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WORLD WAR IIWORLD WAR II

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Lightening warLightening warLightening warLightening war

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BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg

Lightening warLightening warLightening warLightening war

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Practice of giving in to Practice of giving in to aggression in order to aggression in order to

avoid the waravoid the war

Practice of giving in to Practice of giving in to aggression in order to aggression in order to

avoid the waravoid the war

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AppeasementAppeasement

Practice of giving in to aggression in Practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid the warorder to avoid the war

Practice of giving in to aggression in Practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid the warorder to avoid the war

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Pilots who loaded old planes Pilots who loaded old planes with bombs and then with bombs and then

deliberately crashed them into deliberately crashed them into Allied shipsAllied ships

Pilots who loaded old planes Pilots who loaded old planes with bombs and then with bombs and then

deliberately crashed them into deliberately crashed them into Allied shipsAllied ships

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KamikazeKamikaze

Pilots who loaded old planes with Pilots who loaded old planes with bombs and then deliberately bombs and then deliberately

crashed them into Allied shipscrashed them into Allied ships

Pilots who loaded old planes with Pilots who loaded old planes with bombs and then deliberately bombs and then deliberately

crashed them into Allied shipscrashed them into Allied ships

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An electronic device for An electronic device for tracking objects at a distancetracking objects at a distance

An electronic device for An electronic device for tracking objects at a distancetracking objects at a distance

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RadarRadar

AnAn electronic device for tracking electronic device for tracking objects at a distanceobjects at a distance

AnAn electronic device for tracking electronic device for tracking objects at a distanceobjects at a distance

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A fictional (female) A fictional (female) charactercharacter

A fictional (female) A fictional (female) charactercharacter

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Rosie the RiveterRosie the Riveter

A fictional (female) characterA fictional (female) characterA fictional (female) characterA fictional (female) character

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A single party controls the A single party controls the government and every government and every aspect of people’s lives.aspect of people’s lives.

A single party controls the A single party controls the government and every government and every aspect of people’s lives.aspect of people’s lives.

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TotalitarianTotalitarian

A single party controls the government and A single party controls the government and every aspect of people’s lives.every aspect of people’s lives.

A single party controls the government and A single party controls the government and every aspect of people’s lives.every aspect of people’s lives.

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Prison camps for civilians Prison camps for civilians who are considered enemies who are considered enemies

of the stateof the state

Prison camps for civilians Prison camps for civilians who are considered enemies who are considered enemies

of the stateof the state

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Concentration campsConcentration camps

Prison camps for civilians who are Prison camps for civilians who are considered enemies of the stateconsidered enemies of the state

Prison camps for civilians who are Prison camps for civilians who are considered enemies of the stateconsidered enemies of the state

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A person or group on whom to A person or group on whom to blame their problemsblame their problems

A person or group on whom to A person or group on whom to blame their problemsblame their problems

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ScapegoatScapegoat

A person or group on whom to blame A person or group on whom to blame their problemstheir problems

A person or group on whom to blame A person or group on whom to blame their problemstheir problems

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A warlike act by one country A warlike act by one country against another without just against another without just

causecause

A warlike act by one country A warlike act by one country against another without just against another without just

causecause

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AggressionAggression

A warlike act by one country against another A warlike act by one country against another without just causewithout just cause

A warlike act by one country against another A warlike act by one country against another without just causewithout just cause

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A person who has complete A person who has complete control over a countrycontrol over a country

A person who has complete A person who has complete control over a countrycontrol over a country

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DictatorDictator

A person who has complete A person who has complete control over a countrycontrol over a country

A person who has complete A person who has complete control over a countrycontrol over a country

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National Socialist Workers National Socialist Workers Party, Adolph Hitler’s Party, Adolph Hitler’s

followersfollowers

National Socialist Workers National Socialist Workers Party, Adolph Hitler’s Party, Adolph Hitler’s

followersfollowers

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NaziNazi

National Socialist Workers Party, National Socialist Workers Party, Adolph Hitler’s followersAdolph Hitler’s followers

National Socialist Workers Party, National Socialist Workers Party, Adolph Hitler’s followersAdolph Hitler’s followers

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Secret attempts at destruction Secret attempts at destruction of a nation’s production of a nation’s production

facilitiesfacilities

Secret attempts at destruction Secret attempts at destruction of a nation’s production of a nation’s production

facilitiesfacilities

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SabotageSabotage

Secret attempts at destruction of a Secret attempts at destruction of a nation’s production facilitiesnation’s production facilities

Secret attempts at destruction of a Secret attempts at destruction of a nation’s production facilitiesnation’s production facilities

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Acts that banned arms sales orActs that banned arms sales or loans to countries at war (late loans to countries at war (late

1930’s)1930’s)

Acts that banned arms sales orActs that banned arms sales or loans to countries at war (late loans to countries at war (late

1930’s)1930’s)

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Neutrality ActsNeutrality Acts

Acts that banned arms sales or Acts that banned arms sales or loans to countries at war (late loans to countries at war (late

1930’s)1930’s)

Acts that banned arms sales or Acts that banned arms sales or loans to countries at war (late loans to countries at war (late

1930’s)1930’s)

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Government owned farms Government owned farms in the Soviet Unionin the Soviet Union

Government owned farms Government owned farms in the Soviet Unionin the Soviet Union

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Collective farmsCollective farms

Government owned farms in the Government owned farms in the Soviet UnionSoviet Union

Government owned farms in the Government owned farms in the Soviet UnionSoviet Union

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US could sell arms to allies but US could sell arms to allies but allies had to pay cash for all the allies had to pay cash for all the

goods and carry the arms to goods and carry the arms to their own shipstheir own ships

US could sell arms to allies but US could sell arms to allies but allies had to pay cash for all the allies had to pay cash for all the

goods and carry the arms to goods and carry the arms to their own shipstheir own ships

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Cash and Carry LawsCash and Carry Laws

US could sell arms to allies but allies had to pay US could sell arms to allies but allies had to pay cash for all the goods and carry the arms to cash for all the goods and carry the arms to

their own shipstheir own ships

US could sell arms to allies but allies had to pay US could sell arms to allies but allies had to pay cash for all the goods and carry the arms to cash for all the goods and carry the arms to

their own shipstheir own ships

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1941 – FDR could sell or lend 1941 – FDR could sell or lend war materials to any country war materials to any country

fighting for democracyfighting for democracy

1941 – FDR could sell or lend 1941 – FDR could sell or lend war materials to any country war materials to any country

fighting for democracyfighting for democracy

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Lend Lease ActLend Lease Act

1941 – FDR could sell or lend war 1941 – FDR could sell or lend war materials to any country fighting materials to any country fighting

for democracyfor democracy

1941 – FDR could sell or lend war 1941 – FDR could sell or lend war materials to any country fighting materials to any country fighting

for democracyfor democracy

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FDR and Churchill’s goals for FDR and Churchill’s goals for the post war worldthe post war world

FDR and Churchill’s goals for FDR and Churchill’s goals for the post war worldthe post war world

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Atlantic CharterAtlantic Charter

FDR and Churchill’s goals for the post war FDR and Churchill’s goals for the post war worldworld

FDR and Churchill’s goals for the post war FDR and Churchill’s goals for the post war worldworld

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Limitations on the amounts of Limitations on the amounts of certain goods that people could certain goods that people could

buybuy

Limitations on the amounts of Limitations on the amounts of certain goods that people could certain goods that people could

buybuy

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RationingRationing

Limitations on the amounts of certain goods that Limitations on the amounts of certain goods that people could buypeople could buy

Limitations on the amounts of certain goods that Limitations on the amounts of certain goods that people could buypeople could buy

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Code name for D-Day, the Code name for D-Day, the invasion of German controlled invasion of German controlled France (executed June 6, 1944)France (executed June 6, 1944)

Code name for D-Day, the Code name for D-Day, the invasion of German controlled invasion of German controlled France (executed June 6, 1944)France (executed June 6, 1944)

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Operation OverlordOperation Overlord

Code name for D-Day, the invasion of German Code name for D-Day, the invasion of German controlled France (executed June 6, 1944)controlled France (executed June 6, 1944)

Code name for D-Day, the invasion of German Code name for D-Day, the invasion of German controlled France (executed June 6, 1944)controlled France (executed June 6, 1944)

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A strategy of capturing some A strategy of capturing some Japanese-held islands and Japanese-held islands and

going around othersgoing around others

A strategy of capturing some A strategy of capturing some Japanese-held islands and Japanese-held islands and

going around othersgoing around others

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Island hoppingIsland hopping

A strategy of capturing some Japanese-held islands A strategy of capturing some Japanese-held islands and going around othersand going around others

A strategy of capturing some Japanese-held islands A strategy of capturing some Japanese-held islands and going around othersand going around others

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