The Allies Are Victorious Flashcards
General in charge of British in North Africa
Bernard Montgomery
Stalin-FDR-Churchill
Big three
British victory over Rommel in North Africa
El Alamein
American forces land in North Africa
Operation Torch
Leader of American forces in European theatre
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soviet victory over Germany-their retreat begin
Battle of Stalingrad
Churchill and FDR agreed to invade Italy and only accept unconditional surrender
Casablanca Conference
Allied invasion France
Operation overlord
Invasion of France on June 6 1944
D-Day
American General and tank commander in Africa and Europe
George Patton
Hitlers counter attack against Allied forces
Battle of the Bulge
German city that was firebombed 35,000-135,000 killed
Dresden
Victory in Europe May 8, 1945
V-E day
Naval battle that destroyed the Japanese naval forces
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Japanese suicide pilots
Kamikaze
Military code of oonduct. More honourable to die than surrender
Bushido
First battle on Japanese soil. 99% of Japanese soldiers killed in battle
Battle of Iwo Jima
Last major battle on pacific theatre. Over 100,000 soldiers killer
Battle of Okinawa
Project to develop the atomic bomb
Manhattan project
Plane that carried the a bombs
Enola gay
Fat man plutonium bomb and little boy atomic bomb
Fat man and little boy
Cities destroyed by atomic and plutonium bomb on August 6th and 9th 1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 6 & 9 1945)
September 2nd 1945
V-J day
Division of Germany/Berlin-formation of UN-Satlin’s assistance in fighting japan
Yalta conference (February 1945)
