World War II and Related Events Flashcard

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What was the Holocaust?

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The systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime

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What was the Yalta Conference?

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A meeting to plan the final defeat of Nazi Germany and discuss post-war Europe

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What characterized the Cold War?

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A period of tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union after WWII

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Who was Albert Speer?

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Hitler’s chief architect and later Minister of Armaments and War Production

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What were the Einsatzgruppen responsible for?

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Mass shootings of Jews in Eastern Europe during the Holocaust

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What was the Battle of Stalingrad?

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A major turning point in WWII where Soviet forces defeated the German army

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What was the Miracle at Dunkirk?

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The dramatic evacuation of over 300,000 Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk.

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What was the Mukden Incident?

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A staged event by Japanese military personnel used as a pretext to invade Manchuria.

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What was the Munich Conference?

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A meeting where Britain and France allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland

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What was the policy of Appeasement?

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Making concessions to dictatorial powers to avoid conflict