Check Your Understanding Questions
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What were the first steps Hitler took to break the Treaty of Versailles?
2
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What happened between Germany and the Soviet Union that may have made the invasion of Poland inevitable?
3
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What steps did the Nazis take to eliminate Europe’s Jewish population?
4
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Why was Mussolini removed from office in 1943?
5
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What were some of the ways both Allied and Axis nations increased their birth rates during the war?
6
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How extensive were resistance movements during the war, and how did the Nazis deal with them?
7
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Do you think President Roosevelt was satisfied with the results of the Yalta Conference? Why or why not?
8
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How did the political structure of Japan change as a result of the postwar occupation by the United States?