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