World War II and The Beginning of the Cold War

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Who did Winston Churchill replace as British Prime Minister in 1940?

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Neville Chamberlain

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The term "Anschluss", refers to what event?

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Germany's annexation of Austria.

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The 1938 Munich Conference, is seen as the height of the failed policy of ____________________.

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Appeasement

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Many historians feel that World War II began when Japan invaded ______________________ in 1931.

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Manchuria

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The turning point in the Pacific Theatre was the battle of ___________________.

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Midway

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The war in Europe began on ____________________, when Germany invaded Poland.

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September 1, 1939

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German for "Lightning War", this new style of warfare made the early German armies difficult to stop.

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Blitzkrieg

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The Fascist leader of Italy, who was later executed by the Italian people in 1945.

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Benito Mussolini

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The Americans joined the war on the side of the Allies after being attacked by the Japanese at __________________.

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Pearl Harbor

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The turning point of the War in the European theatre was at the battle of ______________.

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Stalingrad