World War Two, Section 2 Study Guide Flash Cards
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MarleaN on March 8, 2011
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us history, 8th grade, social studies, world war two, chapter 26, hms, 4th period, mr. schrage
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Chapter 26 World War Two 8th Grade Social Studies Test Flashcards
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What event actually started WWII? 758 (Give the date too!) | September 1,1939 Hitler sent his armie into Poland. |
| What caused France and Great Britain to declare war on Germany? 758 | Hitler sent armies into Poland |
| What was the Maginot line? 759 | A string of steel and concrete bunkers along the German border from Belgium to Switzerland |
| What did the Battle of Britain force Germany to abandon? 760 | Air attacks over Bratain |
| What countries were members of the Axis Powers? 760 (list 3) | Germany Italy Japan |
| What nations were members of the Allied Powers? 759-760 (list 4) | Netherlands Belgium Great Britain France |
| What happened to the Soviet Union in 1941? 760 | Attacked by Hitler in June of 1941 |
| What country was the first to use the Lend-Lease Act? 761 | Britain |
| Why and when did the US enter WWII? 762-763 | Officially entered the war at 7:55 A.M. on Sunday December 7th, 1941. US entred the war because of the Land-Lease Act(allowed America to sell , lend or lease arms or other war supplies to any nation. Also the Japanease had a lot of aggression. |
| What was the worst defeat in the United States military history? 763 | Pearl Harbor |
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