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19 Cards in this Set
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D-Day
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June 6, 1944 the allied ships landed on the coast of Normandy.
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genocide
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wiping out an entire group of people
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Holocaust
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the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazi during WW2
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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On Nov. 8, American, British, and Canadian troops under this American general s control were advanced eastward swiftly.
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George Patton
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Was American General and closed in on Rommel.
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Sicily
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The allies took this island in the summer of 1943 and landed on the Italian main land in September.
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Monte Cassino
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the allies met fierce resistance at this monastery town in central Italy, and their advance faltered
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Anzio
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Next January the allies landed here in the far north at a seaport near Rome. Then they finally broke through the German lines in may and advanced to Rome.
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Leningrad
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In September the Germans surrounded here and began to siege, and lasted nearly 900 days.
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siege
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to do a military blockdown
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concentration camps
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prison camps for civilians.
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Harry S. Truman
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Became President when Roosevelt died suddenly
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V-E Day
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May 8,is this for the Victory in Europe.
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Berlin
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By Mid-April 1945, the Soviets had surrounded the German Capital,_____.
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Battle of the Bulge
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Dec. 16, 1944
*This is the battle when the Germans drove troops and artillery deep into the allied lines. After several weeks, the Allies pushed Germans back. *100,000 casualties *marked end of serious German resistance |
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Normandy
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Eisenhower planned to land his troops on this french coast on June 5, but rough seas forced him to delay the landing.
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Operation Overload
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Is when the commander of the allied forces in Europe directed this invasion.
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Moscow
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In 1941 the Germans tried to capture the soviet capital of_______.
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Stalingrad
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*In the Spring of 1942 Germany launched another offensive and was their major target was the city of________.
*oil-rich lands to the south *soviets surrounded the Germans cutting off theirs supplies. *Germans surrendered Feb 1943 |
