Intro to WWII: Leaders & Political Ideas

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Who was the US president who became president at the END of World War II, and who dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan?

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Harry S Truman

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Who was the leader of the United States during most of World War II?

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Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)

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Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during most of World War II?

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Winston Churchill

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Who was the leader of Russia (The Soviet Union) during World War II?

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Joseph Stalin

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Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

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Benito Mussolini

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Who was the head of the Japanese military (who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor)?

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Hideki Tojo

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Which type of political philosophy caused dictators to take total power and then deny other individuals their freedoms? Options: Socialism, Communism, Anarchism, Fascism

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Fascism

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Fascist Dictators:
1. Adolf Hitler
2. Hideki Tojo
3. ?
Which name best completes the list?

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Benito Mussolini

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The dictatorships of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini are described as fascist because--

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each assumed total power and individual freedoms were denied.

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What kind of government/economic system makes all decisions for their people; everyone is supposed to be equal?

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communist dictatorship