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What did Occupation Of Austria (Anschluss) do for the Germans?

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Due to O.O.A. it improve Germany’s strategic position in France allowing them to move on to phase 2, destruction of Czechs

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Occupation of Austria was?

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Hitler threatened Austria w/ invasion
•wanted Austria Chancellor to in put Austria Nazi’s in charge of gov’t
•New Gov’t invited Germ troops to enter & maintain law/order
•March 13 1938 Hitler annexed Austria to Germany

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Invasion of Czechoslovakia was?

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France and Britain did not have enough force to defend Czech now that they have the Central Europe

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Sudetenland was?

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Sept 15 1938 Hitler demanded cession of Suden., North Western Czechs inhabited by ethic Germans

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Munich Conference ?

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Britain, France, German, & Italy reached an agreement that Germ. troops would occupy Sud. of Czechs

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What did the Munich Conference led to?

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Western Allies abandon the Czechs and Soviets were helpless

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Neville Chamberlain was who?

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British Prime Minister, thought agreement at MC meant “peace for our time”

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What was appeasement ?

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Appeasement is giving in to an aggressor to make peace

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What led to the Invasion of Poland?

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Non-Aggression Pact between Germans and Soviets

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Invasion of Poland was?

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The treaty w/ Soviets gave Hitler the free range to attack Poland

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Who declared war on Germany after the Invasion in Poland ?

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Britain and France

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What was Blitzkrieg?

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“Lighting War” used in the Invasion of Poland meant quick, precision, & heavy artillery

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Attempted invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion)

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Target air base

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British Advantages was?

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  • High Morale
  • Code Breaker - Enigma
  • Radar
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What was the Non-Aggression Pact?

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August 23, 1939 Soviets & Germs will not fight

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Purpose for Non-Aggression Pact?

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  • Germs can avoid two front war
  • Germs can invade Poland
  • Soviets get part of Poland
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Operation Barbarosa (Stalingrad) was?

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•Invasion of Soviets
Broke Non-Aggression Pact
•Turning Point in the war

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Soviets Advantages?

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  • weather=winter

* Re-enforcements

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Battle Of Stalingrad Location?

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Eastern Front, industrial center on the Volga River

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Why was Stalingrad attacked first?

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Hitler wanted to attack a major city instead of Cavasus

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Stalingrad was?

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(Nov 1942 - Feb 1943)

Germ troops stopped and became encircled, finally forced to surrender Feb 2

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What happen to the Germ army?

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Entire German sixth army of 300,000 was lost

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Invasion of Occupied France, Normandy, D-Day

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Greatest Naval Invasion on five Beachheads on beaches of Normandy

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What were the five beachheads?

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  • Utah
  • Omaha
  • Gold
  • Sword
  • Juno
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Pearl Harbor ?

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Dec. 7 1941 Japanese carrier attacked U.S. Naval base on the Hawaiian Islands; Master mind of attack was Yamamodo

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Reasons Japan attacked U.S. ?

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Japan Brutal in China
•The Rape of Nanking, Dec. 1947
U.S. & Britain opinion changed
•Cut off Oil/Steel supply to Japs Aggression

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Why did Japan want to expand?

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To spread Asia culture

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What was the Battle of Midway?

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June 4, American carrier planes destroyed all four of the attacking Japanese aircraft carriers and established American naval superiority in the Pacific

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What was Island Hopping?

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  • Douglas MacArthur implanted technique
  • attacked less defended
  • less populated
  • for less casualties
  • to set up air bases
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Where was the atomic bomb dropped ?

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Nagasaki and Hiroshima

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What was the code name for atomic bomb?

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Manhattan Project

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What was the FIRST atomic bomb ?

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Trinity Bomb in Almogordo, New Mexico

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Motives for Atomic Bomb?

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  • Expensive
  • End War Quicker
  • Experimentation
  • Save American Lives
  • Revenge for Pearl Harbor
  • Scare Soviets
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Who was the superior commander of the Allied Forces and took charge on D-Day?

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Dwight Eisenhower

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President Truman & the Atomic Bomb?

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Truman new little about the bombs since he took over for Roosevelt

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Yalta Conference was?

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How they (Big Three) would clear occupation in Europe and rebuild

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The Tehran Conference was when?

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Opening a second front against germany with help from western allies was decided by the “Big Three” Roosevelt, Stalin, & Churchill

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