World War Two B Flashcards
Why was the landing in France a big problem for Hitler?
It was the beginning of another front of the war, when he was already losing to Russia
What is island hopping?
The method the US used to get to Japan. We would skip over less important islands, and cut of supplies to them
What was the Non-Aggression Pact?
Agreement between Russia and Germany not to attack each other
What is odd about Hitler and Stalin signing the pact?
Stalin and Hitler hated each other
What was the purpose and result of the Nuremberg Trials?
To convict the Nazi leadership for their roles in the Holocaust and atrocities committed during the war
When and what is D-day
June6, 1944. It was the day the Allied countries launched an invasion on the beaches of Northern France.
How did the end of WWII set up future conflicts between the US and Russia?
Russia and the US were the only remaining powers. They wanted to use Europe as a buffer, and make them Communists. We wanted to use Europe as trade partners and make them capitalists and democratic.
Why was it a positive for the Allies?
It allowed us to save the troops, who participated in the D-Day invasion a few years later.
Why did the Japanese attack us?
They knew we would join anyway, and would beat them. This was an attempt to take us out of the war early before we got fully prepared for a war
Who were the Axis power? What did they have in common?
Germany, Italy, Japan. They were all fascist dictatorships, that had agreed to expand their empires through war
What is the Russian response?
To surround the city and starve the Germans
Who broke the Non-Aggression Pact?
Germany
What reasons were the for both Russia and Germany to sign the Pact?
-German wouldn’t get a 2-front war, and Russia wouldn’t have any war at all -They secretly agreed to invade Poland together to regain territory lost in WWI
Why didn’t Hitler invade Britain?
It is an island, and transporting an entire army by boat was suicide because the British Navy was so good
Who ends up with control of the city?
Germany
Why did it become symbolic?
It was named after Stalin, so it was important for propaganda
As we were rebuilding our navy, what was Japan doing?
Quickly expanding its empires
What was the real target for the Japanese? Were they successful?
Aircraft carriers. No
It is an island, and transporting an entire army by boat was suicide because the British Navy was so good
Bombing them into surrender during the “Battle of Britain”
How did Hitler deal with the loss?
committed suicide
What was the Munich Conference?
The meeting in Germany in which the French and English agreed to not intervene in Czechoslovakia as long as Hitler promised not to take anything else
What happened at Dunkirk?
The Allied troops were surrounded on a beach, but Hitler allowed them to be rescued by the British Navy and civilians in boats and taken to England. They would later be part of the D-Day invasion.
What was the first country the Nazis took over by force?
Poland
How did Hitler take over Austria?
Using threats of invasions to protect Germans from “mistreatment”
Why did we not want to invade the Japanese home islands?
It would have been incredibly deadly
What does Blitzkrieg mean, and how does it work?
Means “lightning war.” Attacking with planes, followed by tanks, followed by troops at the same time, without warning.
How many were killed instantly? How many were killed in the following weeks from radiation poisoning?
100,000 and 300,000
What battle saw the most people killed in history?
Stalingrad
How many troops did the Allies pull together to reinvade France, and where did they put them?
-3.5 million -England
What was appeasement, and how did it help Hitler be able to take over Europe so quickly?
Giving in to a threat in order to avoid war. It gave Hitler the ability to take over countries that were smaller without anyone stopping him. It also gave him time to build his massive military before the Allies joined.
How was it also a disaster for them?
They lost all their supplies and weapons. It also basically gave France to Hitler.
What were the first two ways that Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles? What was the Allied response?
-He remilitarized Germany -Stopped payments to the Allies from WWI -Nothing`
What are three reasons that Stalingrad had strategic value?
-It sits on the only river into Moscow, so it is important as a way to choke off transportation -It is near massive oil fields -It is a large industrial center full of factories making war goods
What is Pearl Harbor? When was it attacked?
- It is a navy base in Hawaii -December 7, 1941
What did we do instead?
Used atomic bombs against civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to make them surrender
How did Hitler gain control of the Sudetenland?
Using threats of invasions to protect Germans from “mistreatment.” The Allies met Hitler and agreed not to stop him if he invaded.
What technology helped to save the British?
Radar
Why was the United States not participating in world affairs?
We had passed laws saying we couldn’t get involved. This was meant to keep us from getting into another war
What problems did post-war Europe face?
Lack of homes, jobs, power, food, sanitation, medicine, transportation, etc.
