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Election of 1944 and End of WWII Flashcards

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1
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Democrat Candidate (1944)

A

FDR

TRUMAN NEW VP!!!

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Republican Candidate (1944)

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NY Governor Thomas Dewey

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Why did FDR win?

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War was going well.

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4
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How did FDR die

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Hemorrhage of the brain during portrait

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Manhattan Project

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Einstein warned FDR of German atomic bomb making.

$2 billion for project.

Created atomic bomb.

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Lead scientist of Manhattan

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Oppenheimer

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General of Manhattan

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Groves

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Hiroshima killed how many?

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180,000 total

70,000 immediately

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Why Nagasaki?

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Emperor Hirohito refused to surrender.

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Nagasaki death?

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80,000 total

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Nagasaki bomb type

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Pu-239

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12
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Who was in charge of Africa and Italy missions?

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Eisenhower

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What happened to Mussolini?

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Overthrown. Captured from escape and murdered by firing squad with mistress. Hung upside after to be yelled at.

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D-Day Date

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June 6th, 1944

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D-Day led by

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Eisenhower

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D-Day Events

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4,600 ships.
Normandy, France. Largest seaborne invasion in history.

Led to driving the Nazis out and an Allied victory in Europe.

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D-Day Pilots Targeted (2)

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  • Railroads

- Gasoline Plants

18
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Jew deaths in Holocaust

A

6 million

19
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Other deaths in Holocaust

A

5 million

20
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Hitler Date of Death

A

April 30th, 1945

21
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Hitler Death Events

A

In 3 floor underground bunker. Using Amphetamines. Shot himself and wife drank poison. Some skeptical, but USSR had skull and matched it with dental work.

22
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V-E Day

A

May 8, 1945

After suicide, the new general issued a surrender.

23
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VE German General

A

Jodl

24
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How many concentration camps?

A

20

25
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Death Camps?

A

4

26
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List of those killed

A
  • Gypsies
  • Alcoholics
  • Gays
  • Slaviks
  • Criminals
27
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Who got to live in camps?

A

Those that could help the war effort.

28
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Yalta Conference Date

A

February 1945

29
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Yalta Conference

A
  • USSR to help in Japan

- United Nations

30
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Stalin put __________ in Eastern countries, but promised fair and free elections.

A

Soldiers.

31
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United Nations start Date

A

October 1945

32
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Stalin said he would help with _________.

A

Japan

33
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VJ Day

A

September 2nd, 1945

34
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Potsdam Date and What happened

A

Summer 1945.
-Divided Germany in 4 parts.
-Berlin split in 4 parts.
Later combined into East and West.

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