History Final- WW1 and WW2

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23 questions
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1. What is an alliance?

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Prior to World War 1, France and England did not like the way ___________________ was expanding and they banded together and built up their militaries

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Which event set off a chain of events that eventually caused World War 1?

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What was a major result of the sinking of the Lusitania?

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The Central Powers (bad guys) during World War 1 were:

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Germany had to pay war debt, give up land, and lose colonies according to which document?

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The German people were very angry after World War 1. This seemed to contribute to Hitler’s rise to power. What were they angry about?

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Why didn’t other countries do anything when they saw that Germany was building up its army?

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Even though there was news that Germany was persecuting the Jews, in 1936, the ___________________were held in Germany and Germany took down all anti-Semitic propaganda

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Germany annexed _____________________ really quickly, which was known as the “Anschluss.”

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The Evian Conference concluded that no country would be able to handle the thousands of Jewish refugees. This showed Hitler:

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“___________________________” was the book written by Hitler where he described Jews as sub-human.

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Even as early as 1933, as soon as Hitler came to power, anti-Semitism became very popular in Germany. He declared “Jewish _______________ “ day, where Germans were forbidden to purchase from any Jewish owned shop.

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1. The Nazis prohibited Jews from:

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_________________________ were places where Jews were imprisoned, forced to work and murdered.

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In 1939, Germany invaded _____________ which became the official start of WW2.

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Although the official start of WW2 was in 1939, many people consider __________________,"night of broken glass", to be the start of WW2, because it was the first govt organized pogrom against the Jews

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Hitler blamed the ____________ for Germany's WW1 embarrassment

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Who was the president of the USA during WW2 who did not allow many Jews into America?

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What were Hitler's Nazi guards known as?

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2 paragraphs: Please describe what it was like to live as a Jew after Hitler’s rise to power in 1933.

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2 paragraphs: After the Jews living in Europe saw the anti-Semitic propaganda prior to the start of WW2, why didn’t they leave? Please list 2 reasons

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Extra Credit! What did you enjoy most about this class and what would you change?