20th Century War Stats And Dates Flashcards
WW2 Started
September 1st 1939
Attack at Pearl Harbor
December 7th 1941
US declares war on Japan and Germany declares war on US
December 8th 1941
How many Jews died in the holocaust?
6 million. 4/5 or 80%
How many people died in WW2
46 million
How many American Servicemen died in the Korean War
34,000 in 3 years
What war is called the forgotten war
The Korean War
How many American servicemen died in the Vietnam war?
60,000 in 10 years
When did WW2 end?
September 2nd 1945
How long did WW2 last?
6 years and 1 day
What country did Germany invade to start WW2?
Poland
Who were the big three allied powers in WW2?
Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union
Who were the big three axis powers in WW2?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
When did WW1 start?
July 28th 1914
When did WW1 end?
November 11th 1918
What two coalitions fought in WW1?
The Allies and the Central Powers
How many women entered the workforce during WW1?
700,000
What event started WW1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was assassinated.
How many people died in WW1?
16 million
Who were the Allies in WW1?
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Canada, Japan and the United States
Who were the Central Powers in WW1?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
What was the main cause of the Vietnam war?
Communist North Vietnam, backed by the Soviet Union and China, was trying to overtake South Vietnam, backed by the United States
