Gallopade: Chapter 10 Flashcard: World War II

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What was the main factor that led to the start of World War II? Options: Mussolini and Hitler were dictators and needed to be stopped, Hitler was a dictator, Axis Powers invasion of Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, France, Russia, England, and the U.S. just wanted to start a new war

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Axis Powers invasion of Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia

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Which countries made up the Allied Powers?

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Russia, France, England, and the U.S.

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Which countries made up the Axis Powers?

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Japan, Italy, and Germany

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Why did the United States get involved in World War II?

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12/7/1941 Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor

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What was the Holocaust?

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German genocide of the Jews

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How did the Holocaust impact the United States during World War II?

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Once the concentration camps were discovered, the Allies knew that the Germans had to be stopped.

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Which two Japanese cities did the United States bomb with the atomic bomb?

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Nagasaki and Hiroshima

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Who won World War II?

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The Allies on August 14, 1945

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What was a place to hold people who are considered a possible threat to national security?

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internment camp

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Who was a leader with total power?

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dictator