WWII Flashcards

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Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo

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Axis Leaders _________, _________, ________

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Germany, Italy, Japan

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Axis Powers _______, _________, _________

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Munich Pact

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Was supposed to stop Hitler from invading Europe (lie), gave him 10,000 sq. mi. of Czech Territory.

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Dunkirk

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Allies stuck in __________, Germans closing in. Public Boats sail in and save troops.

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7
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France

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__________ surrendered on June 22, 1940

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Britain

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First air war in history, first German defeat of WW2, RAF victory. Battle of __________

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Lend Lease

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U.S lend supplies to Allies, would be paid back after war. _____ _______ Bill

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10
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22-Jun-40

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France surrendered on _____ __, _____

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11
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1941

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Hitler turned on Stalin in ______

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12
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7-Dec-41

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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on ______ __, ____

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8-Dec-41

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The U.S. declared war on Japan on ______ __, ____

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11-Dec-41

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Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S on

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16
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Erwin Rommel

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German Tank Commander, Called “Desert Fox”: brilliant in tank warfare

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17
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Mincemeat

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Plan to fool hitler using dead body and false military papers. Operation ___________

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Rome

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_____ Surrendered on June 4, 1944. It was the first Axis capitol to surrender.

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19
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Overlord

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Preparation for D-Day was called Operation __________.

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20
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6-Jun-44

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The Allied invasion of Normandy, France (D-Day) occured on ______ __, _______.

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21
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Bulge

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The Last German drive of the war was called called “The Battle of the _______”

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22
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7-May-45

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Germany Surrendered on _____ __, ____.

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8-May-45

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Victory Day in Europe was on _____ __, _____.

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Sonar

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Germany’s U-Boats were neutralized by the invention of _______.

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Coral Sea

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During “The Battle of the _______ ____” The Japanese advance was stopped.

26
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Island Hopping.

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The U.S. Plan to hop, skip, and jump from island to island while heading to Japan was called _______ _____.

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Douglas MacArthur

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The U.S troops were lead into the Pacific by

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Leyte gulf
In "The Battle of the ______ _______" The Japanese lost an unrecoverable amount of ships.
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Kamikaze
Japanese suicide planes with TNT in their noses were called __________ Planes.
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Shuttle Bombing
Round the Clock Bombing of ENgland was called _______ _________.
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Harry Truman
_______ _______ became President after Roosevelt's death.
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Postdam Declaration
The ______ _________ warned Japan of destruction if they didn't surrender.
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6-Aug-45
On ______ __, _____ the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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9-Aug-45
On ______ __, _____ a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
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2-Sep-45
Japan Surrendered on __________ __, ____
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Luftwaffe
The German Air-Force was called the _________.
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Winston Churchill
_________ _________ was the British Prime-Minister.
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Pact of Steel
The axis countries were called the ____ ___ _____.
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Omaha Beach
D-Day took place on _______ ________.
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Third Reich
Hitlers government was called the ______ ______.
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Land and Power
The Axis leaders all wanted more _____ ____ ______.
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Austria
In 1938 Hitler made his first agressive move by taking over ________.
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Munich Pact, Poland
Britain and France declared war on Germany when he broke the ________ _____ and invading _________.
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France, Britain, Russia, US
The four allied powers were _______, _______, _______, and the ____.
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Eisenhower
President ___________ was in charge of Operation Overlord.
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The Battle of __________ was fought to retake the Philippines.
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Nanjavo Code-talkers
The US used the _________ ___________ to solve their code cracking problem.
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Iwo Jima
The US needed _____ ______ for an aviation base near Japan.
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Caves and Tunnels
In Iwo Jima there were many Japanese hiding in ______ and _______.