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Economic problems of the 1930s contributed to the rise of dictators in Europe. true

What was the name of the party that Benito Mussolini founded that would be a role model for other would-be leaders of Europe? the Fascists

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s social programs of the Great Depression new deal

a government whose leaders try to control the way citizens think and live totalitarian state

Soviet leader who replaced Vladimir Lenin joseph stalin

Members of the National Socialist German Workers Party were known as ______ . Nazis

The New Deal was _______________________ . Roosevelt’s economic policy

Stalin set up a series of Five-Year Plans in order to become a major industrial power.

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policy of Britain and France to avoid war with Germany appeasement

____ causing Britain and France to declare war on Germany. Germany invaded Poland

The US joined WWII because _______________ . Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

Hitler invaded the Soviet Union to _____________. all of the above

World War II began when ___________ invaded _____________. Germany, Poland

site of a surprise attack on the American fleet by the Japanese pearl harbor

Chinese capital seized by the Japanese in 1937 nanjing

a German death camp in Poland auschwitz

WWII continued for the Americans after Germany surrendered. true

D - Day was a major turning point for the Allies in WWII. true

He, along with Admiral Chester Nimitz, carried out the island-hopping plan. douglas macarthur

D-Day is considered by most to have been the beginning of the end of the war. true

the U.S. president who authorized the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan harry s truman

During the Holocaust Nazis forced Jewish people into concentration camps. true

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was president when Berlin Wall was built john kennedy

What helped Europe recover from ruins of World War II? the Marshall Plan

leader of the communist movement in China mae zedong

Chinese leader who tried to unite China and wipe out communism chiang kia-shek

The Truman Doctrine pledged that the U.S. would fight the spread of communism.

The Communist Revolution in China was lead by _________________ . Mao Zedong

The US policy against the spread of communism was called The Truman Doctrine. true

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a popular civil rights leader in India mohandas k. gandhi

Muslim country split off from India in 1947 pakistan

British-educated lawyer who helped lead India’s freedom movement jawaharlal nehru

Ghandi believed in the non-violent policy of civil disobedience. true

The India Act of 1935 __________, retained British rule but allowed Indians to govern at the local levels

Why did Desmond Tutu think South Africa needed Nelson Mandela? to be the first black prime minister

The three colonial powers forced to leave Southeast Asia by nationalist movements were the British, the French, and the Dutch

Because most of the people of South Africa were black, most of the government officials were black too. false

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