Dec. 1 Test Flashcards
Which battle was a turning point in the Pacific Theater, and was the first instance of island hopping for the Allied Powers?
Battle of Midway
What was the cause, for the Empire of Japan, to attack the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor
They wanted to scare the US into not joining the war
Which June 1944 victory turned the tide of WW2, in favor of the Allies in Europe, it was the largest combined arms battle in history?
D-day
Dresden, Nagasaki and Stalingrad all share what trait?
1
What is Auschwitz?
largest Nazi concentration camp
What group did the Nuremberg Laws persecute?
Jews
What was the major result of the Yalta Conference?
USA, Soviet Union, and Great Britian decided to demand Germany’s unconditional surrender, make plans for post-war world
What were some major reasons the US emerged from WW2 as a superpower?
Joined war late, Overpowering Military, Economic power
Why was the UN (United Nations) created?
Created to prevent another such conflict such as WW2
Why is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) created?
Provide collective security against the Soviet Union
Which event is seen as the beginning of WW2?
Invasion of Poland by Germany
What was to happen to Poland in the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact?
Divided Poland between Germany and Soviets
Describe the Battle of the Philippines.
a major naval battle of World War II that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy’s ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions
Describe the Battle of El-Alamein.
When: May 1943
Who: Germans (Rommel) vs. Britain
Germans lose for first time
Describe the Battle of Midway.
When: June 1942 (sea battle) Who: United States vs. Japan United States win Japan loses major battleships and planes Hawaii saved from Japan invasion
Describe Operation Torch.
British-United States invasion of French North Africa
Describe the Siege/Battle of Stalingrad.
When: 1942-1943 Who: German vs. Russians Soviets encircled Germans and trapped them with no food Germans surrendered in January 1943 Turning point in Europe 91,000 Germans imprisoned
Describe the Battle of Guadalcanal.
When: August 7 1942-February 21 1943 (land battle) Who: Japan vs. United States Japanese abandoned canal 1,500 American deaths 2,500 Japanese deaths
Describe Operation Overlord.
launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe
Describe the Battle of the Bulge
When: December 16 1944-January 25 1945 Who: Germany vs. Allies First attack by Jet bombers German success lasted 2 days Germans lost 100,000 Americans lost 81,000
Describe the Battle of Iwo Jima.
When: February-March 1945 Who: United States vs. Japan 3 straight days of bombing 5,885 deaths; 17,272 injuries 200 Japanese soldiers captured United States took control of island
Describe the Battle of Britain.
the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German Air Force, mainly in london
Who installed a Marxist government in the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
Who replaced Stalin in the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
Who adopted the policy of appeasement towards Hitler?
British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain
Who was the American president during most of WW2?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the leader of free (or Vichy) France during WW2?
Marshal Philippe Pétain
Who was the Fascist dictator of Italy during WW2?
Mussolini
Who was the military commander of Japan during WW2?
Emperor Hirohito
Who wrote Mein Kampf and carried out genocide against the Jews?
Adolf Hitler
During which conference did D-Day get planned?
Tehran Conference
Which conference planned to divide Germany into occupied zones following WW2?
Potsdam Conference
What is the Warsaw Pact?
was a political and military alliance established on May 14, 1955 between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries. The Soviet Union formed this alliance as a counterbalance to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
What is the iron curtain?
boundary which divided Europe into two separate areas of political influence and ideology from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War.
Who were some major members of NATO?
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States
The iron curtain divided what parts of Europe?
Eastern and Western Europe, cut germany in half
Which American general oversaw the reconstruction of Japan?
Douglas A. MacArthur
Which battle saw the bombing of southern Britain - especially London?
Battle of Britain
What is the Final Solution?
Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews. Introduced by Heinrich Himmler and administered by Adolf Eichmann, the policy resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews in concentration camps between 1941 and 1945.
WW 2 battles in chrologinal order
Battle of Britain, Attack on pearl harbor, Battle of midway, Battle of El Alamein, Battle of Guadalcanal, Battle of stalingrad, Operation Torch, D-day, Battle of the philppines, Battle of bulge, Battle of Iwo Jima
