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4th Q, World in Conflict and the Struggle of Peace (pt. 4) Flashcards

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What operation was a surprise invasion launched by Germany against the USSR to prevent their support of France?

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Operation Barbarossa

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What countries did they get control over during Operation Barbarossa?

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Ukraine, Leningrad, and Moscow

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What prevented further German expansion into the Soviet Union?

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The German army’s lack of winter equipment and tactics

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How long did the siege of Leningrad last?

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2 years, with millions of casualties

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How many citizens were killed after Germany sent planes to Stalingrad?

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40,000

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How many planes were sent to Stalingrad?

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600 German planes

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Which Soviet marshall crippled Germany’s assault?

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Georgy Zhukov

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Why did the US enforce embargos on Japan?

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Japanese aggressions in China

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What war sanctions were imposed on Japan?

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Oil and steel embargoes

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Which Japanese Prime Minister negotiated with the US?

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Hideki Tojo

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What did the Japanese PM offer to the US, in exchange for releasing the embargoes?

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Withdrawing all troops in SE Asia; the US denied and sent more troops to the Philippines

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Japanese aircrafts attacked which US naval base?

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The naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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How many American battleships were sank during Pearl Harbor?

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Eight battle ships

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Which countries declared war onto the US, 3 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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Germany and Italy

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Who launched a full-scale invasion of Asia after the Pearl Harbor attacked?

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Japan

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Which countries had puppet governments?

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Burma, Vietnam, and the Philippines

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What propaganda did Japan use to promise Asian countries liberation from western powers?

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Greater East-Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere

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After French defeat, what did Japan seize?

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Indochina

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Where did Japan mobilize to obtain war resources?

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SE Asia

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20
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Local customs were replaced by what?

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Japanese customs

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Why were Japanese policies so easy to enforce?

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Because of the support of anti-colonialists

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What soldiers committed war atrocities in Asia?

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Japanese soldiers

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What was used to support the war?

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Forced labor

24
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Who were the members of the Grand Alliance?

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the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union

25
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What allied defeat in what battle made Douglas MacArthur leave the Philippines?

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The allied defeat in the Battle of Bataan

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What battle was US able to cripple Japanese aircraft-carriers?

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Battle of Midway

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What battle were British forces able to push back German tanks? And in what countries?

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Battle of El-Alamein; Egypt and North Africa

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What battle were the best of German forces defeated in?

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Battle of Stalingrad

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Who fulfilled his promise to return to the Philippines?

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General Douglas MacArthur

30
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What led to the defeat of Mussolini’s Fascist party?

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The Allies captured Sicily, and freed Rome; Italy was removed from WW2

31
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Plan to free France and the rest of Western Europe?

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Operation Overlord/D-Day/Normandy Landings

32
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Which forces liberated Normandy?

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American, Canadian, and British forces

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What battle did the Germans lose, along with the rest of their forces?

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Battle of Luxembourg

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What country’s capture led to the beginning of the end of the war in Europe?

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France

35
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What does VE day stand for? When was it celebrated?

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Victory in Europe day; May 7, 1945

36
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What countries did Soviet forces liberate?

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Ukraine, the Baltics, Warsaw in Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria

37
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Who was assassinated?

A

Benito Mussolini

38
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Who killed himself, his wife, and their dog?

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Adolf Hitler

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US and Filipino forces worked to recapture what city?

A

Manila

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The current status of the war and peace settlements were discussed in which conference?

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Potsdam Conference Center

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What did the Japanese not respond to?

A

The Allies’ calls for surrender

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The first atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on which Japanese city?

A

Hiroshima

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The second atomic bomb (Fat Man), launched 3 days after the first one, dropped on which Japanese city?

A

Nagasaki

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Japan accepted what terms?

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The terms of the Potsdam Conference

45
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Who accepted the Japanese surrender?

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Douglas MacArthur

46
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How long did it take WW2 to end?

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6 years

47
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International Peace

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Take collective measures for the prevention of threats to peace, conforming with justice and international laws

48
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International Relations

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Maintain respect for the rights for the principles and equal rights and self-determination of people

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International Cooperation

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To solve international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character without distinction to sex, race, religion, etc.

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Center of Harmony

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Be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of common causes

51
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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adopted by 193 nations; protects all of mankind for atrocities and violations committed during times war and peace

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