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• WWII Speed Definitions

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The Communist dictator of the Soviet Union.
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AnsJoseph Stalin
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Government that has complete control over its
citizens.
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Ans--Totalitarian
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Fascist dictator of Italy
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AnsBenito Mussolini
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Political system based on a strong, central gov
headed by a dictator.
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Ans--Fascism
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Nazi dictator of Germany
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AnsAdolf Hitler
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Fascist political philosophy of Germany.
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Ans--Nazism
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Fascist dictator of Spain
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AnsFrancisco Franco
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Laws passed by Congress to ban the sale of arms
or loans to nations at war.
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AnsNeutrality Acts
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English Prime Minister before WWII
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AnsNeville Chamberlain
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English Prime Minister during WWII
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AnsWinston Churchill
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Trying to pacify an aggressor in order to keep
the peace.
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Ans--appeasement
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Agreement between USSR Germany not to fight one
another.
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Ans--Non-aggression pact
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Lightning war strategy used by Germany
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Ans--Blitzkrieg
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Systemic murder of Jews by Nazis
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Ans--Holocaust
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Deliberate systematic killing of an entire
people.
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Ans--Genocide
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The union among Germany, Italy Japan
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AnsAxis Powers
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Law that allowed president to give arms to any
nation whose defense was vital to the US.
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AnsLend-Lease Act
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The union of US, England the Soviet Union.
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Ans-Allied Powers
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Prime Minister of Japan during WWII
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AnsHideki Tojo
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Women military volunteers who served in
non-combat roles.
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AnsWomens Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC).
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Secret research project that resulted in the
Atomic bomb.
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AnsManhattan Project
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Restricting the amount of food other goods
people may buy during wartime.
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Ans--Rationing
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Allied commander who planned D-Day.
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AnsDwight Eisenhower
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Last German offensive of WWII.
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AnsBattle of the Bulge
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Became president after FDRs death.
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AnsHarry Truman
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American victory that was turning point in
Pacific War
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AnsBattle of Midway
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The scientist who led the Manhattan Project.
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AnsRobert Oppenheimer
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City that was the site of the first atomic bomb.
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Ans--Hiroshima
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City that was the site of the second atomic-bomb
drop.
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Ans--Nagasaki
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Law passed to help servicemen readjust to
civilian life.
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AnsGI Bill of Rights
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Confinement of Japanese-Americans
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Ans--internment
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Said gov policy of Japanese-Americans was
justified by military necessity.
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Ans-Korematsu v. US
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Allied Invasion to liberate Europe.
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AnsD-Day