Multi-front War Flashcards
1
Q
european theatre
A
- hitler & mussolini attacking most of europe
- by 1943 - axis powers have taken 2/3 of europe and norther africa
- blitzkrieg fighting (land battles)
- d-day
2
Q
pacific theatre
A
- japanese attempting to create an empire
- island battles
- naval warfare (ocean battles)
3
Q
operation torch
A
- 1943
- allies retake northern africa
- push axis powers out of africa and up through italy (mussolini)
4
Q
d-day
A
- 1944- normandy, france
- allies retake france and push toward germany (hitler)
5
Q
island hopping
A
- pacific strategy
- tiny islands in the pacific help get allies closer to japan
- iwo jima, midway, guadalcanal, guam, etc.
- island hopping sets up a possible invasion of japan
6
Q
remember this…
A
wwii shows the nations of the world the the us navy is truly the best. with an atlantic and pacific fleet, the us is able to wage an impressive campaign located on opposite sides of the world at the same time
7
Q
the campaign that was the warm up to the Normandy invasion was
A
d-day
8
Q
nazis were defeated and driven back to europe with
A
operation torch
9
Q
largest amphibious assault ever attempted
A
d-day
