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| Who was the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II? | Benito Mussolini |
| Who was the communist dictator of the Soviet Union during the 1930s and 1940s? | Josef Stalin |
| What was the foreign policy of the United States when World War II began in the 1930s? | neutrality |
| What was Nazi Germany's "Final Solution" for dealing with the Jews? | the Holocaust (death camps) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| What progressive reforms were used to reduce the power of political machines? | primary elections, direct election of U.S. Senators (17th Amendment) |
| Who won the presidential election of 1912? | Woodrow Wilson (Dem.) |
| What act was passed under President Woodrow Wilson to strengthen the government's ability to stop trusts from forming monopolies? | Clayton Antitrust Act |
| What laws were passed in Southern states to discriminate against African-Americans? | Jim Crow |
| What practice was supported by the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson? | segregation |
| What was a major economic goal of Progressives? | regulating big business, "busting" trusts |
| What political party was formed by farmers' alliances? | the Populist party |
| List the economic reforms supported by the Populists. | government regulation of the railroads, bimetallism |
| What goals were reasons for American expansion as a world power in the late 1800s? | naval bases, new markets, Social Darwinism |
| Which event led to the Spanish-American War? | explosion of the U.S.S. Maine |
| What was President Theodore Roosevelt's use of power in foreign affairs called? | "Big stick" diplomacy |
| What role did the U.S. take in Latin America as a result of the Roosevelt Corollary? | international police power |
| What territories did the U.S. acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War? | Phillippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico |
| What tactic did the American Federation of Labor (AFL) use achieve their goals? | strikes and collective bargaining |
| What were the organizations that controlled local and state political parties in the late-1800s called? | political machines |
| What were the reasons for U.S. entry into World War I? | unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman telegram |
| What progressive reform was a result of women's efforts during World War I? | 19th Amendment/suffrage |
| What were Wilson's plans for peace after World War I called? | Fourteen points |
| Which international alliance was proposed in Wilson's Fourteen points? | League of Nations |
| What was a result of the Treaty of Versailles? | punishment of Germany; League of Nations |
| Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles? | opposed military involvement in the the League of Nations; wanted to stay neutral |
| How did the U.S. government pay for the war effort during World War II? | war bonds |
