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39 Cards in this Set
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who were the axis powers? |
germany italy japan |
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what was the problem with the axis powers? |
they had their own plans and goals |
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what allowed the allies to deal with the u boats |
RADAR |
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describe the munich conference |
allowed germany to expand borders but not go any further. and hitler agrees to make no futher advancement but still pushes limit |
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who is dwight eisenhower |
general/primary commander of european powers |
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who is george patton |
commanded a fake army to mislead germans |
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who is winston churchill |
primary leader of great britain |
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what were the big three |
churchill FDR stalin |
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what did douglas macauthur do |
general for us. controlled pacific fleet |
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why did hitler have to go through stalingrad? |
to beat russians |
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how many bombers did the tuskagee airmen lose with 1500 runs |
none |
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when was pearl harbor |
december 7 1941 |
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what was the bracero program |
provided labor for farms by mexicans |
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what was the bracero program |
provided labor for farms by mexicans |
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what happened in june 1943 |
navy sailors attacked mexicans wearing zoot suits |
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where was the us navy concentrated |
around midway |
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where was the us navy concentrated |
around midway |
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when did the us enter wwii |
december 8 1941 |
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who was the japanese admiral who planned to take midway and the aleutian islands in alaska |
yamamoto |
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what were the two purposes of bombing germany |
relieve pressure on russia pound germany |
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what was the bataan death march |
60-70 mile march done by 60,000+ american and philippine soldiers |
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what types of good were rationed in the war |
butter rubber gas |
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what was the name of the beach that was stormed on d day ? |
omaha |
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what was the battle of the bulge |
name of germans counter attack in december 1944 |
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where was the atomic bomb tested |
alamongardo new mexico |
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where was the atomic bomb tested |
alamongardo new mexico |
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when did germany surrender |
may 7 1945 |
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what was the enola gay |
name of plane that dropped atomic bombs on japan |
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which president decided to drop the bombs |
harry truman |
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what was the executive order 9066 |
japanese americans were placed into internment camps |
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what was the executive order 9066 |
japanese americans were placed into internment camps |
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what was executive order 8802 |
to stop discrimination in factories |
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when did japan surrender |
aug 14 1945 |
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when were the atomic bombs dropped |
aug 6 - hiroshima aug 9- nagasaki |
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what was the WAACP |
women’s auxiliary army corp women in non combat war jobs |
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why did great britain declare war |
germany invaded poland |
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what was geneva convention |
covered treatment of prisoners of war |
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what did hitler write while he was in prison |
“mein kempf” |
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what were the three totalitarian regimes |
italy germany soviet union |
