World War II Flashcards
Kuomentang/Guomentang
Nationalists that cooperated under Sun Yat den but once Chiang Kai shek took power he attacked Communists
Manchukuo
Was declared independent and Japanese puppet state with Henry Pu Yi as ruler.
Yasakuni Shrine
Where General Hideki Tojo was responsible for many deaths and medical experiments on prisoners of war then executed
Rape of Nanjing
Over 200,000 killed in 6 weeks since Japan didn’t have enough troops to occupy China but only key areas.
Three All Campaign
Kill All, Burn All, Loot All……adopted out of fear
Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere
Replace European and American imperialism in Asia with Japanese imperialism (Asia for Asians)
American Oil Embargo
USA bans the sale of oil to Japan
December 7, 1941
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
Zero fighter plane
Long rang, easy to maneuver, and 12:1 kill ratio
Yamato and Musaki
Two most powerful battleships ever built but neither survived the war
Island hopping
Going from strong guarded island to island cutting off supply lanes
Battle of Guadalcanal
First allied offensive in Pacific in Solomon Islands where Allies had retaken most of Pacific
Cairo Conference
Addressed Allied position against Japan and made decisions about post war Asia. (Between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Chiang Kai Shek)
Battle of Iwo Jima
Americans took Iwo Jima after a month of bitter fighting
Battle of Coral Sea
Us and Australians stopped Japanese drive to Australia