World War II Key Events and Concepts

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In the 1930, what idea did the United States practice not get involved in WWII?

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Isolationism

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After what event did the USA start fighting in WII?

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Pearl Harbor

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The Soviet Union won this battle and was a major turning point in Eastern Europe:

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Stalingrad

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Much of the land which the Germans “took back” in the late 1930s was land which had been taken after: The Industrial Revolution, The Battle at Midway, WWI, French Revolution

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WWI

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Germany declared war on the USA when: The USA declared war on Japan after Pearl Harbor

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The USA declared war on Japan after Pearl Harbor

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Is: Julie the Jackhammer, Rosie the Riveter, Betty the Bolt

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Rosie the Riveter

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Large numbers of this ethnicity were placed in internment camps here in the United States during WWII: African Americans, Italian Americans, Jewish Americans, Japanese Americans

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Japanese Americans

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One of the most gruesome and well known death camps: Flossenburg, Auschwitz, Deathville

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Auschwitz

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The invasion at Normandy/ D Day/ Omaha Beach is important because:

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It established the Allies, especially the U.S. in France

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As American troops approached mainland Japan, the tactic of going from one island to the next was known as:

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Island Hopping