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| What was a "dress rehearsal" of WWII where germany first used its new weapons? |
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| What city was the target of the Nazi Blitz for two months in 1941? |
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| June 6, 1944—the day on which the Battle of Normandy began—commencing the British, American, and Canadian liberation efforts of mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II.
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| What battle in the pacific was a turning point after which America began to take offensive? |
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| What nation had the highest amount of casualties in WWII? |
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| Nazi Germany's systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II, starting in 1941 and continuing through 1945 |
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| Who were major rivals in the cold war? |
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| United States and Soviet Union |
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| How were service industries afffected by the rising global competetion in the West? |
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| Why was germany able to re-unite during the cold war? |
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| communism in the soviet union collapsed |
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| What was the goal of seperatist Quebec? |
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| To become an independent nation |
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| Who fought the civil war in Yugoslavia? |
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| Muslims, Serbs and Croats |
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| How did the cold war affect European alliances? |
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| the continent divided into many military alliances. |
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| What was a goal of MacArthurs Military occupation in Japan? |
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| to gaurantee that it had a democratic gov't |
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| Why was Mao Zedong able to defeat the nationalists? |
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| he appealed to the larger group (the peasants) by offering them better land distribution. His supporters outnumbered the nationlists. |
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| What changed in China under communism? (land) |
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| land was redistributed among peasants |
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| How are Taiwan and Hong Kong similar to China? |
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| They used to be a part of China and therefore have a similar culture |
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| What was a problem with the new natioins of Southeast Asia? (time period) |
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| They lacked strong leaders and therefore also lacked a voice in world matters. |
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| What was a long-term goal of Ho Chi Minh? |
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| to unite Cmbodia, Laos, and Vietnam |
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| What was an American priority in South East Asia? |
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| to stop the spread of communism. |
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| Why does Vietnam have great economic potential? |
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| it has introduced new market reforms to attract investors |
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| Tensions between what two groups led to divisions in India? |
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| The problems between the Palestinians and Jews in Palestine center around what? (the role of what country in Palestine) |
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| they both claimed Palestine has their homeland and they they dont want US involvement |
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| How did Nasser challenge the west? |
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| he nationalized the suez canal |
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| Why did Israel become involved in the civil war in Lebanon? |
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| Because the P.L.O. was based there |
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| Why did America get involved in the conflicts in the Persian Gulf? (the book reason not the political reason) |
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| to keep the reigon safe for democracy |
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| What was the goal of the Green Revolution? |
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| to enable India to feed all of it's people. |
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| Why did so many people support the revival of Islam in the Middle East? |
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| Which group wanted autonomy within Turkey? |
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| What was the effect of the Revolution in Iran? (world community) |
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| iran was isolated from the rest of the international community |
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| What was the cause of the civil war in Lebanon? |
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| What was a cause of the gulf wars and a result of British Imperialism? |
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