WWII Flashcards

1
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Created Fascism, a movement that would plunge most of Europe into darkness.

A

Mussolini

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2
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Dictator in Germany that was responsible for Jew concentration camps

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Hitler

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3
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Led the allied armies to victory over Hitler and the axis powers. Prime minister of England

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Churchill

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4
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Leader responsible for the burning of Pearl Harbor.

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Hirohito

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5
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Leader from Spain that used torture, murder, and incarceration to transform the Spanish society.

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Franco

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6
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Dictator of the Soviet union. Through terror, murder, brutality, transformed society from peasants to industrial military.

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Stalin

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7
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President that served more than 2 terms. Helped Americans regain faith during Great Depression.

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FDR

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8
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Russia far east

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Manchuria

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9
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Defended the UK against large scale attacks by Nazi Germany. (Air Force)

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Battle of Britain

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10
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largest invasion in history of warfare witch happened in Normandy, France. June 6th, 1944,

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D-Day

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11
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Surprise attack by Japanese upon naval base pearl harbor December 7th, 1941.

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Pearl Harbor

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12
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Pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi party

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Kristallnacht

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13
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a line of fortification/ obstacles/ weapon installation built by France in the 1930’s to deter invasion of Nazis

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Maginot Line

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14
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specializes in air assault operatios

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101st Airbourne

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15
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Represent the working women in WWII

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Rosie the Riveter

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16
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bypass enemy islands instead of trying to capture them

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island hopping.

17
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34th president of the US

A

Eisenhower

18
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stamp issued by the government to allow holder to obtainment food

A

Ration stamps

19
Q

produce the first nuclear weapon

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Manhattan project

20
Q

A place where a large group of people reside in a small space incarcerated

A

Concentration camps

21
Q

The evacuation of 338,000 allied soldiers

A

Miracle at Dunkirk

22
Q

The official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German occupied Europe.

A

gestapo

23
Q

new location of the Japanese

A

executive order 9066

24
Q

they tested the first nuclear bomb in

A

Los Alamos

25
Q

code name of D-Day

A

operation overlord

26
Q

home garden planted to increase food production during the war.

A

Victory Gardens

27
Q

Indians that used their tribal language to send secret communications on the battle field.

A

Navaho Code talkers

28
Q

First black military. Never lost a plane.

A

Tuskegee Airmen

29
Q

Need to know parts of Europe (only 5)

A

Germany
Russia
Italy
France
England