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Q/AA temporary end of hostilities by mutual agreement or a truce is called what?armisticestalemateblockadereparation
World War I erupted when an Austrian assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand.T/F
Neutral nations included:SwitzerlandSpainLower SloboviaScandinaviaHollandSerbia
What event hastened the entrance of England into World War I?the agreement of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in 1902the invasion of neutral Belgium by German troopsthe assassination of the Archduke of Austriathe German sinking of neutral ships in the waters around England
Germany and Austria-Hungary were known as the _____________ Powers.AlliedNeutralCentral
Prewar conflicts were over:control of the Balkan StatesNorth African coloniesAlsace-LorraineItaly joining the Triple Alliancethe freeing of Italians from Austrian rule
Why did Japan enter World War I on the Allied Forces' side?It had a previous treaty of alliance established with England.It was angered when Germany began sinking its ships in neutral water.It disagreed with the German action of invading neutral Belgium.It was an ally of Austria and joined after the Archduke was assassinated
Measures passed to meet America's wartime needs included:the Committee on Industrial Preparednessthe Selective Service Actthe War Industries Boardthe Industrial Production Council
Why do you think it was necessary for the government to set prices and production controls for food and fuel during the war?
The Cold War was decades of political and economic tension and competition between which countries?
In mid-1941 Hitler turned on his former partner and invaded the:
In Europe, the war led to a sense of ___________& __________ among nations
many european nations were _________ and ______________ by years of fighting along the western front
What US president decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII?
What led to the beginning of communism and the formation of the Soviet Union in Russia?
___________ government became unpopular in Germany
During what battle were banzai attacks first used?
What was the turning point battle in the Pacific?
What was the meaning of the Japanese term "kamikaze"?
Where was the first nuclear bomb detonated?