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After the assassination of the prime minister, the _______ held the real power in Japan.
military
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After the assassination of the prime minister, the _______ held the real power in Japan.
military
Benito Mussolini’s nickname was “II ________.”
duce
What was Hitler’s strategy in dealing with French border defenses?
Hitler flanked the line by first moving through the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
The National Socialist German Worker’s Party was known as the ________ Party.
nazi
Benito Mussolini led __
Italy
Emperor Hirohito led ___
Japan
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
After the assassination of the prime minister, the _______ held the real power in Japan. | military |
Benito Mussolini’s nickname was “II ________.” | duce |
What was Hitler’s strategy in dealing with French border defenses? | Hitler flanked the line by first moving through the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. |
The National Socialist German Worker’s Party was known as the ________ Party. | nazi |
Benito Mussolini led __ | Italy |
Emperor Hirohito led ___ | Japan |
Adolf Hitler led ___ | Germany |
Francisco Franco led __ | Spain |
Great Britain and France handed Czechoslovakia to Hitler at the ______ Conference. | Munich |
Austria’s forced unification with Germany was called the ________. | Anschluss |
Edouard Daladier led __ | France |
Neville Chamberlain led ___ | Great Britain |
How did Benito Mussolini gain power in Italy? | Italy’s king appointed him premier when Mussolini threatened to take government by force. |
Which country was not part of the Axis Powers? | china |
Adolf Hitler gave himself the title,”Der ________.” | Fuhrer |
________ was the policy of allowing Germany to violate the terms of their treaty, but doing nothing to stop it. | Appeasement |
The “Miracle at ___” involved more than 800 ships evacuating 338,000 British and French troops. | Dunkirk |
Which factor was NOT important in allowing new political parties to form in Germany after World War I? | the Treaty of Versailles required multiple parties |
The ________ proved ineffective as a negotiating forum and was essentially powerless. | League of Nations |
The _________ Act of 1935 prevented arms manufacturers in the United States from selling arms to any foreign power that was at war. | Neutrality |
What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s greatest contribution while the nation recovered from an economic disaster and faced another potential war in Europe? | his firm and confident leadership |
The __________ Line was a series of French bunkers and fortifications constructed along the German border. | Maginot |
________, meaning lightning war, was a new type of rapid warfare introduced by Germany during the invasion of Poland. | Blitzkrieg |
A governmental system led by a dictator who stresses nationalism rather than individual liberty is _______. | Fascism |
In which area did the New Deal NOT shift American attitudes? | fostered patriotic pride in maintaining a strong military |
World War II officially began on September 3, 1939, with the September 1, 1939 invasion of ___ by Germany. | Poland |
What was the fundamental reason behind the Japanese desire to acquire new territories? | There was a lack of natural resources in Japan. |
Anti-Semitism is hatred directed at _. | Jews |
_ was a militant leader of the Japanese government. | Hideki Tojo |
The Japanese formed the ___ to create one large entity of oriental nations free from foreign (Western) influence. | Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere |
Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, business, and synagogues during the , or night of broken glass. | Kristallnacht |
The Battle of the Atlantic featured German _ against Allied shipping. | submarines |
The surprise attack on December 7, 1941 which compelled America to declare war on Japan was the _. | raid on pearl harbor |
Germans constructed extermination camps with that could kill up to 2,000 people at a time. | gas champers |
Fear of spying and sabotage led the U.S. government to place many ___ in War Relocation Camps. | Japanese Americans |
The WAC was a women's support unit for the _. | army |
A(n) ___ embargo on shipping of oil, aviation fuel, scrap iron, and steel encouraged Japan to forcibly seek resources from Asian neighbors. | american |
On which continent was World War II NOT being waged by 1940? | Australia |
first part of the war for Europe | Battle of the Atlantic |
first major battle for American forces in North Africa | Battle of Kasserine Pass |
cut off the road supplying the Chinese armies of Chiang Kai-Shek | Japanese conquer Burma |
prevented Hitler from completing Operation Sea-Lion | Battle of Britain |
small group of American marines repelled one invasion before the Japanese returned with 1,500 men | Battle of Wake Island |
The captured the British colonies of Singapore, Burma, and Hong Kong. | Japanese |
The battle for Europe began in the _ Ocean. | Atlantic |
To help financially, Americans purchased war _. | bonds |
By the end of the war more than ___ Jews had been murdered by the Third Reich. | six million |
In June 1940, ____ entered the war on the side of Germany. | Italy |
____ stated in his autobiography that he intended to eradicate all Jews from Germany. | Adolf Hitler |
In 1940, America leased fifty obsolete to Great Britain in exchange for naval bases. | destroyers |