Chapter 32 World War 2 Flashcards

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Dwight D. EisenHower

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American General who fought in WWII

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On December 16, German tanks broke through weak American defenses along a 75-mile front in the Ardennes. The push into Allied lines gave the campaign its name

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Battle of the Bulge

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Benito Mussolini

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The Founder of Fascist Party and rules over Italy and axis power

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Battle of Stalingrad

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began on August 23, 1942. The Luftwaffe went on nightly bombing raids that set much of the city ablaze and reduced the rest to rubble

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4
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Kamekazis

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Suicide bombers

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Attack on Normandy which involved troops, tanks, planes, and navies.

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D-Day

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America, British, and France

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Allied Power

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Pearl Habor

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Attack on Pearl harbor Naval Base and then caused Japanese Americans to be placed in concentration camps.

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Japan surrendered because the bombs that were dropped caused over 200,000 deaths and japan couldn’t handle many more deaths.

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Japan Surrenders

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9
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Adolf Hitler

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The Chancellor over Germany and leader of Nazis.

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9
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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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Axis Power

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Axis Power

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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The Founder of Fascist Party and rules over Italy and axis power

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Benito Mussolini

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D-Day

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Attack on Normandy which involved troops, tanks, planes, and navies.

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12
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A bomb that created an arms race but america won

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Atomic Bomb

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12
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All men and women participating to become mobile for war.

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Total War

14
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Japan Surrenders

A

Japan surrendered because the bombs that were dropped caused over 200,000 deaths and japan couldn’t handle many more deaths.

14
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began on August 23, 1942. The Luftwaffe went on nightly bombing raids that set much of the city ablaze and reduced the rest to rubble

A

Battle of Stalingrad

16
Q

What battle was the turning point in the Soviet Union?

A

Stalingrad

18
Q

Attack on Pearl harbor Naval Base and then caused Japanese Americans to be placed in concentration camps.

A

Pearl Habor

19
Q

Atomic Bomb

A

A bomb that created an arms race but america won

20
Q

Roosevelt and Churchill decided to attack Italy first. On July 10, 1943, Allied forces landed on Sicily and captured it from Italian and German troops about a month later. The conquest of Sicily toppled Mussolini from power. On July 25, King Victor Emmanuel III had the dictator arrested. On September 3, Italy surrendered. But the Germans seized control of northern Italy and put Mussolini back in charge.

A

Invasion of Italy

22
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Allied Power

A

America, British, and France

22
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Total War

A

All men and women participating to become mobile for war.

23
Q

Suicide bombers

A

Kamekazis

25
Q

Battle of the Bulge

A

On December 16, German tanks broke through weak American defenses along a 75-mile front in the Ardennes. The push into Allied lines gave the campaign its name

26
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Invasion of Italy

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Roosevelt and Churchill decided to attack Italy first. On July 10, 1943, Allied forces landed on Sicily and captured it from Italian and German troops about a month later. The conquest of Sicily toppled Mussolini from power. On July 25, King Victor Emmanuel III had the dictator arrested. On September 3, Italy surrendered. But the Germans seized control of northern Italy and put Mussolini back in charge.

28
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American General who fought in WWII

A

Dwight D. EisenHower

29
Q

The Chancellor over Germany and leader of Nazis.

A

Adolf Hitler

30
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Stalingrad

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What battle was the turning point in the Soviet Union?