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General _____ led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation.
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George Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
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Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to _____.
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show how powerful the United States was
end the war and save American lives
find out how destructive the bomb really was
teach Japanese military leaders a lesson
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General _____ led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation.
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Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to _____.
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The general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima was
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Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power?
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Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?
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In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do?
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The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?
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In what German region bordering France and Belgium did Adolf Hitler send troops, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles which had demilitarized the region?
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How were Britain and France drawn into war with Germany?
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What caused militarist leaders to gain control of the Japanese government in the early 1930s?
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Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Roosevelt's feelings toward joining the war?
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What was the Lend-Lease Act?
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What was the Rape of Nanjing?
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The Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe was
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What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?
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On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?
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The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the _____.
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The Allied invasion of _____ was given the code name D-Day.
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V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when _____.
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What happened during the Battle of Britain?
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Who or what did President Roosevelt describe as "the rattlesnakes of the Atlantic"?
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Germany's goal in the Battle of the Atlantic was to
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In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory EXCEPT
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The atrocities committed during World War II motivated the United Nations in 1948 to adopt the
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The problem of _____ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration.
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The contributions of the _____ to the war effort helped convince President Truman to order the desegregation of the armed forces in 1948.
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The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for
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Roosevelt's decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to
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An example of racial tensions during the war years is
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Alabama contributed large quantities of steel for war manufacturing from plants in
