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How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?

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The germans eventually believed that hitler would solve their economic problems

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What impact did the appeasement policy of the United States, Britain, and France have on German aggression?

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It encouraged further aggression

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The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States as long as those nation

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Paid cash and transported the materials them selves

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Interventionists claimed that the United States could avoid war if it

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sent aid to great britain

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Which of the following was perceived as being equivalent to declaring economic war against the Axis Powers?

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The lend lease act

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What goal did President Roosevelt hope to achieve when he enacted the embargo on naval and aviation supplies in 1940?

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To stop japanese expansion

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What role did the Office of War Mobilization (OWM) play during the war?

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it supervised the use of industry resources

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Italy and Japan were dissatisfied with the peace settlements provided in the Treaty of Versailles because both countries expected more

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territory in exchange for their sacrifices during war

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Which political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s

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the north party

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One of the ways that Mussolini maintained his power in Italy was by

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outlawing political parties

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The League of Nations did not prevent German and Italian aggression against other nations because it

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had no standing army and no real power to enforce its decrees

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Why did the United States initially follow a policy of appeasement toward Germany

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the us wanted to focus on its own economic troubles

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Roosevelt delivered his "Four Freedoms" speech to Congress in January 1941 to

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increase economic support for britain

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How did Roosevelt's response to German aggression toward Britain differ from his response to Japanese aggression toward China?

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he condemned both octs of aggression but provided support to britain

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Interventionists believed that providing aid to Britain would

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keep the united states out of war

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Who appeared to be winning the war in Europe at the end of 1940?

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germant and italy

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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to

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destroy ships and planes that could potentially thwait their expansion efforts

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Which ships survived the attack on Pearl Harbor untouched

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air craft carrles

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How did the attack on Pearl Harbor change the political divisions between the isolationists and interventionists?

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the attack ended political divisions between interventionists and isolationists, it was a definitive indicator that we could not avoid war any longer

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After declaring war, the United States government

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transformed peace time industries into war industries

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After the United States declared war, the nation's economic situation

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improved

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What best applies to Mussolini's form of government?

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founder of the fascist party

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How did Adolf Hitler explain the problems facing Germany in his book Mein Kampf

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he blamed the problem on jewish people and the great threat they caused germany

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How did America take a step toward war in 1941

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congress approved the lend lease act

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What event led to the House and Senate voting to declare war

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the attack on pearl harbor ended only divisions between isolationists and interventionists

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What is true regarding the actions the US took after the attack on Pearl Harbor

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idk

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What represents the viewpoint of the interventionists?

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axis aggression were wrong and threatened american intervests

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How did Japan's rise to power differ from Germany's, Italy's, and the Soviet Union's

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japan did not have a charismatic leader

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Why was the Battle of Coral Sea a turning point

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it stopped the forward momentum of japan

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The Allies adopted a "Europe First" strategy because

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only germany was considered a serious long-term threat

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What best describes the Battle of Midway

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admiral yamamoto wanted to force the u.s defenses back to the california coast

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Why did Stalin want Britain and the United States to open a second front in France

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he wanted germany to divide its troops between two fronts

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President Truman's chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to

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solve american lives

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Following the battle of Stalingrad,

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german troops continued their blitzkrieg eastward

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Allied bombing of Germany in 1942 changed the war because it

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helped prove the way for a later all-out affensive

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What was a result of the Battle of Midway

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japan never again threatened pacific domination

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During World War II, many African Americans

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joined organizations dedicated to fighting segragation

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What was one effect of the D-Day invasion

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the allies took an important step toward reaching berlin

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One of the effects of the Battle of the Bulge was that

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germany used its reserves and demoralized its troops in the battle

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As American forces approached Japan, Japanese force

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fought to the end, knowing they are going to kill themselves rather than surrendering

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Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan

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harry s truman

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Hitler's economic persecution of Jews in Germany involved

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burning jews from working in civil services

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Many Jews were prevented from leaving Germany because

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some countries refused to accept them turning the great depression

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What was Hitler's "final solution"?

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to exterminate all jews living in third reich controlled regions

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The largest Nazi death camp was located at

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auschwitz

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Which two nations emerged as the strongest following World War II?

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the soviet union and the u.s

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Between which two years was there the biggest increase in the number of women entering the workforce

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1944 and 1945

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What was an effect that World War II had on American women?

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the war accelerated a trend toward while collar employment for women

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What is a true summary regarding the major provisions of the Geneva Convention

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prisoners of war will receive the some amount of food as those of the detaining power

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Which measures were taken when the Allies dealt with war criminals that violated provisions of the Geneva Convention?

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the allies held trails against japanese citizen who brutally mistreated prisoners of war.

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