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What event made the U.S join in the war |
Attack on pearl harbor |
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Reasons that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor(3) |
1.wanted to create an empire 2.wanted to knock the U.S out of the war before they even started 3.believed they would have to fight the U.S anyway |
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What was the new order called |
Greater east Asia co-prosperity sphere |
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How did the Americans respond to the new order |
Cut off all supplies of oil to japan |
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How did the U.S know about the attack on pearl harbour |
Decided their messages on plans of movement |
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Did the U.S get to warn Pearl Harbour in time |
No |
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What were japans strengths(2) |
1. Jungle warfare 2. Air and sea power |
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Reasons for early success for japan(2) |
1. Allied weaknesses 2.japans strengths |
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What was the turning point for the U.S |
Midway |
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Did the U.S cracker the code for midway |
Yes |
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What was island hopping |
Capture a chain of islands that are easy to capture so they can drain out the supplies from the others |
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Did the USSR accept the U.S agreement to become a go between country |
No |
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Arguments for the bombing of japan(4) |
1.U.S would suffer huge casualties if they invaded japan 2.they feared that Stalin intended to move east 3.Japanese surrendered within a week of the second bombing 4.bomb was ready for use and tested immensely
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What are the arguments against the bombing(4) |
1.didn’t need to drop the bombs on civilian cities 2.japan already was facing defeat 3.the atomic bomb was a terrible use because of radiation 4.bomb was mostly used because of Stalin moving up east |
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Reasons for japans defeat(6) |
1.collapse of the economy 2.air and sea power 3.overstretch resources 4.new tactics 5.dropping of the atomic bombs |
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Which event was a total disaster for the Canadians |
The dieppe raid |
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Which event was a total disaster for the Canadians |
The dieppe raid |
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Why was the dieppe raid a huge failure |
They sent them out anyways even though the Germans already knew |
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Who was put in charge of D-Day |
General Eisenhower |
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Who was put in charge of D-Day |
General Eisenhower |
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What were the equipment carries out in D-Day (5) |
1. Harbours consists of massive concrete blocks 2. Gooseberry shelter piers 3. A pipeline 4. Waterproof tanks 5. Specialized tanks to deal with the beaches of Normandy |
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Who was put in charge of D-Day |
General Eisenhower |
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What were the equipment carries out in D-Day (5) |
1. Harbours consists of massive concrete blocks 2. Gooseberry shelter piers 3. A pipeline 4. Waterproof tanks 5. Specialized tanks to deal with the beaches of Normandy |
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What was D-Day called (operation wise) |
Operation overlord |
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What was the bloodiest battle of D-Day |
Omaha |
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What was the bloodiest battle of D-Day |
Omaha |
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What were the allied strengths of D-Day (6) |
1. Prepared for a long time 2. Eisenhower turned allied armies into more of a team 3. Kept a secret 4. They controlled the air and sea 5. They bombed communications in Normandy 6. Learned from the dieppe raid |
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What was the bloodiest battle of D-Day |
Omaha |
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What were the allied strengths of D-Day (6) |
1. Prepared for a long time 2. Eisenhower turned allied armies into more of a team 3. Kept a secret 4. They controlled the air and sea 5. They bombed communications in Normandy 6. Learned from the dieppe raid |
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What were the German weaknesses in D-Day (4) |
1. germans lost air and sea control 2. Had to defend a long coastline 3. They thought the attack would happen in a specific place but it was otherwise 4.slow to send forces to Normandy |
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What slowed the allies down in reaching Berlin |
The Germans resisting against them |
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What slowed the allies down in reaching Berlin |
The Germans resisting against them |
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What was wanted to be reached by both Russia and U.S |
Berlin |
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What was the battle of the bulge |
It was a counter attack against the U.S |
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What were the Germans success during the battle of the bulge (2) |
1. The Americans were caught by surprise 2. December mist which disabled air support |
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What were the reasons for German defeat (6) |
1. Strength of the grand alliance 2. Hitlers mistakes 3. The survival of Britain 4. The failure of operation Barbarossa 5. Allied AirPower 6. D-Day landings |
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Were was operation Barbarossa |
Russia |
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What was hitlers war aims for Russia(3) |
1. Wanted to destroy communism 2. Russia provided huge living space for the German people 3. Russia had valuable supplies |
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What was hitlers war aims for Russia(3) |
1. Wanted to destroy communism 2. Russia provided huge living space for the German people 3. Russia had valuable supplies |
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What were the reasons for early success for German soldiers towards Russia (4) |
1. Stalin was not prepared 2. The Luftwaffe won air control 3. The Russian armies were short of weapons 4. In some parts of Russia some Germans were welcome |
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What was hitlers war aims for Russia(3) |
1. Wanted to destroy communism 2. Russia provided huge living space for the German people 3. Russia had valuable supplies |
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What were the reasons for early success for German soldiers towards Russia (4) |
1. Stalin was not prepared 2. The Luftwaffe won air control 3. The Russian armies were short of weapons 4. In some parts of Russia some Germans were welcome |
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Reasons for the failure of blitzkrieg in Russia(5) |
1. The geography of Russia 2. Allied aid 3. Russian weather 4. German mistakes 5. Russian resistance |
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What was hitlers war aims for Russia(3) |
1. Wanted to destroy communism 2. Russia provided huge living space for the German people 3. Russia had valuable supplies |
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What were the reasons for early success for German soldiers towards Russia (4) |
1. Stalin was not prepared 2. The Luftwaffe won air control 3. The Russian armies were short of weapons 4. In some parts of Russia some Germans were welcome |
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Reasons for the failure of blitzkrieg in Russia(5) |
1. The geography of Russia 2. Allied aid 3. Russian weather 4. German mistakes 5. Russian resistance |
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Why did the germans have to take Stalingrad |
They had to make their position secure |
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What was hitlers war aims for Russia(3) |
1. Wanted to destroy communism 2. Russia provided huge living space for the German people 3. Russia had valuable supplies |
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What were the reasons for early success for German soldiers towards Russia (4) |
1. Stalin was not prepared 2. The Luftwaffe won air control 3. The Russian armies were short of weapons 4. In some parts of Russia some Germans were welcome |
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Reasons for the failure of blitzkrieg in Russia(5) |
1. The geography of Russia 2. Allied aid 3. Russian weather 4. German mistakes 5. Russian resistance |
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Why did the germans have to take Stalingrad |
They had to make their position secure |
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What places did the Japanese successfully take after 1942 (4) |
1. American island bases 2. British colonies 3. The Philippines 4. The Dutch colonies |
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What was hitlers war aims for Russia(3) |
1. Wanted to destroy communism 2. Russia provided huge living space for the German people 3. Russia had valuable supplies |
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What were the reasons for early success for German soldiers towards Russia (4) |
1. Stalin was not prepared 2. The Luftwaffe won air control 3. The Russian armies were short of weapons 4. In some parts of Russia some Germans were welcome |
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Reasons for the failure of blitzkrieg in Russia(5) |
1. The geography of Russia 2. Allied aid 3. Russian weather 4. German mistakes 5. Russian resistance |
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Why did the germans have to take Stalingrad |
They had to make their position secure |
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What places did the Japanese successfully take after 1942 (4) |
1. American island bases 2. British colonies 3. The Philippines 4. The Dutch colonies |
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What were the reasons why Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs (5) |
1. Ending the war at the earliest possible moment 2. The cost of the project 3. To impress the Soviets 4. A lack of not using the bomb 5. Responding to Pearl Harbor |
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What was hitlers war aims for Russia(3) |
1. Wanted to destroy communism 2. Russia provided huge living space for the German people 3. Russia had valuable supplies |
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What were the reasons for early success for German soldiers towards Russia (4) |
1. Stalin was not prepared 2. The Luftwaffe won air control 3. The Russian armies were short of weapons 4. In some parts of Russia some Germans were welcome |
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Reasons for the failure of blitzkrieg in Russia(5) |
1. The geography of Russia 2. Allied aid 3. Russian weather 4. German mistakes 5. Russian resistance |
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Why did the germans have to take Stalingrad |
They had to make their position secure |
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What places did the Japanese successfully take after 1942 (4) |
1. American island bases 2. British colonies 3. The Philippines 4. The Dutch colonies |
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What were the reasons why Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs (5) |
1. Ending the war at the earliest possible moment 2. The cost of the project 3. To impress the Soviets 4. A lack of not using the bomb 5. Responding to Pearl Harbor |
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Alternatives for dropping the atomic bomb (3) |
1. AirPower could have forced japan to surrender instead of bombing 2. Allowing the Japanese to keep the emperor 3. Waiting for the soviets to enter the war |
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What was hitlers war aims for Russia(3) |
1. Wanted to destroy communism 2. Russia provided huge living space for the German people 3. Russia had valuable supplies |
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What were the reasons for early success for German soldiers towards Russia (4) |
1. Stalin was not prepared 2. The Luftwaffe won air control 3. The Russian armies were short of weapons 4. In some parts of Russia some Germans were welcome |
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Reasons for the failure of blitzkrieg in Russia(5) |
1. The geography of Russia 2. Allied aid 3. Russian weather 4. German mistakes 5. Russian resistance |
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Why did the germans have to take Stalingrad |
They had to make their position secure |
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What places did the Japanese successfully take after 1942 (4) |
1. American island bases 2. British colonies 3. The Philippines 4. The Dutch colonies |
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What were the reasons why Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs (5) |
1. Ending the war at the earliest possible moment 2. The cost of the project 3. To impress the Soviets 4. A lack of not using the bomb 5. Responding to Pearl Harbor |
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Alternatives for dropping the atomic bomb (3) |
1. AirPower could have forced japan to surrender instead of bombing 2. Allowing the Japanese to keep the emperor 3. Waiting for the soviets to enter the war |
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What was blitzkrieg |
Based on two weapons airforce and tanks and quickly broke through the lines with immense speed |
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What was Dunkirk |
400 000 British soldiers were stuck in the beach and that’s when the British launched operation dynamo to save the soldiers on the beach |
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What was Dunkirk |
400 000 British soldiers were stuck in the beach and that’s when the British launched operation dynamo to save the soldiers on the beach |
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What were the reasons for German success (4) |
1. Blitzkrieg 2. Allied weaknesses 3. German superiority in equipment 4. German advantages |
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What was Dunkirk |
400 000 British soldiers were stuck in the beach and that’s when the British launched operation dynamo to save the soldiers on the beach |
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What were the reasons for German success (4) |
1. Blitzkrieg 2. Allied weaknesses 3. German superiority in equipment 4. German advantages |
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What did the lend lease program do (3) |
1. Enabled Britain to get essential supplies from the USA 2. Improved the moral of the British people 3. Marked the end to American isolationism |
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What was Dunkirk |
400 000 British soldiers were stuck in the beach and that’s when the British launched operation dynamo to save the soldiers on the beach |
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What were the reasons for German success (4) |
1. Blitzkrieg 2. Allied weaknesses 3. German superiority in equipment 4. German advantages |
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What did the lend lease program do (3) |
1. Enabled Britain to get essential supplies from the USA 2. Improved the moral of the British people 3. Marked the end to American isolationism |
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What were the British advantages (5) |
1. The hurricane and the spitfire were a good match against the German planes 2. The British were fighting in their own territory 3. They produced a lot of planes 4. They had advance warnings to planes coming in 5.had radar |
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What was Dunkirk |
400 000 British soldiers were stuck in the beach and that’s when the British launched operation dynamo to save the soldiers on the beach |
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What were the reasons for German success (4) |
1. Blitzkrieg 2. Allied weaknesses 3. German superiority in equipment 4. German advantages |
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What did the lend lease program do (3) |
1. Enabled Britain to get essential supplies from the USA 2. Improved the moral of the British people 3. Marked the end to American isolationism |
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What were the British advantages (5) |
1. The hurricane and the spitfire were a good match against the German planes 2. The British were fighting in their own territory 3. They produced a lot of planes 4. They had advance warnings to planes coming in 5.had radar |
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What were the German weaknesses (4) |
1. The commander had a little understanding of tactics to use 2. Hitler switches the time of their attack 3. They had to fight over Britain 4. They did not have heavy bombers |
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What was the blitz |
The major bombing of London |
