Ch 26 Test – World War II: US History AGS – Flashcards
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______ and his Nazi party attempted to make Germany the ruler of all Europe.
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Adolf Hitler
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One of the early events in the Holocaust was called ______.
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Kristallnacht
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______ became the Fascist dictator of Italy in 1922 and stayed in power until he was executed by Italian people in 1943.
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Benito Mussolini
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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the American fleet anchored in ______.
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Pearl Harbor
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Hitler envisioned Germany as a huge empire called the ______.
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Third Reich
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After Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, ______ broke his agreement with Germany and joined the Allies.
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Joseph Stalin
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Prime Minister ______ led Great Britain through the worst years of World War II.
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Winston Churchill
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Congress passed the ______ to help European countries fight Germany.
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Lend-Lease Act
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The Allied invasion of France began on June 6, 1944, which was called ______.
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D-Day
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The ______ of gasoline, sugar, meat, and other products was one way Americans at home helped the war effort.
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rationing
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The American government forced thousands of Japanese Americans into ______.
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detention camps
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The commander of the Allied army was ______.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Roosevelt, Stalin. and Churchill met in ______ to form an agreement for their roles after the war.
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Yalta
