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Estalbshing a tolitarian regime in italy where unemployment and inflantation produced bigfer strikes , some led by communist

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Mussolini

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Stressed nationalism and placed interests of state above those of individuals believes other people are the problems

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Facism

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Last name meaning the man of steel. Took control over Russia. Focused and created a model communist state. Responsible for 8-13million deaths wanted to fix the Soviet Union.

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Joseph Stalin

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Government that tried to exert complete control over its citizens. Citizens have no rights , government suppress opposition (passed by stalin)

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Totalitarian

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Passed by congress in 1935 to keep u.s out of war, first 2acts outlawed arms , sales , or loans to nations at war. 3rd extended ban on arms sales and loans to nations involved in civil wars

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Neutrality acts

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Followed Mussolini (similarly) after WWI he was struggling soldier. In 1919 he joined the Nazi party. Party had no ties to socialism

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Hitler

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Became plan of power. German brand of____ , based on extreme nationalism butler dreamed of uniting all German speaking people to a big German empire

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Nazism

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Germany + Russia = Democratic Italy = Fascism / Toltarian Japan = Imperial

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Identify the typed of government that took power in Russia , Italy , Germany and Japan after World War I

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(Great Depression) flood of "books" argued that the U.S was dragged into WWI by angry bankers and arm dealers. The my committee documented the large profit that bankers as manufacturers made during WWI

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Describe the details of Americas turn to isolationism in the 1930s

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July 1937 China attacked Japan. He found a way around the neutrality acts , b/c Japan didn't formally declare war on China. He felt it was the leagues jobs To do something

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Explain why Roosevelt would find it impossible to remain neutral

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Giving up principles to pacify an aggressor

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Appeasement

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Lightning war , made use of advances in military and technology (tanks and aircrafts) to take enemy by surprise

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Blitzkrieg

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British prime minister invited by hitler to meet him in Munich. He declared that the annexation of Sudetenland was his "last territorial demand" b/c dalaider and Chamberlin believed him they signed the munchin agreement declaring Sudetenland Germany's w/o conflict

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Neville Chamberlin

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Political rival of Chamberlin in Great Britain he that that because Chamberlin and dalaider signed the act they adopted a shameful policy of appeasement

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Winston Churchill

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Signed by Stalin when tension rose over Poland. (Created by hitler)

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Nonaggression pact

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French general who fled to England where he set up a government in exile "France lost battle but not war"

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Charles de Gaulle

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He felt that to grow and prosper he needed the power of his neighbors Austria and Czechslovakia. He wanted to annex Czechslovakia so there would be more living space for Germans and so that he can control their important natural resources. Made lies of slovakians that they are killing Germans , France and Britain promise to take care of Czechslovakia

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Explain hitlers motives for expansion and how Britain and France responded

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Rain bombs on military bases , airfields , silt pads cities. Spread terror and confusion. Leading Britain and France to declare war on Germany which lasted 3weeks . This allowed the Soviet Union to sneak up and take 2/3 of polands population

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Describe the blitzkrieg tactics that Germany used against Poland

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It was very vengeful and it was a test of new and stronger weapons. After France was taken over Britain stepped up their game to avenge them. Phony war = Germany taking over w/o a fight

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Summarize that first battles of world war 1

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Germany , Italy , and Japan (signed the mutual defense treaty on September 27) Aiming to keep the United States out of war. In the treaty each axis nation agreed to come into the defense incase of attack.

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Axis powers

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Nations that fought against axis powers

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Allies

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Churchill settled for a join lent deceleration of war aims pledging collective security disarmament , self determination, economic cooperation, freedom over seas

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Atlantic charter

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They provided arms to Britain and France which would help beat hitler. Isolationists weren't happy about this and attacked him

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Describe the u.s response to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939

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March 1941 favored by Americans . They mended or leased arms or other object to any country who's defense was vital to the u.s

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Lend - lease act

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Cheif of Japan's kwantang army , launched the invasion into China

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Hideki Tojo

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When British didn't have any more money for the Arsenal democracy , he passed the lend a lease act by congress in 1941 to help Britain and Soviet Union after butler broke their treaty

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Explain how Roosevelt assisted the allies without declaring war

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Hitler sent German submarines (u-boats) to attack supply ships to prevent the United States from safely sending lend a lease supplies to Britain. Which lead to wolf packs (groups of 40) patrolling Atlantic at night sinking 350,000 supply ships per month , this later lead to Roosevelt to allow United States war ships to attack Germany in self - defense

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Summarize the events that brought the United States into armed conflict with Germany

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Roosevelt quickly rebuilt his navy and Air Force as quick as possible due to all the deaths , Injurys and destruction they declare war on Japan. When Germany and Italy found out the declared war on the u.s , so when the isolationists found out about this they turned to the American side

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Describe the American response to the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor

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George Marshall pushed for the Waac , but although many members of congress on May 15 1952 , the law gave women official status and a salary but they had limited benefits then the men. Women served as nurses , ambulance drivers , radio operators, electricians and pilots

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Explain how the United States expanded the armed forces in world war 2

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Industry : stopped producing automobiles and went into tanks , planes , boats and command cars Labor : they didn't have enough workers they were skeptical with women and minorities working but they were racist to blacks Scientist : they had them make new weapons which lead to the atomic bomb (pennaslin)

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Describe wartime mobilization of industry , labor , scientist and media

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Created the Opa so that many people can save money , and with that extra money they were encourage to buy war bonds. Then the Wpb collected and send war materials. They decided which companies would covert from peacetime to wartime . Had drives to collect scrap iron , tin , cans , paper, rags, /!; cooking fat for recycling war goods

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Trace the efforts of the u.s government to control the economy and deal with alleged subversion

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Army chief of staff general pushed for the Waac

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George Marshall

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Fought inflammation by freezing prices on most goods

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Opa

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Women volunteers can serve in noncombat positions

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Waac

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Took the responsibility that war industries and armed forces received the resources they needed to win war

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Wpb

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Establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military

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Rationing

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President and founder of the brotherhood a sleeping cat porters and the nations most respected African - American labor leader organized March on Washington

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A. Phillip Randolph

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Because the code name for research work that extended across the country

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Manhattan

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In command of allies on islands

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Douglas mc Arthur

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The command of American naval forces in the pacific. Moved to defend the island

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Chester Nimitz

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Turning point in The pacific war , soon allies began "island hopping" winning territory back from Japanese

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Battle of Midway

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(Suicide plane) attack in which Japanese pilots crashed their bomb-laden planes into allied ships

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Kamikaze

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Jewish American scientists who was involved in the creation of the bomb

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

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An important Japanese military center

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Hiroshima

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Where the second bomb "fat man" was dropped

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Nagasaki

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Defendants included hitlers most trusted party officials , government ministers , military leaders , and powerful industrialists

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Nuremberg trials

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An American General who commanded an invasion of axis-controlled North Africa

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Eisenhower

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June 6th 1944, the first day of the invasion (operation overload)

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D-day

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Unleashed massive air and land bombardment against enemy st. Lô

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Omar Bradley

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Him and his 3rd line army advanced though the gap in the German line left by Bradley

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George Patton

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Tanks drive 60miles in Allie territory leaving a bulge in the lines that gave this desperate last ditch its name

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Battle of the bulge

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Victory in Europe day

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V-e day

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Nations 33rd president because president Roosevelt died of a stroke

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Harry S Truman

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Churchill and Roosevelt met 12/22/1941 and Churchill convinced Roosevelt to strike first against Hitler and once they gain the upper hand in Europe they can pour more resources into the Pacific war

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Summarize the allies plan for winning war

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3 million British-American and Canadian troops , mountains of military supplies. Plan to attack Normandie they sent out a fake attack on the French port Calais. Three divisions parachuted down behind German lines while Germans retaliated Omar Bradley slip through the German line gap and saved france from four years of German occupation

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Describe the liberation in Western Europe

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3,500 merchant ships , 175 warships were sunk got the loss of 783 u-boats (battle)

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Atlantic

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Axis lost hope in controlling the port , cut off oil (battle)

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North Africa (el alamien)

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Very brutal , disregarded for military and civilian casualties (battle)

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Stalingrad

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surrendered (battle)

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Italy

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Opened gateway to France allies (battle)

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D-day

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19,000 American casualties, bloodiest battle (battle)

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Battle of bulge

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Ended war in Europe (battle)

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V-e day

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Successive Japanese offense (battle)

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Philippines (Japanese offensives)

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Repelled Japanese invasion (battle)

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Coral sea

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Great overwhelming allied victory (battle)

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Midway

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Strategic allied victory (battle)

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(Allied offensives) gudalacanal Leyte gulf

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Raised American moral (battle)

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Iwo jima

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Americans continue to capture American islands (battle)

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Okinawa

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Ended war in Japan (battle)

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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