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28 Cards in this Set
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When did WW2 start?
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Sept. 3 1939
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When did the u.s enter the war(WW2) and why
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Entered- December 7 1941
Why- Because of the bomb on pearl harbor |
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what is D day and when was it
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when- June 6 1944
what is it- the largest water-to-land invasion in history |
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Who led the invasion
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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where did the invasion happen
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the beaches in normandy france
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Who was the most outstanding general during the invasion of france
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Patton
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When did the war end in europe and what was that day called
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May 8 1945
Victory in europe day/ V-E day |
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Who was president at the beginning or the war
Who was the vice president |
FDR/ Franklin D. Rosevelt
Harry S. Truman |
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When FDR died who became president and when
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Harry S. Truman
April 12 1945 |
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What was the turning point in the war
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The battle of midway
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What bomb was the most powerful war had ever known
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Atomic bomb
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Where and when was the 1st atomic bomb dropped
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August 6 1945
Hiroshima |
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How many people did the atomic bomb kill
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over 75,000 civilians
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when the 1st atomic bomb went off did Japan surrender
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no
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Was there a 2nd bomb
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yes
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When was the 2nd bomb dropped and where
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3 days later/August 9 1945
Nagasaki |
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Did japan surrender on the 2nd bomb
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yes
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when did japan surrender and what was that day called
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after the 2nd bomb / August 15,1945
V-J day/ victory over japan day |
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When did the united nations form and what was the goal
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April 1945
keep world peace |
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what was pearl harbor when did it get bombed
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Americas battlecry
Dec. 7 1941 |
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America created the 1st atomic bomb what was that called
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manhatten project
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What was devoloped in ww2
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radar and sonar and penicilin
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what was sold for financing
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war bonds
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who were the allies
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great britain, russia,u.s,france,serbia,italy
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because of each european nation wanting the strongest military force what was formed
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arms race
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who were the triple alliance
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Germany, austria-hungary, and italy?
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who was neutral
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belgium
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a territory under another territory's control is called_______.
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mandate
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