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winston churchill*
[side, country] |
allie
great britain |
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stalin*
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allie
russia |
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roosevelt*
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allie
USA |
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hitler*
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axis
germany |
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mussolini*
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axis
italy |
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hirohito*
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axis
japan |
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Pearl harbor*
[date, place, time, plan] |
december 7, 1941
Oahu, Hawaii 7:55 am three waves of japanese planes planned to strike pearl harbor |
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V-J day*
[date, and place] |
september 2, 1945
USS missouri |
1945
USS |
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first atomic bomb*
[date and place] |
august 6, 1945
hiroshima |
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D-day*
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june 6, 1944
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WW2*
hitler invades poland [date] |
september 1, 1939
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allie supreme commander
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MacArthur
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premeir of soviet union*
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stalin
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allie supreme commander in europe*
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eisenhower
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emperer of japan*
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hirohito
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program to aid nations fighting the axis powers*
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lend lease act
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turning point in the war*
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D-day
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propoganda*
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number one way to brainwash
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executive order 9066*
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presidential order that has to do with the internment camps
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battle ship that dropped the atomic bomb
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USS indianapolis
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allies*
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the name given to countires who fought with the US against the axis powers
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appeasement*
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to give in to someones demands to avoid conflict
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axis*
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the alliance of germany, italy and japan
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big three*
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the name given to stalin, churchill, and roosevelt, who worked together to defeat germany
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blitzkreig*
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the german word for lightning war in which planes tanks, and armies all charged together
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concentration camps*
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these prison camps were established by hitler to house jews and other political prisoners
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fascism*
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a form of government that uses extreme nationalism and racism to gain and maintain control
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genocide*
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the term used for the process of murdering an entire race of people
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gestapo*
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the nazi state secret police
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latchkey children*
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those children who carried their own house keys and returned to an empty house after school
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nisei*
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japanese born in america
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ration*
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to allow only certain amounts of food, gasoline, and other goods to each person
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rosie the riveter*
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she came to symbolize the american women who went to work in factories during the war
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war bonds*
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certificates sold by the US government to pay for the war
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cold war
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the period after ww2 in which the US and the soviet union desplayed icy relations
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d-day
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the code name givent to the June 6, 1944, invasion of normandy, france by the allies
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front
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the battle lines
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GI
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abbrevation for government issue; name given to US soldiers
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holocaust
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the mass murder of ethnic cleansing of european jews by hitler and his nazi party
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home front
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this term was given to the US mainland during the war
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internment camps
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also known as relocation camps, these were special camps set up to house japanese americans after pearly harbor
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manhattan project
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the secret government project that allowed scientists to build the atomic bomb
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SNAFU
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acronym for "situation normal, all fouled up" it meant that a mistake had been named
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veteran
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a slodier who returns home from the war
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v-e day
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victory in europe on may 8, 1945
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victory gardens
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gardens planted by private citizens to help ease the shortage of fresh produce
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1937
japan invades china [what does US place] |
US places oil embargo
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1937
[what percent of japanese oil comes from US |
80%
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January 1941
[adm. Yamamoto plans what] |
adm. Yamamoto plans a surprise quick strike on US that would prompt US to work for peace in pacific
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July 1940
[how many percent of americans are against going to war] |
85%
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[america would lift what if japan leaves china and breaks off alliance with germany and italy
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embargo
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US is aware of what from japan
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possible japanese strike
location unknown |
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pearl harbor
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battleships, airfields, aircraft carriers
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pearl harbor
[destruction] |
100 navy ships anchored - 18 destroyed (AZ, CA, OK, Nevada, Utah)
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pearl harbor
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US 3400 casualties, 2400 killed
japan 29 planes destroyed - less than 100 killed worst defeat in US military history |
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what is a dictator?
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leaders who control thier nations by force
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why did Mussolini enroll all girls and boys in the military
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it taught them loyalty to the new government
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how did the league of nations respond to italy invading ethiopia
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they banned trade and weapons & certain other materials with italy
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what tactics did adolf hitler use to take control of his people
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propoganda,
he exploited peoples concerns |
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what is a totalitarian state
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a single party and a leader supress all opposition and control all aspects of peoples lives
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how did japanese military leaders plan on solving japans problems
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they wanted to expand japanese power into asia
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terms of soviet german non-aggression act
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freed hitler to use force agains poland without using a soviet intervention
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how many countries took part in the war?
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61
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how many people took part in the war
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1.7 billion
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how many people mobilized for military service/?
[half were from what three countries] |
110 million
USSR 13-20 million germany 17 million US 16 million |
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how much money was spent?
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more than 1 trillion
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how much did US spend in war
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341 billion
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how much did germany spend in war
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272 billion
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how much did USSR spend in war
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192 billion
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how much did britain spend in war
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120 billion
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how much did italy spend in war
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94 billion
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how much did japan spend in war
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56 billion
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how many people died in the war
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55 million
25 million soldiers 30 million civilians |
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how many people did USSR lose?
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20 million
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how many people did china lose?
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13 million
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how many people did germany lose?
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7 millions
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how many people did US lose?
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400,000
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how did the war leave US and soviet union after it was over?
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2 superpwers in the world
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what country was created while eliminating palestine
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israel
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germany was divided into what?
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east and west?
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easters europe will fall behind the iron curtain
[meaning what?] |
communism
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december 1944-battle of the bulge
-germanys last offensive -very successful to too late for the axis -how old were the boys germany was recruiting -what was germanys attitude |
16 year old boys
no surrender attitude |
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july 20, 1944
failed assasination on who? |
hitler
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1945 january-may. allies pushed from east to what?
-liberating concentration camps -bombing german cities |
west
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april 30, 1945
hitler commits what? |
suicide
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may 7th, 1945
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germans surrender
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may 8th, 1945
[victory where] |
victory in europe
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1936-37
japan invades where |
china
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1942 battle of midway and aleutian islands
-what point in war |
turning point in war
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1942-45
island hopping US must seek and destroy japanese army on practically every island in japan 1.massive japanese and american loss 2.japanese would rather what then surrender 3.america planning invasion on japan a. will be larger than d-day b. expected to cost 2 million american casualties [1 answer [[#2]] ] |
2.commit suicide
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1945 august 6 & 9
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atomic bombs dropped on japan
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august 15, 1945
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VJ day
japanese government surrenders to US unconditionally |
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japanese sign formal surrender on deck of USS missouri when
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september 2, 1945
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1939
einstein suggests what |
the atom, if split would prodice a new source of energy. president roosevelt allows a research and development program to beign known as THe Manhatten Prject- costs 2 million $
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1942- U of chicago
whose team split the atom |
enrico fermi
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where was the development and testing of the atomic bomb [1939]
who led it? 100's of scientists with average age in mid 20's sense of urgency because nazis are also developing bomb |
Los alamos, new mexico
robert oppenheimer |
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july 16th, 1945
successful testing of bomb in dessert. 1.how many tons of TNT in bomb 2.Trumen gives ok to use bomb 3.bomb delivered by the USS indianapolis-later sunk on return trip |
17000 tons of TNT
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president truman warns japanese of what? he recieves no response from japanese
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a rain of ruin
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august 9, 1945
plutonium bomb[fat man] dropped over where? killing 35000 people |
nagasaki
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august 15,1945
japanese what? |
surrender
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september 2, 1945
officail surrenver on the deck on what |
USS missouri
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why did allied nations choose to attack north africa?
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europe is harder to attack
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erwin rommel
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known as the dessert fox because of his success in the dessert warfar-german general
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november 1942
the british turned romel back at el alamein. the victory prevented the germans from capturing the suez canal linking the mediterranean and red sea |
no answer just facts
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george patton
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american general- powered to close in on rommel--not a nazi
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may 1943
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general drove the germans out of north africa
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invasion of italy
september 1943 they took the island of siscilly in the summer of 1943 and landed ont eh what in september |
italian mainland
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june 1944
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allies liberated rome
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eastern front, where was it located for most of war
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leningrad
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significance of stalingrad
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it was key to oil-rich lands to the south
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dwight eisenhower
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the commander of the allied forces in europe
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american forces led by who?
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general omar bradley
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august 25, 1944
american soldiers marched thru joyful crowds and liberated what? |
paris
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_,paris
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battle of the bulge
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marked the end of the serious german resistance
[100000 casualties] germans drove troops and artilleries deep into a bulge in allide lines. allies pushed the germans back |
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april 12, 1945
new VP |
roosevelt died in warm springs,georgia
harry s truman |
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september 1, 1939
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hitler invades poland
ww2 starts |
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soviet union
i.slit poland with germany ii. incate baltic regions iii. war with finland |
no answer just facts
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marginot line
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a string of steel and concrete bunkers along the german border with belgium to switzerland
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what happend to the port of dunkrik
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a. allied troops retreated
b. more than 800 battleships joined an operation to rescue the troops c. bots evacuated more than 300000 french and british troups to safety |
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june 14, 1940
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germans marched victoriously thru paris
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august 1940- german began bombing british cities whith what targets
goal- to break british mrale before invading britain royal air force- destroyed many german planes hitler frustrated called off invasion and air attacks |
civilians
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june 1941-germany what
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invaded USSR
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temptation to great
USSR largest communist country in the world greatest concentration of jewish people in the world |
no answers
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many americans wanted to remain isolated from europes war
1940 roosevelt signed selective training and service act..what? |
applied to men between 21 and 35 to go to army
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lend lease act
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allowed america to sell, lend, or lease arms or other war supplies to any nation considered cital to the defense of the US
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atlantic charter
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pledged that the people of every nation would be free to choose their own form of government and live free of fear and want
britain & america |
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after pearl harbor where did the jamanese attack americans
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japanese bombers struck american airfields in the philapines
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what did the japanese army capture next
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thailand, malaya, guam, wake island, and hong kong
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who was the american commander in the philippines?
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douglas macarthur was the american general
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what happened to captured americans in bataan
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they were sent to prison camps ->forced to walk 60 miles (death march) soldiers tortured- no food/water
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what did the attack by james doolitle do for americans
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lifted americans spirits
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where was the first major defeat of the japanese
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battle of midway
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explain the strategy of island hopping
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you take over one island and use it as a base to attack the other island
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what was significant of the battle of leyte gulf
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biggest naval battle in the history destroyed most of japans fleet
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what does it say about japanese armies and people in their defense of the island of IWO JIma inokinawa
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they care about japan they fight to the death
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what is a kamikaze
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suicide bomber loaded with explosives
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who arned the president in 1939 that the nazis were developing an atom bomb
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albert einstein
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what is the manhatten project
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name for japans atomic bomb
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what warning was given to japan in the potsdam declaration
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if japan did not surrender if faced prompt and utter destruction
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august 6, 1945
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atomic bomb on japan
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august 9, 1945
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dropped atomic bomb city of nagasaki
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where and when did the japanese sign the formal surrender
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USS missouri september 2, 1945
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how many americans died or injured in world war 2
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322000
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how many soviets were killed in ww2
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mroe than 20 million
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as a result of the war, what wre many colonies around the world seeking
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independence
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largest sea invasion of the world will takke place at france in the region of normandy
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d-day
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stalin had been pressing the allies to invade france and create a what
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second front in europe
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eisenhower, planned an ivasion since when
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1943
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hitler had been aware that an allied landing from landing across the what would eventually come
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english channel
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hitler appt. who
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field erwin rommel
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rommel was the commander of the defense forces n france
rommel will proceed to reinforce the atlantic wall with the land and water mines and more steel blockades. rommel was not allowed to reinforce the coast to his satisfaction |
no answer
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becuase of the defenses and the risks involved the allied leaderships predicted huge loss in manpwer
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no answer
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allie preperation
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the allies created an entire phantom army based in southern england and alleged to be commanded by general george patton. the germans feared general patton as much as other commander. the allies sent messages that could be decoded indicating the incasion would take place at pas de clais, much farther north than normandy. for the most part the germans took the bait
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bad weather delayed invasion by one day for landing in normandy.
june 5-originnal june 6-moved date |
no answer
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june 5 airborne troops were being dropped behind enemy lines capturing bridges and disrupting communications for the germans
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no answer
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seaborne units
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american, british french and canadian forcees began landing at 630 am on june 6. land forces are led by american general omar bradley
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by the end of the ivasion the allies would have the important foorhold in europe and will provide a second front
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no answer
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invasion totals:
2 million men landed five thousand ships eight thousand aircrafts 23 thousand airborne troops |
no answer
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hitler
born in where served in what develped anti jewish and antidemocratic convictions |
austria
ww1 |
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hitler
1919 joined the national german workers party NAZI |
no answer
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hitler
1921 became party leader |
fuhrer
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nazi party
used violence and what to control political foes brownshirts |
terror
were party thugs they will become the SS |
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1923
hitler tried to take control of what. known as the beer hall putsch |
government
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1923
hitler failed and sentenced to how many years but served how many |
5 years
served 1 year |
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in jail hitler wrote mein kampf (english) in it he outlines plans for new germany
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my struggle
1923 |
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1929
hitler uses anti-jewish and communist plots as causes for depression germans looking for a strong leader in time of chaos hitler promises what? uses SS and propoganda to gain pwer and control |
jobs and national glory
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1933
faced with pressure-government appt. hitler as chancellor hitler takes total control with secret police (gestapo) keeps control |
none
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herman goering
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minister of of the interior (VP) replaceed many police officers with SS and SA troops- these loyal to hitler not the republic
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joseph goebbels
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minister of propaganda-organized campagn against any nazi opposition
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goering and goebbels created plan to burn down the what building (capital building) and blame commuunists
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reichstag
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march 23 the enabling act was passed- hitler now has comple control.
democracy in germany was dead |
none
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1929
mussoini become fascist what of italy |
dictator
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1935
rome berlin axis created |
no answer
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1936
march hitler marched troops into the rhineland a violation of what? allies did nothing because they overestimated hitlers power |
treaty of versailles
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1936
may italy conquers what spanish civil war breaks fascist leader franco supported who. this is a showcase for the german war machines |
ethiopia
hitler |
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1937
japan invades china signs pact with germany and who |
italy
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1938
march 12 germans enter what austrians welcomed hitler and he forces chancellor to resign |
austria
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1938
september 12 hitler threatens sudetenland- a large german population section of szeechoslavaakia. czechs are not goin to give in easily britain and france step into resovle differences hiter promises this is the last territory he wants prime minister who. brings home a signed paper with this promis |
chamberlin
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1939
hitler threatens poland chamberlain announces if poland is attacked britain and france will defend |
no answer
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