Night Question of the Day Flashcards
What was the role of women in World War II
women did men’s jobs
worked in factories, shops, etc.
worked in nursing tents
What is a Blitzkrieg?
means lightning war
was a german war strategy
How was propaganda used to fight the war?
advertisements
made to support people
What countries were involved in World War II
Axis: Germany Italy Japan
Allies: Britain Soviet Union US > Big 3
Australia Brazil Canada Newfoundland New Zealand South Africa
Neutral: Ireland Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland
During WWII, which countries were on the Axis side and which countries were on the Allies side?
Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
Allies: US, UK, Soviet Union/USSR
How did the Axis and Allies send messages during the war? Was it effective?
lights, flags, carrier pigeons, radio communication, secret codes, enigma, could mislead another army
What is a cryptographer?
someone who studies cryptography- a method of storing and transmitting data in a particular form
only those intended could read it because communication was vital
What secret code did American Marines use?
navijo talkers- changed english letters with navijo words
navijo was main language, there was a entire code book, hardest language to learn- only oral, not written down
What are U-boats?
german sub
What happened at Pearl Harbor?
japanese navy surprise attck
in hawaii
led to us joining the war
fire jets, bombers, torpedos
8 us battleships damaged, 4 sunk
29 japanese aircrafts destroyed and many subs vanished
December 7, 1941- mom and dads anniversary
What significance does Iwo Jima have on the war?
goal was to take far east Japan was US main target Feb 19 to march 16 1945 island close to japan america gained greater advantage over Japan
Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki important to WWII
Japan didnt surrender when Germany did "Little Boy" atomic bomb hit Hiroshima "Fat Man" bomb dropped on Nagasaki Japanese cities atomic bombings ended WWII
what is an a-bomb
nuclear fision bomb
only used twice
launched over 2000 times in practice
stand for atomic, when atoms split
What was the battle of Midway
Midway was island off hawaii used to refill planes on way to Japan
Japan attacked june 4-7, 1942
Japan ambush, US defeated Japan
US found out early
Who was Adolph Hitler?
German politican believed in Aryan Race dictator of Nazi Germany responsible for deaths/WWII/Holocaust commited suicide
Who were the Gestapo
secret nazi german police force
helped hitler gain control of europe
What is a Swastika and what does it represent
originally buddist/hindu symbol
hitler adopted it and flipped it
legs go clockwise
associated with Nazi German flag and symbol used by Nazis
What is Fascism
form of government popular from 1919-1945 most money on military not education leaders believed strong countries can abuse weakers nations associated with germany and italy
Who is Benito Mussolini
Italian politican and journalist
27 primeminister
allied with and relied on hitler
mussolini fled after hitler died
What was the Red Army
established in 1917 main army of russian federalist republic liberated auschwitz in 1945 later known as soviet army helped make what is now russia
What was the Holocaust
led by hitler
1939-1945
slaughter by fire and sacrifice by fire in hebrew
What was the significance of the yellow star?
Jews forced to wear star with jew written in middle
easier to identify jews
those who wore it sent to camps
What was a ghetto in WWII
term used by nazis poor parts of cities surrounded by barbed wire jews died of diseas, starvation, etc place where jews were kept before sent to camps
What is a concentration camp
place where large numbers of people are sent to die
led by hitler and nazi germany in wwii
What was auschwitz
concentration camp founded in may of 1940 located in poland main camp 1.1 died so big had 3 smaller camps inside it liberated 1/27/1945
What is a gas chamber
airtight room filled with posionous gas
up to 5 chambers per camp
carbon monoxide and zyklon b used
Who was US president during the WWII
FDR until he died a few months before war ended and Truman took over
32/33 presidents
Who were the Big 3?
Josef Stalin- Soviet Union
FDR- US
Winston Churchill- Britain
Tried to defeat axis powers
Who is Josef Stalin
really bad person
joined allies and was in big 3
helped defeat hitler
leader of Soviet Union/USSR
What is communism
socio political ideology
national control over
USSR and Russia
What is D-Day
Diployment Day
Normandy France
156000 troops
June 6 1944
What is liberation
freeing of people from concentration camps
may 1945
marked end of holocaust
american and russian soldiers
What is VE day
Victory in Europe
What is VJ Day?
Victory in Japan Day
What were the Nuremberg Trials
Series of trials
took place in Nuremburg Germany
started in 1945
questioned Nazi leaders and officers
punishments included death and imprisonment
set precedent
many leaders committed suicide or fled before tried, ex hitler
What is the United Nations
international organization 193 countries started 1945 Leaders meet in ny 5 main purposes
Who won WWII
Allies won over Axis
led to creation of UN
fall of Italian and Japanese empires
ended in 1945
