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1
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What war did the Allies focus on in early spring 1945?

A

The war in the Pacific

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2
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Allies crossed Rhine into where in March 1945?

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Western Germany

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3
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While Allies crossed to Germany SU closed in on where?

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Berlin

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4
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What happened in late april and where? (US and Russia)

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They made an agreement on the Elbe River

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5
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Who did the Guerrillas take and what did they do?

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Captured Mussolini and killed him

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6
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What happened on May 7th? (Hitler just commited suicide)

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Germany surrendered after Hitlers suicide

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When did WW2 end and what was this day called?

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  • May 8th, 1945
  • V-E Day
  • Victory in Europe = V-E
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8
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What was destroyed after only 12 years?

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Hitlers thousand year reich (bombed and destroyed)

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9
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What were some reasons for Germany’s defeat?

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  • Hitler underestimated the Soviet Union
  • US high productions in 1944 had 2x more than all Axis powers combined
  • Allie bombing ruined German production
  • Scarce oil in Germ that Luftwaffe was almost grounded by D-Day
  • Allies triumph over Japan and Pacific
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10
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What did Japan have control over in May 1942? (country)

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Philippines
(100s of US soldiers and 10,000+ Filipino soldiers killed)

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11
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When were the US and Filipino soldiers killed? (during what march)

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During the 65- mile Bataan Death March

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12
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How did Filipinos lose or almost lose their lives?

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By giving their food to captives on the March

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13
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After Japan took over Philippines where did the US take offensive?

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  • Coral Sea
  • Midway
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14
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Where did the US marines land in summer?

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Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands

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15
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What did the US victory at the Guadalcanal lead to?

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The beginning of an Island hopping campaign

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16
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What was the goal of the island hopping campaign?

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To recapture some Japanese islands while bypassing in others

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Captured islands =

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Stepping stones to the next objective

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18
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Who led American forces in the Island hopping?

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Douglas MacArthur

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19
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What did the US Navy do by 1944?

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Blocaded Japan

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20
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Who led the US navy in 1944?

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Admiral Chester Nimitz

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21
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Who did DMA start fighting to regain in 1944?

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Philippines

22
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Where were Japanese forces being pushed by US?

A
  • Burma
  • Malaya
23
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Did Allies win war in Europe?

A

Yes

24
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When Allies won war in Europe where did they place their focus on?

A

Japan

25
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What was destroyed by 1945? (In japan)

A
  • Navy
  • Airforce
26
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Even though Airforce and Navy destroyed how many men did Japan still have?

A

2 million

27
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What were the two bloody island battle in 1945 and what months were they?

A
  • Iwo Jima (Feb - March)
  • Okinawa (April - July)
28
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What did Japan refuse to do?

A

Surrender

29
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What did young men in Japan become in the beginning of 1944?

A

Kamikaze

30
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Who were the kamikaze?

A

Pilots who undertook suicide missions by crashing their explosive - laden aircrafts into US warships

31
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What did scientists say would make a higher explosive?

A

Splitting atoms in bombs

32
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What did researchers name this atom bomb project?

A

The Manhattan Project

33
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Who worked the Manhattan Project?

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  • German + Italian refugees
  • US scientists
  • Allied scientists
34
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Where was the 1st atomic bomb success and when? (test run)

A
  • Alamogordo, New Mexico
  • July 1945
35
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What did President Harry Truman see the atomic bomb as at first?

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A terrible new destructive force

36
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When did Truman take office and why?

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  • April 12th
  • After unexpected death of President Roosevelt
37
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What caused Truman to use the atomic bomb?

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The thought of all the American lives he could save

38
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Who did Truman use the bomb against? (country)

A

Japan

39
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What did Allies issue during their meeting and where did they meet?

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  • Potsdam Germany
  • Issue warning of surrender on mass destruction
40
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Did Japan listen to the atomic warning from Allies?

A

No

41
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Who did the American bomb on August 6th?

A

Hiroshima, Japan

42
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How many people were killed in the first atomic bombing?

A

70,000 people

43
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How many miles did the first atomic bomb flatten?

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4 square miles

44
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What did people die from a few months after the atomic bombing?

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  • Radiation exposure
  • Exposure to radioactive materials
45
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What did the Soviet Union do on August 8th?

A

Declared war on Japan

46
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Where did the SU invade after declaring war on Japan

A

Manchuria

47
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What happened the day after the SU declared war on Japan?

A

US dropped another atomic bomb

48
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Where was the second atomic bomb dropped?

A

Nagasaki

49
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How many people were killed in the second atomic bombing?

A

40,000

50
Q

What did the Emperor of Japan force the government to do on August 10th?

A

Surrender which was unheard of in Japan

51
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What was signed on September 2nd 1945?

A

A peace treaty

52
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Where was the peace treaty signed in 1945?

A

US battleship the Missouri in Tokyo Bay

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