#9 Flashcards
What began on the beaches of Normandy?
Operation overload
When was D-Day?
June 6, 1944
What liberated Paris?
Allies who broke through Germany + raced across France
What occurred at the Eastern Front?
Soviets hammered the Germans who continued to retreat
In late 1944, what did massive airstrikes destroy?
German war production
What did Germans launch?
A final offensive is Western Europe
What year did Germany surrender? Why?
May 8, 1945 after hitter committed suicide
What did the defeat of Germany reveal?
The horror of the Holocaust
What was the death toll of the holocaust?
6million - Jews
1million - Poles, gypsies, + others
In 1943, how did the U.S. build ups its war capacity?
By probing the the enemy
When did the U.S. invade the Philippines? Where? What was destroyed?
1944 at battle of Leyte + Japanese fleet was destroyed
What devastated the Japanese economy?
Submarines and bombings of Japan
In 1945, who sensed victory?
The allies
At Yalta, who met to discuss the post world war?
FDR
Churchill
Stalin
What was established in Europe?
Occupation zones
What foundation was established?
The UN
What happened after FDR’s death?
The future of Germany was debated at Potsdam + Japan was given opening to surrender
Where was the A-bomb dropped first? 2nd?
Hiroshima
-Nagasaki – leading to Japanese surrender
What helped the allies win?
W/ economic capacity, technology, + military skill
What started off defeat 1942-43?
Allies had ability to outthink +outmaneuver enemy
What assured victory in 1944-45?
Ability to outproduce enemy
Who did Allies have the appeal of?
Democracy, freedom that made Axis nations aggressors + gained Allied support among conquered people’s
