Preparing & Fighting A War On Opposite Sides of the World Flashcards
What was the first peacetime draft?
Selective Training & Service Acts
How many people will be drafted?
16 million
What does GI stand for?
Government Issued
What was used to convert peace time to war time industries?
War Production Board
How did they pay for the war?
Taxes, borrowing, & war bonds
What was it called when people had to limit everyday consumption?
Rationing
What was it called when they encouraged people to grow their own gardens?
Victory Gargens
What did Rosie the Riveter encourage?
She encouraged women to join the work force
Who were the Allied Powers?
U.S., China, Great Britain, and Russia
Who were the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What did Germans used that made them have a lot of success?
Packs of U-boats called Wolf Pacts
What are the defenses that Britain had that gave them the upper hand?
- Radar/Sonar
- Light aircraft carriers
- Intelligence
Who was the general sent by Hitler?
Erwin Rammel
Who was the general sent by Great Britain?
Bernard Montgomery
What was the fight in Meraco for Americans?
Their first taste of combat against the Nazi
What was the name of the Conference where FDR & Churchill met to map out a strategy?
Casablanca Conference
What would the Axis power have to do if they lose?
They have to have unconditional surrender
What did Churchill call the invasion of Italy?
The soft underbelly
What was the invasion called where they tried to break the stalemate?
Invasion at Anzio
What city do the Allies take in Italy?
Rome
What is it called where the Soviets retreat and destroy anything of value?
Scorch & Burn
What was the turning point of the was in Europe?
Battle of Stalingrad
What was the name of the operation of d-day?
Operation Overlord
who was the general of d-day?
Dwight Eisenhower
Who invaded on d-day with Americans?
Britain & Canada
What was the date of d-day?
June 6, 1944
Who went first on d-day?
Paratroopers
What was Hitler’s Last offensive?
Battle of the Bulge
What happened to Hitler?
He commits suicide
What city did the Soviets take?
Berlin
Who is still standing on the axis powers side?
Japan
What do they do at the Yalta Conference?
Split Germany into 4
What did they do to Berlin
Divide it into 4
Did Stalin keep his promise to allow elections?
No
What did the end of the war start?
Cold War
