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What was the difference Allie and the Axis

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The allies shared the same goals the axis had different goals

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What was hitters goal

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To take Europe and eliminate interior people’s

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What was mussolinis plan

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Harbor Italian empire to the eastern Adriatic to East Africa

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What was Tojo

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Sought Japs’ control of Western Pacific and Asia

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Most dangerous enemy for Allies

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Germany; had bombs and could invade easily

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What concept was used in war for Allies

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“Europe First”

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Who did Hitler want to split?

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US and Brit

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U-boats patrolled Atlantic and Caribbean were called

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Wolf packs

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what helped allies beat ü boats

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Radar

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What did Germany want to take control of

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Stalingrad with their rich Caucasus oil

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Command invasion on North Africa

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Dwight D Eisenhower

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Led Africa korps against Americans at the Kasserine Pass; known as desert Fox

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General Erwin Rommel

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Tank commander who was known as Blood and Gate that led troops to surrender G and I

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George S Pattrson

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Navy frustrated Japanese plans at this battle

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Battle of Coral

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What did Italy do on Sept 3, 1943?

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Declared War on Germany while surrendering to the Allies

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bombing to inflict maximum damage

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saturated bombing

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bombing to destroy Germany’s war capacity to make them surrender

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strategic Bombing

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the african american air squad that escorted bombers and protected them from enemy pilots; never lost any bombers

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tuskegee airmen

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commander of the US Navy in the pacific. knew the japanese plans ; most important naval battle he led; Japs attacked June 4, 1942

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Admiral Chester Nimitz

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Turning point in the pacific, ended the japanese advance; 1st american offense in pacific ; forced japanese into two front war

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Battle of Midway

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how did japan get resources?

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From China

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why would we attack Germany? 3 reasons

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japan would fall, we would be closer to England and Moscow, and

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why did Germans attack Stalingrad?

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to get fuel

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Why did Russia keep battling for Stalingrad?

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it was named after Stalin and was symbolic stand

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Blitzkrieg
lightning war
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How much of the city of Stalingrad destroyed
80%
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How many died at Stalingrad?
2 million
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What killed the Germans and was the Russian Advantage?
The winter
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How did the winter kill the Germans
the germans had had over engineered weaponry so they wouldn't fire, also lit fire to start tanks and some blew up
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Best weapon made in ww2 but was useless for germans
MG42
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Nickname given to Russians that flanked the Germans
Rat War
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how did Russia win Stalingrad?
Germans retreated and eventually stopped attacking
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how did Germans have an "inside" advantage against the US?
they had agents in the US
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How many agents did Germans have in the US?
8 in total (were eventually captured) 4 in New York 4 in Florida Jacksonville
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How did the Coast guard not do their jobs?
they saw the landings of the agents
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what did the Japanese attempt to bomb the US?
with ballon bombs (1944-1945)
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How many ballon bombs were launched
9000
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where did the bombs of the Japans land?
West Coast
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How many bombs were successful?
1 killed a pastors wife and 5 kids under 13 that was an accident in oregon 1945
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What did pearl harbor spark?
Civil Defenses to protect the citizens
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CAP
Civil Air patrol
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CDC
civil defense core
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CDC did
civil air raids and blackout conditions
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what was CDC made up of?
Old men and young men who weren't accepted in military
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gave the president more power on war conduction, war power, and to iniate war and terminate war contracts; allowed president to censor media
War Powers Act
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who wanted front in france?
Allies
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Why did Stalin want US and Brit to send troops to France?
Soviets done most of fighting
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Why did Churchill Hesitate?
BC he remembered Brits deaths and needed better technology
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Where did the Allies meet to discuss?
Teheran, Iran
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how many months till second front was established ?
6 months
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who commanded the troops at normandy
dwight D Eisenhower
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commander of ground forces at normandy
British General Bernard Montgomery
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Led US First Army
General Omar Bradley
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five beaches struck
Utah. omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword
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Dday
june 6 1944
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Other name from dday
longest day
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liberated paris
august 1944
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who disobey hitlers order
his soldiers to destroy capital of france
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july 20 1944 what did soldiers plot over hitler
to bomb him
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german counter attacks;
Battle of Bulge
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why did hitler kill himslef
mad on drugs; people wouldn't listen to him
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when did Germany surrender
may 7
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VE day
Victory in Europe
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FDR passed due to
heart attack
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taking islands of Japan while pushing to take japan
island hopping
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most important victory for marines; famous flag raising; 2 air fields;
iwo jima
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had vital air base; needed for japan invasion;
okinawa
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why did we take guadle canal?
had airfield, to maintain comms, and protected offenses
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how long did it take to take guadle canal?
6 months
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new name of guadle canal
henderson field
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iron bottom sound
too many ships sunk
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silver on island, two airfields; 3 x 8 miles; tried to keep US off beach
tarawa
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how many civilians killed at tarawa?
90000
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2 aspect of battle of philipines
Battle of Laye Gulf then actual battle
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Largest Naval battle of ww2
Battle of Laye Gulf
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how many did japs lose at Battle of Philippines
80,000
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how old were kamikazes
16-20
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when were kamikazes used first
battle of philipines
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where was flag raised
mt suribachi
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took pic of flag raised
joe rosenthaw
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Liberated Paris
Falaise pocket
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Who sent Albert a letter
FDR
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Who was head Manhattan project
J Robert Oppenheimer
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What was the element
U235
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Where was bomb tested
Trinity tower
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Who knew atomic bomb
Russia
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Commander of 505 composite group
Col. Paul tibbits
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Dropped little boy
B-29 Ebola gay
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What did Hiroshima bomb
Ebola gay little boy
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Dropped fat man
Bocks car b-29
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Who dropped the fat man
Charles Sweeney
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How many people died
140000
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Primary target for bocks car
Kokua
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Second place bombed
Nagasaki
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Who saw occupation in Japan
General Douglas MacArthur

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