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WWII and Holocaust
Quiz Review
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Literature
8th Grade
10/16/2014

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Winston Churchill
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Great Britain Prime Minister
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Axis Powers
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Germany, Italy, Japan
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Allied Powers
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U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union (Russia), (and France)
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1st event that led to WWII
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Germany began war in Europe in 1940, and they were successful
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2nd event that led to WWII
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The "Blitz" attack - 43,000 people in England were killed
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3rd event that led to WWII
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
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How did France and England people try to escape attacks?
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They went into underground shelters, and evacuated to southern countryside
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What is the "Blitz"
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Germany repeatedly bombed England all evening/night killing 43,000 people.
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What caused the US to ultimately get involved in the fighting of WWII?
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor and they wanted revenge toward Japan.
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Estimated death count of WWII?
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50-70 million people
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