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| Which fascist dictator rose to power in Italy during the 1920s? | Benito Mussolini |
| Which communist dictator rose to power in the Soviet Union during the 1920s? | Josef Stalin |
| Creating the "Third Reich" was a goal of which totalitarian dictator? | Adolf Hitler |
| What foreign policy were the Neutrality Acts during the 1930s an example of? | isolationism in the United States |
| What exemplified the genocide committed against Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II? | the "Final Solution" or Holocaust |
| Which policy did the British and French use in the Munich pact to avoid war with Nazi Germany? | appeasement |
| What was Nazi Germany's military conquest of western Europe called during World War II? | blitzkreig |
| What acts allowed the United States to aid Britain with military supplies? | Lend-Lease |
| During World War II, which nations formed the Axis powers? | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Which event resulted in the beginning of World War II in Europe? | Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland |
| Who led the British against Nazi Germany during World War II? | Winston Churchill |
| Which political leader led efforts to expose communist influence in American government and society during the Red Scare? | Senator Joseph McCarthy |
| What event brought the U.S. into World War II? | Pearl Harbor |
| What was the U.S. military strategy in the Pacific against the Japanese during World War II? | island hopping |
| Who commanded American forces in the Pacific during World War II? | General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz |
| Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II? | General Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Which battle was the turning point that stopped Japanese expansion in the Pacific during World War II? | Midway |
| Which battle was the turning point that resulted in Nazi Germany's defeat on the eastern front in the Soviet Union? | Stalingrad |
| Which battles were part of the island-hopping campaign to defeat Japan during World War II? | Iwo Jima, Okinawa |
| Which military campaign was the turning point that resulted in the Allies' invasion of France during World War II? | D-Day (Operation Overlord) |
| Which battle was the final offensive by Nazi Germany during World War II? | Battle of the Bulge |
| What scientific project resulted in the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II? | Manhattan Project |
| Who became the president of the United States after the death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945? | Harry Truman |
| What did President Truman do during World War II to force Japan's unconditional surrender? | atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| What event is an example of the war-crimes trials of Axis leaders after World War II? | Nuremberg trials |
| Which war-time policy was challenged in the case of Korematsu v. United States (1944)? | Japanese internment camps |
| What war-time policy affected American's daily ability to acquire food and fuel on the Homefront during World War II? | rationing |
| What important contribution did women make to the war effort during World War II? | war production---working in weapons and war material factories ("Rosie the Riveter" |
| What international organization was established after World War II to maintain world peace? | United Nations |
| Which war-time conference resulted in the Allied occupation of Germany and Berlin that led to the Cold War? | Yalta |
