WWII Vocab!!!! Flashcards
1
Q
Not taking sides in war
A
Neutrality
2
Q
German Air Force in WWII
hitler built it up
A
Luftwaffe
3
Q
military strategy employed by the allied powers mainly in the pacific/asian theater
(goal was to get closer to Japan)
A
“island hopping”
4
Q
Creating troops and supplies making them ready for war
it was a total war, so civilians were mobilized too
A
Mobilization
5
Q
Involved complete mobilization, and it affected all lives of citizens
(everyone is involved, not just the military)
A
Total war
6
Q
Suicide mission where Japanese flew their planes into US ships
(“divine wind”)
A
Kamikaze
7
Q
Being set free, or to be free
A
Liberation
8
Q
Germanys sudden military attack
lightning war
A
Blitzkrieg
