End Of WWII Flashcards
Nonaggression pact was what?
A document stating that Germany and Stalin would not fight each other
What was Blitzkrieg?
Also known as lightning war, a battle strategy in which fast tanks followed by fast ground troops would take an enemy by surprise and take as much land as possible
What was the Bataan Death March?
A way of showing how cruel and willing the Japanese were to winning the war
What is Island Hopping?
A strategy that the US used in which they would conquer small islands to surround big island to cut off the big islands supply line so that they would force surrender
What was a Kamikaze pilot?
It was a last ditch effort Japanese soldiers would use to try to kill US soldiers by crashing their airplanes into ships, this showed the honor that the Japanese had were they would rather die in battle than give up, however NOT ALL pilots did this.
What is Nagasaki?
A city in Japan that was mostly focused on factory production and was the target for the first real Nuke test
(A.K.A The Little Boy)
What was Hiroshima?
Another city in Japan, was the target for the second real Nuke test (A.K.A The Fat Man)
Who was Winston Churchill?
The British Prime Minister during WWII
Who was Josef Stalin?
The leader of Russia during WWII
Who was Benito Mussolini?
The Dictator of Italy at the beginning of WWII
What was the “Final Solution”?
The complete erase of the Jews or in more simpler terms, genocide
What was the name of one of Hitler’s earliest attack on Jews?
Kristallnacht
What was Hitlers two major mistakes?
He quit bombing Britain and he quit bombing Stalingrad
What was the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union called?
Operation Barbarossa
What is another name for The Battle of Great Britain?
Operation Sea Lion
