany now that the war was over.
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What were the Nuremburg Laws?
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Laws that stripped Jews of their jobs, citizenship, and property.
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What was the Cash and Carry Act?
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Said that the U.S. would sell wapons to England as long as they paid money up front and transported it on their own ships.
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What was the War Production Board?
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It decided what goods were needed and would be rationed for the war.
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What was Korematsu v United States?
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A court case that decided that the U.S. did nothing wrong when they put Japanese in internment camps during WWII
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What was the Rome-Berlin Axis Pact?
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An agreement between Germany, Spain, and Italy to protect each other in case of war.
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What is Anti-Semitism?
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Hatred of the Jewish people
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What does Aryan mean?
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Aryan refers to Hitler's elite race of people
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What is Mein Kempf?
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The book Hitler wrote while in prison
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What is radar?
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An invention by the British that was used to dect enemy planes
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What does the "V.E." in V.E. Day stand for?
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Victory in Europe
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What were the Ghettos?
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The place where they put the Jews to live and work
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What was the Night of Broken Glass?
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THe night the Nazi's stormed the homes and businesses of the Jews
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