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How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the start of World War II?
Hitler wants revenge and so do the Japanese.
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Identify the causes of the Great Depression. How did various governments respond?
- -The stock market crashed because people were buying shares on marigin.
- -Over production of goods.
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What is a Totalitarian state? Give specific examples.
- Government that has total control of everything
- Hitler, Germany
- Mussolini, Italy.
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Benito Muissolini (method/politcal party, scapegoat)
- Socialists
- Democracies
- Ethiopians
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Joseph Stalin (method/political party, scapegoat Politburo, Five-year plan, collectivization)
5 year plans, growth of heavy industry the unification of small farms into increased farm production.
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Hideki Tojo (method/political party, scapegoat)
- the dictator of Japan
- militarist
- Chinese and the koreans
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Italian, German and Japanese Acts of Aggression Prior to the start of World War II
- Italy- Invasion of Ethiopia
- Japanese- Mukden Incident
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Munich Conerfernece (Explain the world response to Hitler's demands)
Appeasement
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German Invasion of this country led to the outbreak of World War
Poland
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Describe Blitzkrieg (Advantages, disadvantages of using this particular tactic)
- Lighting war, or sudden air or land strikes
- Advantage-gain ground fast
- Disadvantage-uses a lot of resources
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How did Germany invade France?
Swung around the Maginot Line
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Battle of Briatin: What advantages did the British possess?
Engma Machine and Radar.
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Why did Germany invade North Africa?
to get oil
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What was the turning point of the german north african invasion?
El Alamein
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German invasion of Soviet Union (purpose, tactics, setbacks)
He wanted oil, and living space.
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Describe the battle of Stalingrad. Why was it a turning point?
Hitler's army was trapped and forced to go on the defensive in the Soviet Union
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Why did the Japense attack us at Pearl Harbor?
To destory our fleet, and because of racisim and the oil embargo
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Why did the Japanese invade Southeast Asia?
for resources.
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What advantage did the Allies possess at Midway? Why was the battle a turning pint?
- intelligence which gave them the element of surprise
- the allies sunk 4 Japanese aircraft carrierrs and began isalnd hopping
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Atomic Bombs: When? WHere? Reasons for dropping.
- August 6, 1945 Hiroshima
- August 9th, 1945
- To force the Japanese to surrender unconditionally and to save our troops
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Identify the Nuremburg Laws
Stripped the Jews of their Citizenship
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What and where was Auschwitz?
- Conventration and extermination camp
- Poland
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Who was Doctor Mengele?
Nazi doctor who performed experiments on twins
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Why do you think so many people participated in the Holocaust?
Ignorance of culture, fear of resprisal, and obedience
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Cover name that Hitler gave to the Holocaust
Final Solution
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