Chapter 30 Study Guide World War II and the Holocaust Flashcards
Iwo Jima was important to the allies because
Japan used airfields on the island to support its naval forces
The Battle of Stalingrad was a crushing defeat for Germany because
The entire Sixth Army, considered the best of German troops, was lost.
How did the use of forced labor cause problems for Germany.
It disrupted industrial production in occupied countries that could have helped Germany
Which event led the Unites States to enter World War II
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The purpose of bombing cities in World War II was to
Frighten civilians and weaken morale
To address labor shortages during the war, Japan
Brought in Korean and Chinese laborers.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Ended war in the Pacific.
Japan created the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere to
Exploit the resources of its colonies for its war machine.
Japan seized Manchuria and north China because
Japan needed raw materials for its industries.
Hitler demanded and was given what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia?
The Sudetenland
Meeting of the Big Three to discuss the final attack on Germany
Tehran Conference
Meeting at which Truman demanded free elections throughout Eastern Europe
Potsdam Conference
Nazi plan for extermination of the Jews
Final Solution
Resistance fighter in WW II
Partisan
Person who assists the enemy
Collaborator
