WWII Flashcards
Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo
Axis Leaders _________, _________, ________
Germany, Italy, Japan
Axis Powers _______, _________, _________
Munich Pact
Was supposed to stop Hitler from invading Europe (lie), gave him 10,000 sq. mi. of Czech Territory.
Dunkirk
Allies stuck in __________, Germans closing in. Public Boats sail in and save troops.
France
__________ surrendered on June 22, 1940
Britain
First air war in history, first German defeat of WW2, RAF victory. Battle of __________
Lend Lease
U.S lend supplies to Allies, would be paid back after war. _____ _______ Bill
22-Jun-40
France surrendered on _____ __, _____
1941
Hitler turned on Stalin in ______
7-Dec-41
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on ______ __, ____
8-Dec-41
The U.S. declared war on Japan on ______ __, ____
11-Dec-41
Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S on
Erwin Rommel
German Tank Commander, Called “Desert Fox”: brilliant in tank warfare
Mincemeat
Plan to fool hitler using dead body and false military papers. Operation ___________
Rome
_____ Surrendered on June 4, 1944. It was the first Axis capitol to surrender.
Overlord
Preparation for D-Day was called Operation __________.
6-Jun-44
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France (D-Day) occured on ______ __, _______.
Bulge
The Last German drive of the war was called called “The Battle of the _______”
7-May-45
Germany Surrendered on _____ __, ____.
8-May-45
Victory Day in Europe was on _____ __, _____.
Sonar
Germany’s U-Boats were neutralized by the invention of _______.
Coral Sea
During “The Battle of the _______ ____” The Japanese advance was stopped.
Island Hopping.
The U.S. Plan to hop, skip, and jump from island to island while heading to Japan was called _______ _____.
Douglas MacArthur
The U.S troops were lead into the Pacific by
Leyte gulf
In “The Battle of the ______ _______” The Japanese lost an unrecoverable amount of ships.
Kamikaze
Japanese suicide planes with TNT in their noses were called __________ Planes.
Shuttle Bombing
Round the Clock Bombing of ENgland was called _______ _________.
Harry Truman
_______ _______ became President after Roosevelt’s death.
Postdam Declaration
The ______ _________ warned Japan of destruction if they didn’t surrender.
6-Aug-45
On ______ __, _____ the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
9-Aug-45
On ______ __, _____ a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
2-Sep-45
Japan Surrendered on __________ __, ____
Luftwaffe
The German Air-Force was called the _________.
Winston Churchill
_________ _________ was the British Prime-Minister.
Pact of Steel
The axis countries were called the ____ ___ _____.
Omaha Beach
D-Day took place on _______ ________.
Third Reich
Hitlers government was called the ______ ______.
Land and Power
The Axis leaders all wanted more _____ ____ ______.
Austria
In 1938 Hitler made his first agressive move by taking over ________.
Munich Pact, Poland
Britain and France declared war on Germany when he broke the ________ _____ and invading _________.
France, Britain, Russia, US
The four allied powers were _______, _______, _______, and the ____.
Eisenhower
President ___________ was in charge of Operation Overlord.
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The Battle of __________ was fought to retake the Philippines.
Nanjavo Code-talkers
The US used the _________ ___________ to solve their code cracking problem.
Iwo Jima
The US needed _____ ______ for an aviation base near Japan.
Caves and Tunnels
In Iwo Jima there were many Japanese hiding in ______ and _______.
