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| The Allies adopted a Europe First strategy because |
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| Only Germany was considered a serious long-term threat |
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| Japanese Americans generally faced more restrictions than Italian or German Americans during WWII because they |
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| Were more isolated from other Americans |
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| Why did Stalin want Britain and the US to open a second front in France? |
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| He wanted Germany to divide its troops |
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| President Truman's chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to |
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| Which group did Nazi ideology consider superior to other people? |
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| At the 1942 Wannsee Conference, Reinhard Heydrich |
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| Outlined a plan to exterminate about 11,000,000 Jews |
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| What is one result of WWII? |
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| Colonial peoples renewed their drive for independence from European powers |
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| Following the Battle of Stalingrad |
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| Hitler's plans of dominating Europe had ended |
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| What did American leaders learn at Kasserine Pass in North Africa? |
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| They needed aggressive officers and troops better trained for desert fighting |
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| Which of the following was a result of the Battle of Midway? |
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| Japan never again threatened Pacific domination |
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| How did wartime pressures create a break from the past? |
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| Many women took jobs that fell outside the traditional realm of women's work |
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| During WWII, many niggers |
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| Joined organizations dedicated to fighting segregation |
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| Executive Order 9066 affected civil liberties in the US because it |
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| Designated war zones from which anyone could be removed |
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| What was one effect of the D-Day invasion? |
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| The allies took an important step toward reaching Berlin |
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| One of the effects of the Battle of the Bulge was that |
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| Germany used its reserves and demoralized its troops in the battle |
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| As American forces approached Japan, Japanese forces |
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| Fought to the end, preffering to kill themselves than surrender |
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| Who made the decsision to use the atomic bomb against Japan? |
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| Hitler's economic persecution of Jews in Germany involved |
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| Barring Jews from working in Civil Service |
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| Many Jews were prevented from leaving Germany because |
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| Some countries refused to accept them during the Great Depression |
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| What was Hitler's final solution? |
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| A plan to exterminate all Jews living in Third Reich controlled regions |
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| Which of the follwing limited the US response to the Holocaust? |
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| The focus of US resources on defeating Hitler |
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| During the 1945 conference in Potsdam, |
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| The Big Three formalized the plan to divide Germany into 4 zones of occupation |
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| How did Jpan change politcally after WWII? |
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| A new constitution enacted democratic reforms |
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| Which 2 nations emerged as the strongest following WWII? |
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| Encourage cooperation between the Great Powers |
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| In the years closely follwing WWII, many Niggers |
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| Renewed their efforts to work for civil rights |
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| What campaign in the Uropean theater was fought onn a continent other than Europe? |
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| Which battle on the Russian Front ended Hitler's plans for dominating Europe? |
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| What effect did the D-Day invasion have on WWII? |
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| Forced the Germans to right the war on 2 fronts |
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| What, in theory, was the purpose of concentration camps? |
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| To convert Jews into members of the Third Reich |
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| Which is a true statement regarding the major provisions of the Geneva Convention? |
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| Prisoners of war will receive the same amount of food as those of the detaining power |
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| Which of the follwing measures were taken when the Allies dealt with war criminals that violated provisions of the Geneva Convention? |
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| The Allies held trials against Japanese citizens who brutally mistreated prisoners of war |
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