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World War II Flashcards

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What event made the US join the war?

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The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

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What strategy did Hitler use to conquer Poland?

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Blitzkrieg

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What were two infamous concentration camps?

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Auschwitz and Dachau

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What two cities did the US bomb in Japan towards the end of the war?

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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What city in France was Hitler’s puppet state?

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Vichy

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What did the USSR use against Germany’s invasion of Russia?

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The Scorched-Earth policy

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What countries were the Big Three?

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US, Great Britain, USSR

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Where did the Allies invade on D-day?

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Normandy

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What happened in the Doolittle Raid that turned the tide of the war for the Allies?

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The Allies intercepted a Japanese strike force and B-25 bombers hit Japanese cities.

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Who is Charles de Gaulle?

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French general and resistance leader

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Who were the axis powers?

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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What laws took away the rights of German Jews?

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The Nuremberg Laws

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Who lead the Battle of Guadalcanal for the Allies?

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General Douglas MacArthur

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Who was Italy’s dictator during WWII?

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Benito Mussolini

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Who is Isoruku Yamamoto?

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Japanese naval strategist, called attack on Pearl Harbor

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Who was Britain’s prime minister?

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Winston Churchill

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What was Hitler’s Final Solution?

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Building the concentration camps

18
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What happened during the Invasion of Italy?

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Mussolini was taken out of power and arrested and Italy surrendered.

19
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Who was Dwight Eisenhower?

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American general who lead in Operation Torch and other battles.

20
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How did the US occupation change Japan?

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They demilitarized Japan

21
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What was Mein Kampf?

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A book Hitler wrote in jail that explained his ideas and goals for Germany

22
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What happened at the battle of Leyte gulf?

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Allies took Iwo Jima and another Island

23
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What was the D-day invasion called?

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Code-named Operation Overlord

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What did propaganda campaigns do to help the war back home?

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People got involved by collecting scrap metal, taking over soldiers jobs, and saving money for war stamps.

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What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?

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Hitler’s last attempt to break through Allied lines is stopped.

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