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August 6 and 9, 1945 what happened?: US dropped atomic bombs on Japan
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August 6, 1945 a plane took off on a special mission what was the name of the plane?: Enola Gay
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December 7, 1941: Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
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Fascism: A political philosophy that gives total power to a dictator and denies individual freedoms
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Indirect involvement led to what?: Direct involvement in the war
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Isolationism let to what?: Indirect involvement (providing supplies to Great Britain in exchange for use of naval bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean)
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June 6, 1944: D-Day: when troops invaded Normandy France to begin liberation of Europe
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May 8, 1945: V-E Day (Victory in Europe)
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Potsdam Declaration: a message sent to Japan that warned of "utter and complete destruction"
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President at the beginning of WWII?: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Rally held by isolationists on what date?: Feb. 20, 1941
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Rosie the Riveter: women who took jobs in defense plants during the war
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The code talkers that the military used were: Native Americans
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The ways women's roles changed during the war: More independent; gained confidence; changed their appearance and dress
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Turning point of the war in Europe: Battle of Stalingrad
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Turning point of the war in the Pacific: Battle of Midway
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What was the Holocaust?: Hitler's systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews (and other undesirables such as Gypies and the handicapped).
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What were the camps called where Germans held Jews?: concentration camps
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What were the camps called where Japanese Americans were held by Americans?: internment camps
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Who are the Axis Powers and what countries do they respresent?: Benito Mussolini-Italy, Hideki Tojo-Japan, Adolf Hitler-Germany
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Who are The Big Three and what countries do they represent?: Winston Churchill-Great Britain, Franklin D. Roosevelt-United States, Joseph Stalin-Soviet Union