WWII Flashcards
London Economic conference
FDR didn’t cooperate
Tydings-McDuffie Act
- Gave Filipino independence by 1946 because it was too expensive to keep it
- Jap thought US didn’t cared about pacific
What did FDR have to do to the Soviet union
FDR recognized the Soviet union in order to trade
What is the Good Neighbor Policy
-determined to improve relations with the nations of Central and South America.
- Needed Latin America as Allies
- Did away with TR Corollary so US would not intervene
Secretary of State for FDR
Hull
Hull tariffs
made low tariff deals with 21 countries under the table
Lowered Hawley-Smoot tariffs by 50 percent
Nye Report
said WWI a mistake and caused by bankers and munitions dealers who got rich
Neutrality act of 1935 6 and 7
- said to prevent american entrance into WWII
- No american could sail on Belligerent ship
- Sell or transport munitions to belligerent or make loans to a belligerent
Spanish Civil war
test of the Neutrality act, Helped Franco a fascist get into power
Who helped Facism in the Spanish Civil war
Hitler by sending pilots
What did america do to help the republic in the civil war
Thousand Americans volunteered to fight for republic and Hemingway was in there
What was FDR response to the spanish civil war
- FDR wanted to Stop the spread fascist
- Met by furious response
Panay boat
- Japan planes attack American gun boat Panay
- Japan apology
Destroyer Deal with British
50 US Ships for leases on British islands
US response of the Mussolinis italy invades Ethopia
1st nuetrality act
What was Hitlers first act against the Versailles treaty
Hitler Reoccupies the Rhineland in 1936, then Austria in the Anschluss then the Sudetenland and then Czechoslovakia
Why was hitlers response against the versailles treaty not good
Europe was in a depression so they could not do anything
What movie was a portrayal of the times
sound of music
What was the start of the sino-japan war
Japannese attack Manchuria in 1931 and in 1937 they attack the rest of china
What was the US response to the sino Japan war
sold weapons to Chiang Kai Shek and the Nationalist
Why could we and why would we have sold weapons to Chiang Kai Shek and the Nationalist
They were not offically at war and We saw Chiang as a surrogate in Asia
What showed the brutality of Japan
Raping of nanking
What were the Flying tigers
- American Volunteer Group for Chang
- Not very useful
What offical powers happened in 1940
1940 Germany Italy and Japan form Axis
When does wwII start
- WWII starts in Sep 1939
- Germany invades Poland
- Poles have no chance
Cash and Carry Laws
- US will trade with countries at war if they can pay cash for it
- End of Real Neutrality
Lend Lease
- Lending them Machine guns
- we never getting them back
- Send guns not sons
1940 election
FDR Wendell Willkie
Wendell Wilke
- Willkie a political novice but great personality from Indiana
- Did better than others but still destroyed
FDR in 1940 election
- Do not change Horses in the middle of the stream
- Violated 2 term tradition
- said he owed his experience to the service of his country
- Violated 2 term tradition
Germany invasion of the USSR- American response
Extends 1 bill lend to USSR
What was the first meeting of FDR and Churchill
Newfoundland; Atlantic Charter to lay out war aims
What does FDR order the navy to escort
- FDR orders US ships to escort lend lease convoys as far as Iceland
- hoping one gets hit so they can go to war
Pearl harbor immediate affect
resulted in America going to war with Japan
Why did we go to war with germany
because after Pearl Harbor we declared war on Japan and Germany declares war on US
Civilian response to Pearl Harbor
Japanese interment Camps
Response to Japanese interment Camps from sup. ct.
1944 Supreme Ct. decision Korematsu vs U.S. and said it was constitutional
Nisei regiments
Japanese that wanted to show there support
What was the first government takeover of society
War production board
Henry Kaiser
- prefabricated parts of liberty ships
- make them in a week
What was the beginning of the War in the Pacific, and then what immediately preceded it
Pearl Harbor followed by the attack on the Philippians by the Japan
What all was Japan after
Control in the Pacific and resources to back that; Guam Wake Phillipeans Hong Kong Malaya and French Indo China
What was the only delay in the seeking of the pacific for Japan
only delay for japan was in Philippians Gen Macarthur pulled back to Bataan Peninsula and island Corregidor.
What was the outcome of the Bataan peninsula and island Corriegidor
Largest US surrender and the Bataan death march
What was the US plan following the Bataan death march
Island Hoping strategy so that Japan couldn’t guess where they were
Admiral Nimitz in pacific with fleet did what
lead the Pacific fleet as it advances across central pacific with marines
Gen Macarthur with a fleet did what in pacific
led Pacific advances across south pacific
Who was Gen Macarthur help with the pacific
Admiral Halsey for Naval support
What was the second strategy behind island hopping in the pacific
Two Pronged attack leading to a meet up in Japan
Why did america choose a 2 pronged attack
political reasoning with favorites and to confuse the Japan Army
What were the forces for US during the battle of coral sea
US Naval force led by Adm. Fletcher with Carriers Yorktown and Lexington
What is special about the battle of Coral Sea
1st sea battle in which neither fleet saw the there one purely an air battle
What were the outcomes for the US resources in the battle of coral sea
Japan sank Lexington, destroyer and a tanker and Yorktown and lost 33 planes
Who won the battle of Coral sea
US won and gave Japan there first loss
What was Japans plan for the battle of Midway and who coordinated it
Adm. Yamamoto used an attack on midway to bait to draw out US fleet; Diversionary attack on Aleutians while Adm. Nagumo led an 88 ship attack force towards Midway
What was the advantage in the battle of midway america had
US knew the codes and had there plans
What did US do in preparation for the attack at midway and who led it
Nimitz send Adms. Fletcher and Spruance to defend Midway with Enterprise, Hornet and repaired Yorktown
What changed the course of the war
Midway
What type of ship was hit hard at the battle of midway
Torpedo Bombers
What was the war FDR wanted
Germany war
What was the deal with Stalin
Desperately wanted second front; very parinoid
What was the first Conflict involving america in WWII
- invade West Africa for Suez Canal
- operation torch
Who led Operation torch
Dewight Esienhower
Movie about Operation torch
Casa Blanca
Where was the first US and german interaction
Tunisia in afrcia
Who won operation torch
America with Surrender 250,000 Germans and Italins in Tunisia
What was the plan for after operation torch
Invasion of Sicily
How did the Invastion of Sicily go
Allies invade Sicily Montgomery’s British 8th army in the east and Pattons 7th US army in the west; fell in 38 days
What was the Casablanca conference
at the Casablanca Conference in January Allies agreed to an invasion of Italy in the spring invasion of France in 1944 and the concept of unconditional surrender
Tehran Conference
Stalin agreed to launch a military offensive from the east to help invasion of west with the lead of Eisenhower
Normandy invasion landing sites
- Gold Sword Juno for brits
- Omaha and Utah
What happened the night before D-Day
Night before US 82 and 101 Airborne division parachuted behind the beaches to disrupt German reinforcements
Premise of the Battle of the Bulge
Last major German attack of WWII
German goal of the battle of the Bulge
German goal was Antwerp the main port supplying the Allied forces
What held the progress of the germans in the battle of the bulge
- Americans held Bastogne road junction delaying German assault
Who was in lead for America in the battle of the Bulge
Gen. Patton rushed to relieve Bastogne
Result of the Battle of the Bulge
- Great failure that used up all that the Germans had
- suffered 200,000 casualties for germany
- 81,000 american casulaties
1944 FDR campaign
Dont change the pitcher in the middle of the game
Yalta Conference
post war conference where FDR is almost dead; after Germany surrenders
invasion of Leyte signifigance
Invasion led to the largest naval battle in history in Leyte Gulf; Philippians and the return of general MacArthur
Iwo Jima prerequisite
Jap airbase on island plagued US bombers;- would be valuable for crippled bombers
- Jap put 21,000 on 8 square miles of the island making it the most defensed island
When was the first attack at Iwo Jima
Feb 19th two US marine divisions
Geographical feature of Iwo Jima and picture
Mont Suribachi; a large American flag was raised and the photo was b Joe Rosenthal
Battle with all the metal of honor
Iwo Jima
Result of Iwo Jima
Secured and saved estimated 24,000 men
Okinawa prere
2 pronges meet at okinawa; 100,000 men protecting it
Okinawa significance
first time seeing kamikazi; loses of ships
March fire bombing
Fire bombing of Tokyo to catch the houses on fire and killed 83,00 burned 16 sqr miless
first and second atomic bomb
August 6th Enola Gay dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima killing 71,000 out of 310,000; August 9 2nd bomb dropped on Nagasaki
When did Japan surrender
after nagasaki and with the condition of keeping there emperor
War time confrences in order
- Casa Blanca
- no stalin
- Tehran
- healthy ros
- Yalta
- almost dead ros
- Potsdam
- truman
How were the Native americans used in the war
Navajo tribes language for codes
How many served in the war in america
15 mil
How did women help in the war
- 275,000 women served
- not in combat
- nurses secretaries ect.
- WASPS WAVES WAC
Who had the most deaths
Soviet union 22 mil
Who had the most percent dead
poland 17 percent
Big 7 holocaust
- Auschwitz
- Dachau
- Bergen-Belsen
- Treblinka
- Mauthausen
- Sobibor
- Buchenwald
Heydrich
final solution man
Himmler
Head of SS; chicken farmer?
