World War II Flashcards
Who won, the Allies or the Axis powers
Allies
Which people suffered through the Holocaust
Jewish people
Which two countries were devastated by World War II
Europe and Japan
Who used Blitzkrieg
Germany
Who did Germany take over with the mass attack of Blitzkrieg
Europe and North Africa
What is it called when the Germans, Soviets agree not to fight each other
Nonaggression Pact
What was the secret deal inside the nonaggression pact
a secret deal to split Poland
Who launched invasion of Poland
Hitler
What is lightning war, Germany’s new military strategy
Blitzkrieg
What 3 items were used to surprise enemy and quickly conquer
Planes, tanks, and infantry
What 3 things did Blitzkrieg prioritize
speed, surprise, and force
Who captured Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, resistance met in Finland
Soviets
Did Finland eventually surrender
Yes
What 2 countries mobilized along the French border
French and British
What is it called during the many months of no action
“Phony War”
Who attacked Denmark, Norway
Hitler
Who is the leader of Nazi Germany
Hitler
WHat 2 main events did Hitler orchestrate
WWII and Holocaust
How many people died in WWII and the Holocaust
40,000,000
Who conquered Netherlands, Belgium, Lexumbourg
Germany
Did France surrender to Germany
Yes
Who took ships across Channel to rescue soldiers at Dunkirk
British Navy, civilians
Who was a French general that organized opposition to Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Who was the British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
What kind of attacks did Germany start the invasion on Britain with
Air
What 3 things did the British use to resist Germany
air force, radar, code-breaking
What is the air war over Britain that lasted until May 1941
Battle of Britian
Who is best remembered for successfully leading Britain through World War II
Winston Churchill
What was Winston Churchill famous for
his inspiring speeches and his refusal to give in, even when things are going badly
Who was the leader of Italy
Mussolini
Who declared war on France, Britain after German victory
Mussolini
Who did Mussolini attack in North Africa
British
Did British attack back at the Italians
Yes
Who was the German general who battles British in North africa
Erwin Rommel
Who first retreats then succeeds against British
Rommel
What was Erwin Rommel nicknamed
the Desert Fox
When Hitler invaded Yugoslavia and Greece, did the fall quickly or did they keep up a good fight
they both fell quickly
When Germany invaded the Soviet Union were they prepared or unprepared
unprepared
What did the Soviet troops do as they retreated
burn land
Where did the German stop, also were they were forced to undertake long siege
Leningrad
Did the Germans capture Moscow
No but they almost did
Did most americans want to fight in war or avoid war
avoid war
What did Roosevelt fear
that US would have to fight
What did Roosevelt hope to do so they can resist Germany
strengthen allies
What is it called when the US loaned weapons to countries fighting Germany
Lend-Lease Act
What 2 leaders meet, they also issued a statement of principles
Roosevelt and Churchill
What is it called when they support free trade, right to form own government
Atlantic Charter
Who many jews and other “non-Aryans” did Hitler’s Nazis kill during the Holocaust
6 million jews and 5 million other “non-Aryans”
What are the Germanic people called, they are also the “Master race”
Aryans
What was the systematic murder of Jewish people and others
Holocaust
What took away rights of German Jews
Nuremberg Laws
What was the “night of broken glass”; Jewish homes, businesses, synagogues were attacked; 100 jews killed
Kristallnacht
What did the Germans due because they were fearing more violence
they fled to other countries
What did Hitler do with the Jews to isolate them
he put them in designated cities
What was the separate Jewish areas called
Ghettos
What 2 things did Hitler hope the Jews would die of
Disease and starvation
DId the Jews survive in these terrible conditions
yes
What two groups were the jews separated into at the camps
strong people and weak people
Was the weak killed
yes, they were killed immediately
How many jews survived the Holocaust
fewer than 4 million
Who attacked Pearl Harbor
Japan
What war brought the United States into WWII
The attack on Pearl Harbor
What did Roosevelt cut off to Japan
oil shipments
Who plans to attack on U.S. fleet in Hawaii
Isoroku Yamamato
Who did US declare war on
Japan
What 2 main places did Japan attack
Hong Kong and Thailand
Who attacked Philippine islands who were defended by US
Japanese
Who won, Philippines or Japan
Japan
Who attacked Tokyo
US bombers
What did the Raid show
That Japan is vulnerable, it did little damage
In what battle did Americans stop Japanese advance
Battle of the Coral Sea
What was the new kind of naval warfare
where ships launch planes to fight each other
Who sent a powerful fleet to capture Midway island
Japanese
What battle did US destroy Japan’s naval fleet
Battle of Midway
Who was an American army commander
Douglas MacArthur
Who planed to “island hop”
MacArthur
What was the hellish battle that ends in Allied victory
Battle of Guadalcanal
What 3 countries led the Allies to victory
United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
Who attacked at El Alamein
British General Montgomery
Who was an american commander in Morocco
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
In what war did Soviets and Germans battle for control of city
Battle of Stalingrad
What troops captured city
German
Who loses power but Germans keep control of northern Italy
Mussolini
How many US workers are there
17 to 18 million
What did the people at home face
shortage of consumer goods
What aims to inspire civilians to aid war effort
Propaganda
What did Japanese AMericans face
prejustice
What kind of camps were Japanese Americans put into
Internment camps
What did Allies use to confuse Germans
deception
What day was D-day on
June 6, 1944
Who captured Normandy beaches
Allied forces
IN what battle did Germans counterattack
Battle of the Bulge
Who surrounded Berlin
Soviets
How did Hitler die
suicide
Did Germany ever surrender
Yes
Who became president after Roosevelt
Harry Truman
What battle left Japanese navy badly damaged
Battle of Leyte Gulf
What was it called when japanese pilots who fly suicide missions
Kamikazes
Who warned Truman that invasion of Japan will cost many lives
Advisors
What was Truman’s alternative
Atomic bomb
How many people died in the bombing of Hiroshima
about 75,000
How many people died in the bombing of Nagasaki
70,000
