Events of ww2 Flashcards
When did Mussolini come to power?
1922
When did Hitler come to power?
1933
When was Operation Barbarossa?
22 June 1941
When was the evacuation of Dunkirk?
26 May - 4 June 1940
When was the Battle of Britain?
10 July - 31 October 1940
When was D Day?
6 June 1944
When was Pearl Harbor?
7 December 1941
When was the Hiroshima bombing?
August 6, 1945
When was the Nagasaki bombing?
August 9, 1945
When did Germany surrender?
7 May 1945
When did Italy enter the war?
June 1940
When did Germany invade Poland?
September 1939
When did Britain and France declare war on Germany?
September 1939
When did Japan surrender?
2 September 1945
How many people died in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
200,000
What was the estimated amount of deaths if the U.S. had decided to invade Japan instead?
1.4 million to 4 million US casualties, and up to 10 million Japanese casualties.
What was the bomb on Hiroshima called?
The Little Boy
What was the bomb on Nagasaki called?
The Fat Man
What were the after-effects of the bombings?
Many people were injured, and then died later on from the effects of the exposure to radiation from the bombs. Many also suffered horrific radiation burns.
