World War II

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What role did "Rosie the Riveter" play during World War II?

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to encourage women to enter the workforce because most men were fighting in WWII

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Who dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to the United States' victory over Japan and was the US president when the Japanese surrendered in August of 1945?

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Harry S. Truman

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What was the name of the event that occurred on June 6, 1944, in which 200,00 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France?

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D-Day

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Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Great Britain)?

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Churchill

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A leader who gains complete control over a country’s government is called a ____.

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dictator

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Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain (United Kingdom) during WWII?

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Winston Churchill

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Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

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Josef Stalin

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Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as the ________.

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Axis Powers

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Great Britain, Canada, the Soviet Union, and eventually the United States became known as the ________.

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Allied Powers

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WWII began when _____.

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when Hitler (Germany) invaded Poland.