Terms and Events of WWII Flashcards
Giving in to another’s demands to avoid war
Appeasement
The most dangerous Bomb
Splitting of an atom
Atomic Bombs
German Air Force bombed British cities in July 1940
Battle of Britain
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Battle of the Bulge
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Blitzkrieg
There is a secret invasion of France Code named "Operation Overlord" Land and water mines, tank traps, pill boxes, etc. Allies attack 5 different beaches 2,000 US casualties
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
A Presidential Command, like a law but Congress gets no input
Executive Order
A deliberate attempt to wipe out a people
Genocide
To confine to a camp/prison
Intern
To take an important island (an island with an airfield) and then moving to the next one
Island-hopping
Marine's fight Volcanic ash stops motor vehicles 26 days of fighting 21,000 US casualties- 1/3 die Provides a location for an airfield that allows continual bombing
Iwo Jima
Plane loaded with explosives
Suicide attack
Kamikaze
The US lends or leases war material to countries whose defense was important to US security
Allies gave the US a post-dated check
Lend-Lease Act
The Japanese know American code
The Japanese thought it would be another easy battle
Dive bombers from 14,000 feet hit Japanese carriers while Zerpes were refueling
This is the end for Japan winning major battles
Battle of Midway
National Socialist worker’s party (Nazi)
Totaiiterism is the way of the future (like the Kings of the past)
Race determines the value of a person: Aryans are better than Jews
Nazism
