Origins of WWII

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Hitler claimed the Germans needed more "living space" or...

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Lebensraum

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In this, Germany alone was blamed for starting WWI and was forced to pay reparations and reduce their military. Options: Treaty of Paris, Treaty of Alsace-Lorraine, Treaty of St. Germain, Treaty of Versailles

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Treaty of Versailles

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He was known as "il duce" and had followers called "blackshirts."

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Benito Mussolini

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In 1938, Hitler forcibly annexed/"Anschluss" his home country of...

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Austria

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Who appeased the German leader at the Munich Conference in 1938? Options: Benito Mussolini, Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, Franklin Roosevelt

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Neville Chamberlain

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The world was shocked when these two countries signed a Non-Aggression Pact in 1939.

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Soviet Union/Germany

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WWII began September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded which country? Options: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Poland

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Poland

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This was the part of France that "collaborated" with the Nazis after being overtaken in June 1940.

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Vichy

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"Operation ____________" was the nickname for the evacuation of British and French troops from the coastal city of Dunkirk.

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Dynamo

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Defensive line built by the French to provide protection against a potential German invasion.

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