WW2 Flashcards
Who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Princip
What was the gang called who tried to assassinate FF?
Black Hand Gang
What were Germany not allowed to have?
An air force and submarines
When did Hitler become Chancellor?
1933
When did WW2 start and end?
1939-1945
What year did they drop the atomic bomb?
1945
What was the atomic bomb project called?
The Manhattan Project
Reasons for dropping the bomb
Japan wouldn't surrender Estimated millions more would have died Stopped the war Saved a lot of money Treated American prisoner badly Invade the islands would have cost a quarter of million soldier lives
Reasons against dropping the bomb
The didn't drop it on a military base Was inhumane way Japan was said to be ready to give up Possibility of atomic warfare Killed 1000's of people Left long term effects like radiation poisoning
Where were the two atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
How many people were killed?
140,000 at Hiroshima and 80,000 at Nagasaki
Where was FF and his wife assassinated?
Shiller’s Delic Tession
What were some of the long term effects of the atomic bomb?
Crops and farming land were contaminated
Still 30 days have the bomb was dropped in Hiroshima people were still dying
When did Japan surrender?
August 14th and was signed on September 2nd
When was the bombed dropped?
It was dropped in Hiroshima on August 6th and in Nagasaki August 9th
