End of WW2 Flashcard

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Which of the Axis powers was first to surrender? Options: Austria, Germany, Japan, Italy

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Italy

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What does the term appeasement mean?

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giving in to demands of an aggressor to keep the peace

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To limit the buying of goods is to

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ration

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To pay for the War the federal government sold?

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War bonds

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__________ and ___________ filled in the workforce for men overseas.

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Women and Minorities

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Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?

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Hitler

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Isolationism

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The act of staying neutral to avoid conflict.

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The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on

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Surprise and overwhelming force

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The two sides that fought in World War II were the: Allied & Central Powers, Allied & Axis Powers, Central & Axis Powers, Allied & Associated Powers

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Allied & Axis Powers

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On December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war. Which of these events led to this request?
- Churchill's desperate need for help in the Battle of Britain
- Germany's lightning war that ended with the fall of France
- Stalin's agreement to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler
- Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor

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Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor