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Primo Levi was sent to the concentration camp at
Bergen-Belsen
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Dachau
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Auschwitz
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Buchenwald
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The Munich Pact, an agreement between Germany, Britain, and France that allowed Germany to occupy Sudetenland but required them to leave the rest of Czechoslovakia intact, served to
hasten the march to war
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undermine Hitler’s standing at home, slowing the onset of war as he worked to regain the trust of the German High Command
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anger the Soviet Union, which saw Sudetenland as an important bulwark against the Nazis
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enhance Hitler’s prestige so greatly that he was free to do as he pleased without opposition from German military leaders
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When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 they
killed 1 million Russians and captured an additional 1 million
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killed 2 million Russians and captured an additional 2 million
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killed 3 million Russians and captured an additional 3 million
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killed 4 million Russians and captured an additional 4 million
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France emerged from World War I in worse shape than Britain because
most of the fighting had happened in French territory
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France did not have strong trading links abroad
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France had allowed its industry to stagnate during the war, while Britain had invested in new factories
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France was distracted by troubles in its colonies around the world
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As Hitler prepared to invade Poland, his biggest worry was
the Soviet Union would intervene
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he would fail to conquer the entire territory and have to seize it piecemeal
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Britain and France would intervene
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instability in Czechoslovakia, which would spread his troops thin
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After the evacuation at Dunkirk, Charles de Gaulle led
the Vichy government
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the Free French Forces
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the French resistance movement in Paris
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the French language anti-Hitler propaganda program for the British government
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In response to Germany’s invasion of the Rhineland, contrary to the Treaty of Versailles, Britain and France
did nothing
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warned Hitler to pull back and threatened military action
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complained to the League of Nations
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began to prepare for a possible war
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To protect Germany’s access to iron ore, Hitler’s forces
seized Sweden
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launched a Blitzkrieg against France
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seized Denmark and Norway
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attacked British forces in northern France
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The only country that Hitler intended to allow to remain independent after his planned conquest of Europe was
Denmark
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Norway
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Sweden
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the Netherlands
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In the Spanish Civil War, Francisco Franco’s forces were supported by
Britain and France
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Portugal and Morocco
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Germany and the Soviet Union
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Germany and Italy
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After Germany occupied France and the Low Countries, Hitler hoped
Britain would surrender
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the Soviet Union would surrender
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to conquer Spain and Portugal
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the Soviet Union would enter the war at last
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In 1941, the Nazis developed their plan for a series of concentration camps in order to
accomplish their planned genocide out of the public eye
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create a powerful symbol of Nazi power for propaganda purposes
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kill Jews more quickly and efficiently
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show the public that progress was being made toward the “final solution”
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Hitler’s first target for conquest was
Czechoslovakia
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Austria
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Poland
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the Soviet Union
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The British invasion of Italy was delayed for two years because of
the intense German bombing of London
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the decision to attempt to defend Greece by diverting British troops from Libya
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British efforts to defend Yugoslavia
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France’s surrender and acceptance of a collaborationist government
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Germany’s first notable loss and a key turning point in the war was at
Normandy
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Paris
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Stalingrad
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Sicily
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