WWII & Europe Map Flashcard Practice

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President Franklin Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would "live in infamy" because on that day

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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

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The Final Solution refers to

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Hitler's plan to eliminate Jewish people in all of Germany.

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What did Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union have in common during the World War II era?

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They were all totalitarian states.

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Which is TRUE regarding World War II? Options: Secret alliances led to a worldwide war., Germany allied with Japan to gain from Japan's industrial strength., Germany, Italy, and Japan combined military efforts to form a united force versus Allied powers., Germany, Italy, and Japan, while allies, fought for different goals and failed to unify for military purposes.

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Germany, Italy, and Japan, while allies, fought for different goals and failed to unify for military purposes.

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Which of these had the greatest impact on the Allies' success in Europe during World War II? Options: military experience of their generals, major errors committed by German generals, the use of the atomic bomb on industrial targets, the Allies' ability to produce enough supplies to fight the war

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the Allies' ability to produce enough supplies to fight the war

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In the late 1930s and early 1940s, United States increased defense expenditures, instituted the peacetime draft, and passed the Lend-Lease Act, indicating that the government

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was concerned about growing German domination of Europe.

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The direct cause of U.S. involvement in World War II was

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the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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World War II in Europe began with

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Germany's invasion of Poland.

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In order to defeat the Japanese forces in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, Allied commanders employed a naval strategy known as

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Island Hopping.

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All of these are describing the Battle of

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Stalingrad