World War 2 Study Guide Flashcards
What was the Munich Conference?
Meeting between Britain and Germany. Britain agreed that Germany could have Sudetenland.
What was the Munich Agreement?
Signed September 29, 1938 transferring Sudetenland to Germany to avoid war.
What was Appeasement?
Britain and France believed appeasement would prevent another war, but it only made it worse.
What countries were in the Axis Powers?
Germany
Italy
Japan
What countries were in the Allied Powers?
Great Britain
Russia
United States
In September 1, 1939 what did Hitler do?
Hitler uses blitzkrieg ( lighting warfare ) and takes over Poland, Denmark, Belgium, and Netherlands.
Who did Hitler sign with?
He signed with Soviet Union.
What happened in the Battle of Britain?
In August 1940-1941 the Natzis bombed Britain hoping to force them into war.
What was the German Air Force called?
Luftwaffe.
What were the British Air Force called?
Royal Air Force.
What 3 reasons did the United States stay out of World War 2?
U.S. citizens felt like they were dragged into WW1.
Citizens felt they should concentrate on domestic problems.
Congress passed neutrality acts in 1930’s preventing U.S. from taking sides.
What were the German POW camps names?
Camp Robinson
Camp Chaffee
Dermott
What happened in the Doolittle Raid?
April 18,1942 Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle bombed Tokyo and 4 other cities.
Proved U.S. were capable of striking back.
Japanese killed 250,000 Chinese civilians searching 4 Doolittle’s men.
What happened in he Battle of Midway?
June 4-7, 1942
Key American air field located on Midway Island.
Admiral Code Nimitz broke Japanese code
Allies launched counter attack destroying most Japanese planes still on decks of the aircrafts & turned rides of war in Pacific.
What was the War Production Board?
It directed the manufacturer of wartime supplies.
Office of Scientific Research and Development
- Manhattan Project
- Improved radar and sonar
- Penicillin
What happened at the battle of Stalingrad?
Stalingrad was a major industrial center by Volga River.
Luftwaffe conducted nightly raids; Soviets launched counter offensive
- trapped Germans inside cities
- cut off supplies
Germans were now on the defensive ( westward )
What were the Tuskegee Airmen?
They were black airmen in North Africa who escorted the bombers into Europe.
What was the Teheran Conference?
November 26, 1943 held in Teheran Iran
Meeting with Churchill, Roosevelt, & Stalin for the largest land and sea invasion in history
What was D-Day?
June 6, 1944 allied invaded Europe and was the largest land and sea invasion in history.
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
December 16, 1944; last major German offensive
Hitler tries to divide Allied troops
& makes a bulge
Allied counter attacks & Germans retreats.
What was the Yalta Conference?
Feburary 4,1945
Second wartime conflict with the BIG 3 ( FDR, WINSGON CHURCHILL, & STALIN )
BIG 3 discusses post world war
What was VE-Day?
Allied troops push Germans into Germany.
May 8, 1945
- Victory in Europe
- Eisenhower accepts unconditional surrender from Germany signed in Berlin.
What was Island Hopping?
Establishing a line of overlapping island bases.
Capture key islands until Japan is within range.
Commander of Allied forces = Douglas MacArthur
What was the Kamikaze?
Japanese suicide planes.
Allied ships was the target.
Japanese valued national honor more than life.
