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What is the chief goal of the United Nations?
to keep peace
Why did the Western powers choose to appease the German government during the 1930's?
Because they wanted to avoid another WWI
Why did Hitler invade the Soviet Union?
in an effort to gain the vast natural resources located there
What did the Red Army do after The Battle of Stalingrad?
They began to push the Germans out of the Soviet Union
What strategy did the U.S. use during WWII?
Island-hopping
What were considered resources to be plundered and looted?
The lands controlled by the Germans
When did WWII begin?
When the Germans invaded Poland
What city was the target of the German blitz for two months in 1941?
London, England
What was the U.S. Project to develop the atomic bomb called?
The Manhattan Project
Stalin used this reason for not relinquishing his control of Eastern Europe after WWII
he wanted a buffer zone between Germany and the Soviet Union.
What were kamikazes?
the Japanese pilots who crashed into allied warships.
German forces set up a “puppet-state” capital in this French city after conquering
Vichy
Which nations forces retreated across the English Channel from Dunkirk in the spring of 1940?
British forces
The Truman Doctrine was rooted in the idea of containment.
Explain containment:
Stop communists
What stopped the German invasion in the Soviet Union from 1941-1942?
The Harsh Winter
What was the first stage of Hitler’s Blitzkrieg strategy?
Attack with their Luftwaffe air forces
In 1942, Winston Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin decided to achieve a victory in Europe before advancing to
Asia
What became better known as the symbol of working women in US factories during WWII?
“Rosie the Riveter”
After WWII, the Soviets strengthened their hold on East Germany since the Western Allies were helping _____ rebuild their country.
Western Germany
When the US banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan, the Japanese decided to retaliate and bomb where in 1941?
Pearl Harbor
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