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18 Cards in this Set
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Who was General Eisenhower?
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He was in command of the U.S. troops in Europe. He planned the invasion of France called D-day. In his free time he liked to play golf.
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Who was General Rommel?
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He was the german general. His nickname was "The dessert fox".
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What happened to Japanese Americans during this time?
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The government believed some were disloyal. 112,000 Japanese Americans were moved to internment (confinement) camps. After the war they got some parts of their financial losses back.
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What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Soviet troops attacked German forces in this battle. S.U. here halted the GErman advance to the east.
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What 2 countries in Japan did we bomb?
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki............... the government said not to it was to powerful but we did it anyways. It was Pres. Trumans bday
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Why did we bomb 2 instead of just 1?
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After we bombed Hiroshima , Japan didn't surrender so we dropped another bomb on Nagasaki.
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Who were the Axis Powers?
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Japan, Italy, and Germany
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Who were the Allied?
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U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union, and France
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What were the woman working in factories called?
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Rosie the Riveter
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Who were the Blue Devils?
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The most famous group of Mexican American soliders in WW2
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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
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The most highly decorated African American soliders who trained at Tuskegee Institute
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Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
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They were Navajo Indians who had joined the U.S. Marines. They used their language to send messages back and forth. The Japanese didn't know the Navajo language.
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How did you find out the news back then?
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There were newsreels you could go see at the movie theatre.
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What was D-day?
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It was when the Allied Powers invaded France.
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When was D-day?
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June 6, 1944
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Who planned D-day?
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General Dwight Eisenhower planned D-day.
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What was the Manhattan Project?
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It was a project to bomb hiroshima in japan with a new, very powerful bomb and hoped japan would then surrender
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Who was President Truman?
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He was the one who ordered the atomic bomb to be dropped on Hiroshima.
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