Chapter 32 Flashcards
What date was D-day?
June 6th, 1944
How many people did Germany lose at the Battle of Stalingrad?
150,000
What battle in WWII put Germany on the defensive?
Battle of Stalingrad
How did the British attack at the battle of El Alamein?
They attacked the “underbelly”
What was D-day?
Operation Overlord lands over one million troops in Normandy
What battle was Germany’s last attempt to break through the Allied lines?
Battle of the Bulge
What president died?
FDR
Who took over after the president of the United States died?
Truman
What is V-E day?
Victory in Europe
What happened on V-E day?
Germany surrenders
Who was captured in Milan and was killed by the Italians?
Mussolini
Who was arrested and was busted out by Hitler’s people?
King Victor Emmanuel III and Mussolini
How did FDR die?
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Who committed suicide?
Adolf Hitler
How did he commit suicide?
He took cyanide and shot himself
