USMH 8 Flashcards
What are the years of WW1?
1914-1918
What is the date of the Beer Hall Putsch?
November 9, 1923
When was the Night of Broken Glass?
November 9, 1938
When was the Start of WWII (invasion of Poland)?
September 1, 1939
When was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
When was D-Day?
June 6, 1944
When was V-E Day?
May 8, 1945
When was V-J Day?
August 14, 1945
Whose nickname was “Old Blood and Guts”
George Patton
Who was the very outspoken US general?
George Patton
Whose nickname was “Solider’s General”?
Omar Bradley
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Southwest Pacific Area?
Douglas MacArthur
Who signed the Japanese official surrender?
Douglas MacArthur
Who was the Field Marshall of the British 8th Army?
Bernard Montgomery
Who was the Head of the SS and Home army?
Heinrich Himmler
Who was the leader of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) during WW2?
Herman Goering
Who was the Nazi Reich Minister of Propaganda?
Joesph Goebbels
Who was the Architect of the “Final Solution”?
Adolf Eichmann
A fictitious army led by ______________ was set up in Southeast England
General Patton
Whose army liberates Auschwitz?
Russia’s
Where did Hitler live out his final days?
The Fuhrerbunker
What happened in the days leading up to Mussolini’s death? How did he die? What happened after he died?
Mussolini had served as a puppet leader of Italy since being rescued from prison. He tried to flee to Switzerland but was captured by Italian partisans and shot. His and his mistresses bodies were taken to Milan and hung upside down at a gas station.
What did Hitler do right before committing suicide?
Married Eva Braun
What happened on V-E Day?
Germany signs an unconditional surrender to the Allies
What military branch is the Iwo Jima Memorial to?
Marines
What city did the US rain fire on?
Tokyo
What did the battle of Okinawa convince America of?
Brutal fighting and heavy casualties convinced Americans an invasion of the Japanese would be extremely costly
Who was replaced half way through the Potsdam conference after being removed from office?
Churchill
How many bombs did the Manhattan Project produce?
3
What bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
What bomb was dropped on Nagasaki?
Fat Man
