UNIT 12: Interwar Years & WWII (BLACK)

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One of the causes of WWII was appeasement, which is giving in to someone's demands in an attempt to avoid conflict or war. The dangers of this were symbolized at the ________________, where this policy was used to give Hitler the Sudetenland if he promised to stop invading other places afterwards.

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Munich Conference

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Which of the following events caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
German invasion of Czechoslavakia,
German invasion of Poland,
Soviet invasion of Poland,
Soviet invasion of Finland

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German invasion of Poland

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All of the following are TRUE regarding which dictator in the years prior to WWII: 1- introduced Fascism to nation 2- attempted to restore the nation to its former glory 3- invaded Ethiopia

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Mussolini

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Which battle in North Africa drove the Germans out of Africa? This victory gave the Allies a launching point for an assault on Europe prior to D-Day.

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El Alamein

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Which of the following battles weakened the Germans and put them on the defensive in Europe? (HINT: cold winters helped) Bulge, Stalingrad, Britain, Midway

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Stalingrad

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What country did the Allies liberate with the D-Day invasion? This was the largest sea and land attack in all of history.

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France

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Which of the following was a warm-up for the militaries of Germany and Italy as they prepared for World War II?
Russian Civil War,
Spanish Civil War,
Invasion of Nanjing,
Invasion of Abyssinia

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Spanish Civil War

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President _____________ ordered the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.

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Truman

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How were the Holocaust and Hitler's "Final Solution" related?

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Holocaust is the term for the extermination of undesirables that resulted from the plan known as the Final Solution

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______________ is the systematic killing of a group of people.

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Genocide