26 Flashcards

1
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Blitzkrieg

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lightening war

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2
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invasion poland

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sept 1 1939

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3
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no country will suffer greater misery, destruction, and loss of life in ww2 than

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poland

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4
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330,000 british and french troops are evacuated to england in which becomes known as the

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miracle of dunkirk

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5
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the german objective is to destroy the royal air force and the royal navy in prep for an invasion of the british isles

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battle of britain

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6
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desert fox

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field marshal erwin rommel

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7
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june 22 1941 hitler invades

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russia (soviet union)

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8
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fuhrer directive 21

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rules of war no longer apply

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9
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order 227

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not a step back

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10
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the russians call ww2

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the great patriotic war

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11
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for hitler the temptation for invasion was too great

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  1. its the heart of communism
  2. its where lebensraum is to be found
  3. its home to the largest jewish population
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12
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for the remainder of the war, the battle between the soviet union and germany will simply be called

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the russian front

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13
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passed by congress in 1935, 1936, and 1938

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neutrality acts

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14
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if you got the cash we got the goods, come get em

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cash and carry

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15
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1st peace time draft of us history

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selective service act of 1940

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16
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the us will give 46 billion in aid

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lend lease

17
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pearl harbor gets the us into ww2

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pearl harbor december 7, 1941

18
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the axis powers

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germany- adolf hitler
italy- benito mussolini
japan- hideki tojo

19
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the allied powers

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america- fdr
england- winston churchill
soviet union (russia) - joseph stalin- collectively known as the big 3
china

20
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seize vital materials necessary to the war effort

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war production board

21
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first combat in european theater

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operation torch, north african invasion

22
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ole blood and guts

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george s. patton

23
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fdr issues his controversial unconditional surrender ultimatum

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casablanca conference

24
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stalingrad, this defeat “shatters the myth

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the most important battle of ww2 and the turning point in europe

25
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allies invade ______ july 10, 1943 mussolini is forced from power, italy withdraws

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sicily

26
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d-day, allies invade normandy in france

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june 6, 1941, operation overlord

27
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the supreme allied commander in europe

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dwight d eisenhower

28
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3rd army

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pattons

29
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largest tank battle in history

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battle of kursk

30
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hitler’s last offensive at the war

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battle of the bulge

31
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sell out

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the yalta conference

32
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april 12 1945, fdr dies

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harry s truman now president

33
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may 7, 1945

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germany surrenders unconditionally