World War II Key Events and Leaders

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What kickstarted the second world war in Europe in 1939?

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Germany invaded Poland

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What major axis power leader had the vision of a “master race,” thus being one motivator for imperializing?

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Adolf Hitler

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What major event triggered the United States to join World War II?

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Japan attacking Pearl Harbor

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True or false: The Nazi regime only targeted Jewish People during the Holocaust.

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False

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True or False: Benito Mussolini was the fascist leader of Italy and had similar ideas of imperialism to that of Adolf Hitler.

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True

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The word appeasement refers to…

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To remain at peace with other countries to refrain from war

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What is “blitzkrieg”?

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"Lightning War"

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Who liberated the concentration camps of Europe in 1944?

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Allied Powers

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An example of Genocide:

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Nazi Extermination (death) Camps

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I am a Fascist who rose to power in Italy in the 1930s. I led an invasion of Ethiopia and allied my country with Germany during World War II.

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Mussolini