WW1 and WW2 test

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What year did WW1 start and end in?

1914-1918

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What were the two nicknames for WW1?

“Great War” and “War to end all Wars”

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three central powers during WW1

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria

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How long was US involved in WW1

7 months

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three new weapons/warfare used in WW1

trench warfare, machine guns, tanks, chemical warfare

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exact date and time armistice took place

11 am, November 11, 1918

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allied powers WW1

GB, France, Russia, US

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Who was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who got assassinated which sparked WWI? Who and what country was the person from who assassinated him?

Archduke Ferdinand, he was killed by a Serbian man named Gavrilo Princip.

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What army did Hitler fight for during WWI? What was his rank?

Germany- lance corporal

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What country was Hitler born in?

Austria

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  1. What does the word NAZI stand for?

National Socialist German Workers’ Party

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Mein Kamp in English

my struggles

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What was the name of the revolution Hitler was arrested for in 1923

The Beer Hall Putsch

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Hitler was sentenced to prison for how many years? How much of that time did he serve? What was the crime he committed?

Five years. Served nine months. High treason.

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What is the term for discrimination against Jewish people?

Anti-Semitism

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these laws were passed in 1935 stating that Jewish  people were no longer citizens and they banned Jewish marriages; these were known as what?

Nuremberg Laws

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What year did Hitler come to power in Germany?

1933

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The night that 276 synagogues, 7,000 Jewish business, and 30,000 Jewish men were taken to concentration camps were known as what?

Night of broken glass

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What was the Reichstag in Germany?

German parliament

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Who was the President of the United States during WWII?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Who were the three major Allied Countries during WWII?

Great Britain, the United States, france

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Hitler and the Nazi’s were masters at this.

propaganda

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What was the country that Germany invaded that led to Britain and France declaring war on them?

Poland

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Who was the President of Germany in 1933? What role did he appoint Hitler too?

Paul Von Hindenburg. He appointed Hitler chancellor of Germany.

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Who were the three main axis countries?

Germany, Italy, and Japan

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What year did WWII start? What year did it end?

1939- 1945

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What was the event and the date that it occurred which made the United States enter the war?

bombing of Pearl Harbor- December 7, 1941

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written question- What were the four main causes of the start of WWII? Describe their effect on the war.

Treaty of Versailles, Hitlers actions, Failure of league of Nations, Failure of appeasement.

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written question- What were the four major points of the Treaty of Versailles? What did this Treaty do? Why did it have such a big impact on WWII?

Germany was forced to take blame for WW1. They had to pay war reparations an give back land they took. This ruined Germany’s economy

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