World War II Key Terms and Concepts

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Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Axis powers: Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan?

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Spain

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This refers to the policy of giving in to a country in order to keep the peace

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Appeasement

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Which of the following refers to "Lightning War"? Kamikaze, Reich, Blitzkrieg, Luftwaffe

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Blitzkrieg

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Where was the location of the "miracle" that occurred when over 300,000 allied soldiers were rescued by civilian boats?

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Dunkirk

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Which the best reason that Germany went to war? Options: Anti-Semitism, Colonial Power, Living Space (Lebensraum), Defending Democracy

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Living Space (Lebensraum)

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Which two countries signed a nonaggression pact in 1939? Options: France and USSR, Poland and Germany, Poland and USSR, Germany and USSR

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Germany and USSR

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Why did Hitler want to take the "Sudetenland"?

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3 million German-speaking people

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What country did the "Anschluss" form a union with Germany? (forcibly)

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Austria