WW2 Flashcards
When did WW2 begin
1939
What year did the U.S. join?
1941
What were the axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Leader of the soviet union?
Stalin
Treaty that ended WW1 but started WW2
Versailles
What caused the U.S. to enter the war?
Pearl Harbor
D-day invasion?
Eisenhower
What were the tugsee airmen?
African american pilots
What was the purpose for rationing?
Repurposes for the military
What was the Matthau project?
atomic weapons
What kept the U.S. from getting involved?
isolationism
Who thought “peace for our time”?
Chamberlin
What was the nonaggression pact?
It gave Hitler the freedom to attack poland
What was the lightning war?
Blitzkrieg
What was Luftwaffe
German air force
Greatest naval invention
D - Day
Who was the Japanese military leader?
Tojo
Who were the prime ministers of Britain?
Chamberlin and Churchill
Where was D-day?
Normandy, France
What was the turning point in the Pacific
Midway