WW2 Dates Flashcards

1
Q

When was the Blitzkrieg?

A

1939-40

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2
Q

When was Blitzkrieg first used

A

September 1939

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3
Q

When did Germany invade Denmark and Norway

A

1940

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4
Q

When did Germany attack France

A

1940s

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5
Q

When did Germany defeat France and Belgium, invade Holland(Netherlands) and have the British on the run?

A

Late May 1940

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6
Q

When did the French surrender?

A

early June 1940

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7
Q

When did the Holocaust happen

A

1933-1945

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8
Q

When was the Battle of the Atlantic

A

1939-1945

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9
Q

When did the Battle of Britain happen

A

1940

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10
Q

When did Operation Barbarossa happen

A

1941

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11
Q

When did Germany try to take Stalingrad

A

1942

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12
Q

When did WW2 start

A

September 1 1939

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13
Q

When was the Pearl Harbor Attack?

A

December 7th 1941

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14
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When did the Raid on Dieppe happen

A

August 1942

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15
Q

When was the Battle of Ortona?

A

December 1943

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16
Q

When D-Day happen

A

June 6 1944

17
Q

When did the war in the Pacific start?

A

December of 1941

18
Q

When did the Japanese spread their empire as far south as New Guinea

A

Middle of 1942

19
Q

When was the major turning point in the Pacific War?

A

June 1942

20
Q

When did the USA assassinate the Japanese General Yamamoto?

A

1943

21
Q

When did the USA reconquer the Philippines

A

1945

22
Q

How long did Hiroo Onada remain in the Philippine jungle?

A

1974

23
Q

When did the US invade Japan

A

1945

24
Q

When did the US use the atomic bomb

A

August 1945

25
Q

How long was the end of the war in Europe?

A

1944-1945

26
Q

When were the Germans defeated and Mussolini removed from office in Italy?

A

April 1945

27
Q

When did the Battle of the Bulge happen

A

December 1944

28
Q

When was Germany on their last legs?

A

Spring 1945

29
Q

When is VE day

A

May 8th 1945