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ch25--WW2 (pt.2) Flashcards

1
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bombing of london

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the London blitz

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Congress allowed FDR to trade, loan, or lease war materials with the Allied nations

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Lend-Lease Act

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The U.S. declared neutrality before the war began;
they continued to trade with Allied nations to help preserve freedom

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Neutrality Act of 1937

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3
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Japan invaded _________ causing America to break off all relations with Japan

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Indochina

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4
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The American gunboat that was sunk on the Yangtze River

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Panay

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4
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The American gunboat Panay was sunk on the ____ River

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Yangtze

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5
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America declared war the day after _____

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Pearl Harbor bombing

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most significant of the Japanese failures in the attack of pearl harbor

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the attack united the American people as nothing had before

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7
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failed Allied attempt to gain a foothold in Europe in 1942

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Dieppe

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8
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Allied offensive to retake North Africa

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Operation Torch

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9
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led troops at El Alamein

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General Bernard Montgomery

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10
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Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery defeated the ______ and prepared to invade

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Afrika Corps

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11
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led the Allies from North Africa and invaded Italy

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George Patton

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12
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Date Germans in Italy surrendered

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1944

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13
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date of pearl harbor bombing

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December 7, 1941

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14
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date U.S. joined war

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December 8, 1941

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15
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second generation; Japanese-American soldiers

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Nisei

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16
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defeated Germany at Stalingrad (last major German off. in the East)

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Russia

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17
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Russia defeated Germany at _____ (last major German off. in the East)

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Stalingrad

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18
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on _______, the Allies invaded Normandy, France to retake Europe from the Nazis

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June 6, 1944

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on June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded _______ to retake Europe from the Nazis

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Normandy, France

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20
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last German offensive in the East

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Stalingrad

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21
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last German offensive in the West

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Battle of the Bulge

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22
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Germany last major counterattack was in the ______

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Ardennes Forest

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Date Germany attacked the Ardennes Forest
December 1944
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full date Berlin surrendered
May 2, 1945
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full date rest of Germany surrendered
May 8, 1945; V-E Day (Victory in Europe day)
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date of V-E Day (Victory in Europe day)
May 8, 1945
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American general who became commander of all Allied forces in Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
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on June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded Normandy, France to retake Europe from the Nazis
D-Day
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In the spring of 1942, Japan captured ___ and ____
Wake ; Guam
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sent to the Philippines to prepare them for defense against Japan
General Douglas MacArthur
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MacArthur held the islands for 3 months before he retreated to Australia; “_ ____ ______.”
“I shall return.”
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march of Japanese prisoners of war to a prism camp in Bataan; thousands were murdered
Bataan Death March
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the last land route to China
Burma Road
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Japan won the Battle of _____ ____ and invaded the Dutch East Indies
Java Sea
35
led the 1st air raids on the islands of Japan
Jimmy Doolittle
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first battle where naval ships never saw each other
Battle of Coral Sea
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the turning point of the war in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
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A technique through which the US land forces strategically assaulted and liberated important Pacific islands from Japan
“Island-Hopping”
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commander-in-chief of US Pacific fleet
Admiral Chester Nimitz
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keystone of Japanese defense; lost after the Battle of the Philippine Sea
Saipan
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Strategic Island for America to attack Japan from
Iwo Jima; Conquered after the death of almost all the japanese defenders
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After the Japanese navy was defeated at ______, MacArthur “returned” to the Philippines
Leyte Gulf
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Japanese suicide pilots who launched attacks on American ships
Kamikazes
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FDR passed away of a stroke in April of 1945; _________ was the VP who became the next president
Harry S.Truman
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called for unconditional Japanese surrender
Potsdam Declaration
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involved in developing the atomic bomb
Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer
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In August 1945, America dropped 2 atomic bombs on ______ and ______
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Date Japan surrendered to the Allies; World War II ended
September 2, 1945
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The attempted genocide of the Jewish people by Hitler and the Nazis
Holocaust
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_____ (secret police) and the ___ (fanatical Nazis) were Hitler's tools for accomplishing his goal
Gestapo SS
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most famous concentration camp
Auschwitz
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By the end of the war, _______ Jewish people were murdered by the Nazis
6 million
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Nazi war criminals were tried and punished at Nuremberg
Nuremberg Trials
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a "utopian" document signed by the U.S. and G.B. encouraging steps for world peace
Atlantic Charter
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meeting to discuss the fate of free nations and a post-war peace organization
Tehran
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The "Big Three" met in 1945 to discuss Europe's post WWII future
Conference at Yalta
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Roosevelt mistakenly trusted Stalin; this led to the ____ War
Cold War
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first *permanent* world peace organization
UN (United Nations)
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met to discuss the fate (splitting up) of Germany
Potsdam

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