Chapters 20, 21, 22 Flashcards
What is the German word for living space used by Hitler?
Lebensraum
What is the three future US presidents who fought in the pacific theatre in World War II?
JFK, LBJ, Nickson, George H. W. Bush, and Reagan
Which generation is defined as the greatest generation in United States history?
people who went through the Great Depression and served in World War II
What nations were members of the pact of steal?
Germany and Italy
Operation Barbarossa was Germany’s invasion of what country during what war?
Russia during WWII
Give the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7th 1941
The invasion of which country signed the official beginning of WWII in Europe?
Poland
What was the last major German offensive of WWII?
Battle of the Bulge
What is the term associated with the horrors and atrocities commited by concentration camps?
Holocaust
What was the Jewish name for the Holocaust and what was the meaning of it?
Shoah which means calamity
What is the codename for the invasion by the Allies?
Operation Overload
What were Japanese suicide pilots called?
Kamikaze
Which 4 aircraft carriers were not import in Pearl Harbor 1941?
Lexington, Yorktown, Honet, and Enterprise
The anti Comiternpact was the agreement between Natzi Germany and Japan which was aimed at which country?
Soviet Union
On August 6th, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on which city?
Hiroshima
What was Truman’s reasoning for dropping the atomic bombs?
It was estimated that if we invaded the Japanese homefront that we would lose over 1 million troops and it was faster. Also it cost less Japanese lives.
What was the name of the American battleship that pulled into Tokyo bay with terms for Japanese surrender ending World War II were signed on a table on her deck?
Missouri
Who was Macarthur?
Allied conder of the Pacific
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Allied commander in Europe
Who was Hirohito?
Emperor of Japan
Who was the “Desert Fox?”
Erwin Rommel
The Spanish Civil War was called a dress rehearsal for WWII because of what?
Germany and Italy tried out new weapons under battle conditions
In 1931, Japan raided the Chinese province of _____
Mangeria
Malsi Dong and Kinki Shek called truce in their civil war because of ___
Japanese invasion
After Hitler conquered France, resistance continued preceding the pre France movement led by ____
Charles De Gaulle
What was the turning point of the Pacific War for Americans?
Battle of Midway
Blitzkrieg means what?
Lightning war
Who was the leader of the Spanish Fascist?
Franko
Hitler’s main reason for attacking Russia was what?
Required living space and natural resources like oil
What new invention gave a real advantage to the royal air force?
Radar
Who is the Japanese general during WWII?
Tojo
The miracle at Dunkirk was ___
the retreat and safety of allied soldiers
When Sir Winston Churchill said, “Never in the field of human convict was so much owed by so many to so few,” he was referring to what?
The RAF
A date that will live in infamy was the attack on what?
Pearl Harbor
According to your text, what has prevented the outbreak of another world war?
dread of nuclear war, MAD
The island hopping technique was successful because of ____
Airfields
When is D day?
June 6, 1944
What is D day?
Allied invasion of France
VE day took place on what date?
May 8, 1945
What is the victory over Japan day called and its correct date?
Victory over Japan day on September 2nd 1945
Why was the united nations formed?
For international peace and security
American pilot in the Pacific becomes a television writer and pitches the idea for a reality tv show which was a multi billion dollar industry. What was its name?
Star Trek
He named a ship in star trek after his. What was the name of the ship?
Enterprise
Who defeats the Red Baron?
Snoopy
List the powers of the triple entente
Russia, great britain, and France
Austria sent Serbia a list of demands threatening war if they were not accepted. What was this called?
Ultimatum
What served as France’s main defence for a future German invasion?
Magido line
What monk became an advisor to the royal Russian family?
Rasputin
What archDuke of Austria Hungary was assassinated?
Francis Ferdinand
What is a bank run?
when customers all withdraw their money at once from a bank because of lack of trust in it.
What is a bull market?
a market where shares prices are rising
Germany violated the neutrality of which country of August 4th, 1914?
Belgum
What is disarmament?
getting rid of wepons
On what date was the signing of the armistice to end WWI?
November 11, 1918
What clause in the Treaty of versie placed the blame on Germany?
War guilt clause
What term was used for organized government massacre of Jews in Russia?
Hogrum
Name the last czar of Russia
Nicholas II
What does USSR stand for?
Union of soviet socialist republics
What famous rock band wrote and sang a song about the USSR?
The Beatles
The statute of westminster established what?
The british commonwealth
Which Us president received blame for the great depression?
Hoover
The commontune was organized to do what?
Promote communism
What group did Hitler form?
Brown Shirts
Fascist Party was founded by who?
Mussolini
What major nation didn’t help form the League of Nations?
America
Which leader proposed the fourteen points?
Wilson
The sinking of Alusitaria was important because of what?
It aggravated americans to join the war
Who was the German general who defeated Russia in several battles?
Hindenburg
What was the idea of the Sheflin plan?
to defeat France before Russia could get ready for WWI
Who was the American steel manufacturer who gave money to build a peace palace in the netherlands?
Carnegie
Famous symbol of the Natzi party
Swastika
Famous book by Hitler
Meincoff
Who were the Allies?
Bristian, France, and Russia and later the US
Who were the Central Powers?
Germany Austria Hungry, and the ottoman empire
Who won WWI?
Allies
