World War 2 Flashcards
What was the significance of Doolittle’s raid?
It proved that the United States will fight
What was the Atlantic charter?
An agreement between The US and Great Britain That established a vision for a world after wwii
What political party skyrocketed after world war 2?
Communism, after ww2 Europes Economy was left in shambles, making communism more appealing and easier to spread in Europe
What was the date of the Pearl Harbor attack?
December 7th 1941
Why was Japan anti colonialist
To keep their culture intact
Why did Stalin want to open a second front?
To protect themselves against Germany, he feared if they didn’t make one Germany would defeat him.
What was the battle of Dunkirk?
Allies vs Germany, a rescue mission of 300,000 allied soldiers who were trapped by the nazis. Boosted moral
What was the battle of Guadalcanal
Nicknamed operation watchtower, series of land and sea battles between the allied forces and Japan.
Battle of midway island.
Turning point for the Allies in the war, it’s when the US destroyed Japans first line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.
What was the battle of Ciral sea?
Took place in the pacific theater, first battle wheee neither naval fired upon each other opting for attacking over the horizon with aircraft carriers instead
When was the invasion of Normandy?
June 6 1944
What was the lend lease act?
An act that would allow the US to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed ‘vital to the defense of the United States’
Date of the prosecution of Nazi leaders?
November 1945 to October 1946
The nazi laws that denied rights to Jews?
The Nuremberg laws
What was the island hopping strategy?
They got in range of the enemy whole hopping over strong,y defended islands, cutting off supply lanes and leaving them to wither. Pretty much they. Skipped over the harder islands and cut off their supplies.
What was the Battle of Britain?
Britain vs Germany the British won, by help of the RAF. Also when America established a base of operations in england
What were the French fortifications in ww2?
The Maginot Line
The German plan to invade Russia?
Operation Barbarossa or Fuhrur directive 21.
What was the allied rescue from the beach?
The Dunkirk evacuation
Why was Nagasaki and Hiroshima important
They were where the Manhattan bombs landed
When did Germany invaded Poland?
September 1st 1939
Who were the Japanese suicide pilots?
Kamikaze, they would deliberately crash into enemy targets, mainly ships.
What was the turning point for the war in the Pacific?
The battle of midway
How did America view joining the war before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor
Before they didn’t wanna join and after they officially joined
What was Hitlers plan with the Jews?
The final solution
What was Japan like under American occupation?
Authority was taken away from the royal family in place for a more democratic like system. As well as taking away any military weapons or ability to get said weapons.
What was Kristallnacht?
Refers to the night of broken glass due to the shattering of windows in shops and a synagogues it wa e the guest government planned attack on the Jewish people. Which was started when a Jewish teenager tried to assassinate a government official but ended up hitting a junior diplomat.
Hustler vs emperor Hirohito?
They were both dictators, but the mere porter was viewed as a god compared to hitler
Why was a second front opened against the Nazi’s
To divert Germany forces from the eastern front
What wa she nazi Soviet anti aggression pact?
Agreed their countries would not attack each other, independent and or with other countries.
What was the Germany military situation by 1945
They surrendered
What was Auschwitz’s
The largest concentration camp
