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The Allies met in Teheran in
1943 to plan this?
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
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Where and when was Operation
Overlord to be unleashed?
Normandy France, June 6, 1944
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Probably the most famous U.S.
General in Europe, he was a tank
commander?
George Patton
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A bloody battle that was
Germany’s last hope of winning
the war? U.S. General McAuliffe
commanding.
Battle of the Bulge
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When V-E day happened, which
country (countries) occupied
Berlin?
Russia (USSR)
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Once at war, America’s first
great challenge was to retool its
industry for ____
all-out war production
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During World War II, the United
States government commissioned
the production of synthetic
__________ in order to offset the
loss of access to prewar supplies
in East Asia
Rubber
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This Board assigned priorities
with respect to the use of raw
materials and transportation
facilities
War Production Board
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This board imposed ceilings on
wage increases
War Labor Board
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This commission saw to it that no
hiring discrimination practices
were used against blacks seeking
employment in war industries
Fair Employment Practices Commission
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Most of the money raised to
finance World War II came
through ____
Borrowing (savings bonds, etc.)
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The ____s postponed opening a
second front in Europe until 1944
because of British reluctance and
lack of adequate shipping
Allies
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He was FDR’s running mate (VP)
in 1944
Harry Truman
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The major consequence of the
Allied conquest of Sicily in
August 1943 was the overthrow
of ______ and Italy’s
unconditional surrender
Benito Mussolini
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The “unconditional surrender”
policy toward Japan was
modified by agreeing to let the
Japanese keep ____ on the throne
Emperor Hirohito
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He died of a massive brain
hemorrhage on April 12, 1945
FDR
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MacArthur’s plan to bypass the
most heavily fortified islands,
isolating them from supplies is
Leapfrogging
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The Supreme Allied Command
plan for fighting World War II
was to get ____ first
Germany
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Leader of the Free French, he
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later became the 1 President of
the French 5th republic
Charles deGaulle
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Who were the Big 3 at the end of
WWII?
Truman, Churchill and Stalin
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This treaty ended the MexicanAmerican War?
Treat of Guadalupe Hildalgo
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What party was formed to
“replace” the Whigs upon their
demise?
Republicans
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Nickname for Kansas Territory
prior to the Civil War?
Bleeding Kansas
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After Kansas his new idea was to
invade the south and cause a
slave uprising?
John Brown
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In the Civil War, what were $300
men?
Men who bought their way out of
serving in the army ie Rockefeller
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Who were the 5 border States
that stayed with the Union?
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky,
Missouri, West Virginia
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How did Grant win the election
of 1868?
Waving the “bloody shirt” that
is reviving gory memories of
the Civil War
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Who are the forgettable
Presidents of the Gilded Age and
why?
Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur and
Harrison. They left dim political
records. They made Cleveland seem
like a shining star
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Who is the architect that
developed the skyscraper?
Louis Sullivan
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Their flair for scandal &
sensational rumor led to the term
“yellow journalism”?
Joseph Pulitzer
Randolph Hearst