World War 2 in Europe: Part 3 Flashcards
1
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Stalingrad
A
- battle in Soviet Union
- August, 1942
- Stalingrad major industrial center
- Germans were beat back
- Germans surrendered to Soviet Army and harsh winter conditions (February, 1943)
- 100,00 German soldiers killed
- 80,000 captured Germans
2
Q
North Africa
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- had been controlled by Italy and Germany
- in 1942 under Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Allies struggled in North Africa against Germans (Erwin Rommel)
- Germans were forced back through Egypt and Libyan border (October, 1942)
- British troops regained Lybia (January, 1943)
- Allies landed more troops in Morocco and Nigeria (force the Germans to fight two different fronts
- Germans surrendered North Africa (May, 1943)
3
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Italy
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- Allies able to push north across the Mediterranean and into Italy (July 1943)
- Sicily conquered in six days
- king Victor Emanuel the Third fires Mussolini
- current prime minister signs a secret document of surrender
4
Q
D-Day
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- Operation Overlord (June 6, 1944)
- allied code name for attack on France to run Germans out
- Allies troops landed on beaches of Normandy
- heavy artillery from the Germans
- troops regained control of Paris (August 25, 1944)
5
Q
Battle of the Bulge
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- German launch major counter offensive
- German advances weren’t stopped till March 1945
- Soviets start invading Germans from the east
6
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VE - Day
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- victory in Europe Day
- 7/8 May 1945
- formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
7
Q
April 27, 1945
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- Mussolini and his mistress were caught trying to escape Italy
- both were shot
- bodies dumped on piazza and their bodies were spat on and threw stones
8
Q
Hitler
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- April 30, 1945
- He and his wife committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin
- Hitler by gun shot, Eva but cyanide poisoning
- bodies doused with gasoline then burned
9
Q
WWII
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- more than 70,000,000 people fought
- 55,000,000 people died
- 40% Soviet troops (lost most lives)
- millions more died from genocide
- 12,000,000 left homeless
10
Q
February, 1945
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- Germany and the city of Berlin divided into four zones
- Great Britain in one zone, France, United States, and Soviet Union
11
Q
1949
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- Germany split into two halves
- western half is democratic federal republic
- eastern half is communist German democratic republic
12
Q
United Nations
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- was created in 1945
- aim to resolve disputes and maintain peace
- United States, Russia, China, France, etc.
13
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World Bank
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- 1945
- designed to regulate global economy and prevent another world wide depression
14
Q
Europe
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- United States helps rebuild using the Marshall Plan
- Marshall Plan rebuilds shattered European economies
- wanted to have over-seas products
- counteracts communism
- 1948-1970 economies grew
15
Q
NATO
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- 1949
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- military and political alliance led by the united states
- created because of communist threat and future German/Russian aggression
16
Q
which leader trying to escape the city was caught, executed, and publicly put on display
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- Benito Mussolini
17
Q
after WWII Germany was divided into _________ zones
A
- four
18
Q
on December 7, 1941 Japan bombed the United States Navy base stationed at _________
A
- Pearl Harbor
19
Q
Germany launched its last major offensive in the ________, trying to break out of the Allies squeezing in around
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- Battle of the Bulge
20
Q
in which battle were the Soviets able to surround the German troops and cut off their supply lines
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- Battle of Stalingrad
