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The Allies Are Victorious Flashcards

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General in charge of British in North Africa

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Bernard Montgomery

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Stalin-FDR-Churchill

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Big three

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British victory over Rommel in North Africa

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El Alamein

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American forces land in North Africa

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Operation Torch

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Leader of American forces in European theatre

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Soviet victory over Germany-their retreat begin

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Battle of Stalingrad

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Churchill and FDR agreed to invade Italy and only accept unconditional surrender

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Casablanca Conference

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Allied invasion France

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Operation overlord

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Invasion of France on June 6 1944

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D-Day

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American General and tank commander in Africa and Europe

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George Patton

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Hitlers counter attack against Allied forces

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Battle of the Bulge

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German city that was firebombed 35,000-135,000 killed

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Dresden

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Victory in Europe May 8, 1945

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V-E day

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Naval battle that destroyed the Japanese naval forces

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Battle of Leyte Gulf

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Japanese suicide pilots

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Kamikaze

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Military code of oonduct. More honourable to die than surrender

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Bushido

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First battle on Japanese soil. 99% of Japanese soldiers killed in battle

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Battle of Iwo Jima

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Last major battle on pacific theatre. Over 100,000 soldiers killer

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Battle of Okinawa

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Project to develop the atomic bomb

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Manhattan project

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Plane that carried the a bombs

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Enola gay

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Fat man plutonium bomb and little boy atomic bomb

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Fat man and little boy

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Cities destroyed by atomic and plutonium bomb on August 6th and 9th 1945

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 6 & 9 1945)

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September 2nd 1945

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V-J day

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Division of Germany/Berlin-formation of UN-Satlin’s assistance in fighting japan

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Yalta conference (February 1945)

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Occupation of Berlin, Stalin informed if Atomic Bomb, beginning of Cold War

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Potsdam conference (July 1945)

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