Study Guide WWII Flashcards
Battle of Alamein
U.S. and British troops marched into Morocco and Algeria
Battle of the Bulge
Germans pushed back the allied forces
Battle of Britain
Hitler ordered the Luftwaffe to bomb British cities
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet won the war against Stalin
D-Day
American, British, and Canadian troops marched into Normandy
Which concentration camp had an uprising
The concentration camp that had an uprising was Dachau
Who are the tree leaders of the Axis power
Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and and Joesph Stalin
What type of government did each of these three countries have?
Churchill was the Prime Minister, Roosevelt was a president
, and Stalin Was a premier
Why did Great Britain and France declare war?
They wanted to attack because they where against each other
Date of the war beginning to end
1939-1945
Why is the U.S. important in the war?
Because we are allies to the country we are helping
What is appeasement and isolationism?
It’s giving demands to avoid war and avoiding involvement with other countries affairs
What do they have to do With the war
They have to do with the war because the United States wanted to stay out but we joined because we are an allie
Chester Nimitz
He led the U.S. Pacific fleet
General Mac Arthur
We tried to stop Japan’s advances but failed to succeed
