Review for World War 2
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| 546036894 | Nonaggression pact | Joseph Stalin's ten year agreement with Hitler in return of no Russia invasion while Hitler grants Stalin more territory. The secret part of the pact demonstrated that Germany and the Soviet Union agreed on dividing Poland between them, while agreeing that the USSR could conquer Finland , and the Baltic counties of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. | |
| 546036895 | Blitzkrieg | Germany's newest military strategy of Poland invasion. In addition this strategy was also classified as "lightning war." This involved fast-moving airplanes, tanks, and massive infantry forces. | |
| 546036896 | Charles de Gaulle | A French general who set up a government- in exile in London. He committed all his energy toward reconquering France. On a radio broadcast from England, he asked for any French to join him in resisting German | |
| 546036897 | Winston Churchill | The new British prime minister who declared his nation will never give into the Nazis. In one of his speeches he declared, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, and in the streets.. we shall never surrender." | |
| 546036898 | Battle of Britain | This battle against Hitler continued until May 10, 1941. Due to British resistance, Hitler called off his attacks; instead he chose to focus on the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe. This battle demonstrated that Hitler wasn't indestructible, but his attacks can be blocked. | |
| 546036899 | Erwin Rommel | The general of the Afrika Korps, who was sent as a German tank force from Hitler in order to reinforce the Italians from Britain's invasion. | |
| 546036900 | Atlantic Charter | Before the U.S. entered the war, Roosevelt and Churchill secretly issued a joint declaration dubbed Atlantic Charter. | |
| 546036901 | Isoroku Yamamoto | Japan's greatest strategist and admiral who called for an attack at the U.S. Pearl Harbor located in Hawaii. | |
| 546036902 | Pearl Harbor | An assault on the U.S. fleet in Hawaii from Japan on December 7, 1941. The impacts from this assault lead to 19 sunken U.S. ships including 8 battleships. More than 2,300 Americans were killed with over 1,100 wounded. Afterwards, President Roosevelt declared war on Japan. | |
| 546036903 | Battle of Midway | This battle turned the tables of the war on the Pacific, due to the U.S.' accomplishment of wiping out 332 Japanese Planes, all four aircraft carriers, and one support ship. This forced Yamamoto to order his fleets to fall back. | |
| 546036904 | Douglas MacArthur | The commanding general of the Allied land forces in the Pacific, who created a plan to storm unarmed islands close to Japan by using the "Island Hop" tactic. | |
| 546036905 | Battle of Guadalcanal | A six month battle taken place in Guadalcanal where U.S. were attempting to invade their airfield. These battles lead to savage risks on both land/sea. After Japan lost more than 24,00 forces of 36,000 soldiers, they abandoned the island and dubbed it "Island of Death." | |
| 546036906 | Kristallnacht | On the night of November 9, Germany massacred close to 100 Jews which is dubbed "Night of Broken Glass." | |
| 546036907 | Ghettos | These regions were segregated Jewish areas ordered by Hitler, who's intention was to leave them starving to death or by disease. | |
| 546036908 | Final Solution | Hitler's plan of eliminating the Jews faster than watch them die slowly by starvation/disease. | |
| 546036909 | Genocide | Hitler's program which systematically kills an entire people. | |
| 546036910 | Battle of Stalingrad | This battle began on August 23, 1942; where Luftwaffe went on bombing raids to defend Stalin's city. | |
| 546036911 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | An American general who launched Operation Torch, which allowed more than 100,100 troops, composed of mostly Americans in Morocco and Algeria on November 8. This tactic crushed Rommel's Afrika Korps on May 1943. | |
| 546036912 | Battle on the Bulge | A campaign of German pushing into Allied territory. On December 16, German tanks stormed through weak U.S. defenses along a 75-mile front in the Ardennes. Most likely, the U.S. eventually forced the German's out of their territory. Which forced the German's to retreat. | |
| 546036913 | Kamikazes | Japanese suicide pilots who fly airplanes into Allied Ships purposely. | |
| 546036914 | Nuremberg Trials | A trial of 22 Nazi leaders who were charged with creating a war with aggression. Who are also accused of committing crimes against humanity. Their arrogant drive leads to the murder of 11 million people. Hitler, SS Chief Heinrich Himmler, and Minister of Propaganda Jospeph Goebbels committed suicide before these trials took place. Hitler's former deputy Rudolf Hess was sentenced to life in prison. Commander of the Luftwaffe Hermann Goring received a death sentence but committed suicide. Ten other Nazi leaders were hanged on October 16, 1946. | |
| 546036915 | Demilitarization | Under General MacArthur, he ordered to disband the Japanese armed forces in order to ensure peace. This left Japan with a small police force. | |
| 546036916 | Democratization | The process of creating a government elected by the people. | |
| 546036917 | Holocaust | Germany's extermination of 6 million Jews, over 90% of Polish Jews (3 million) murdered due to the expansion of space required by Hitler; in order to spread his empire. | |
| 546036918 | D-Day | Allies were able to liberate France, Belgium, and Luxembourg due to their heavy artillery on June 6, 1944. In additio allied forces were able to capture Normandy beaches as well. | |
| 546036919 | Battle of Leyte Gulf | This battle occurred in the October 1944, due to the landing of Allie troops within the Philippines during the fall of 1944. Under the command of General Douglas McArthur, he was able to crush the Japanese navy. In return, the Japanese sent kamikazes afterward. | |
| 546036920 | Battle of Alamein | During this battle, under General Bernard Montgomery's control, he was able to force the Germany army lead by General Erwin Rommel out of Egypt and back to the West. | |
| 546036921 | Operation Torch | Allied forces lead by General Dwight D. Eisenhower landed within Morocco and Algeria. Thus Rommel's troops were finally forced out of Africa on May 1943. | |
| 546036922 | Invasion of Italy | Allied soldiers of America/Britain invaded Italy, which resulted in the capture of Sicily in August 1943. Therefore Mussolini was cut off from Italy's power along with the surrendering of the new Italian government. | |
| 546036923 | Propaganda campaigns on home fronts | Americans produced more weapons/equipment for the Allies during the war. | |
| 546036924 | Battle of Okinawa | Allies capture japan's stronghold island along with Iwo Jima. | |
| 546036925 | What major victories did the Allies win? | North African campaign, and the battle of Stalingrad. | |
| 546036926 | Name three events that led directly to Germany's surrender? | D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and Soviet troops surrounding Hitler's headquarters in Berlin. | |
| 546036927 | Name two events that led directly to Japan's surrender | Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima and Hydrogen bombs on Nagasaki. | |
| 546036928 | Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki | Japan's surrendering due to the Atomic bombs in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 (over 75,000 die immediately). While the Hydrogen bombs in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 (70,000 die immediately). which lead to Allie's victorious achievement of the war. | |
| 546036929 | What were the economic, political, and social effects of World War II? | World war 2's economic resulted in hundreds of destroyed cities, political outcomes in the rise of communist parties, and socially all the nations were miserable. | |
| 546036930 | What were the conditions in Europe after World war 2? | The outcome resulted in destroyed cities, disrupted agriculture, scarce amounts of food, and destroyed transportation. | |
| 546036931 | What were General McArthur's changes in Japan? | His provisions of Japan lead to their governments elected by their people, farmers/workers gained more power, and workers allowed to create their own independent labor unions. | |
| 546036932 | Battle of the Coral Sea | On May 1942, Allies suffered heavy losses during this battle. Afterward, the Allies were able to stop the Japanese advance and save Australia. | |
| 546036933 | What countries lost territory to Japan in the war? | Guam, Wake, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaya, and Singapore. | |
| 546036934 | Name three Allied victories against Japan? | Battle of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal. | |
| 546036935 | Fall of Southeast Asian colonies | Japan continued to strike at British Asian possessions. Japan seizes Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaya, Philippines, and New Guinea. | |
| 546036936 | Why did Poland fall to the Germans so quickly? | Hitler had a surprise attack on Sept. 1 1939. German tanks/trucks rumbled the Polish border. Along with the bombing of Poland's capital Warsaw. | |
| 546036937 | What happened on September 17, 1939? | Stalin's invasion of eastern Poland after his secret agreement with Hitler. In addition Stalin began annexing the regions of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia covered in the second half of the contract. | |
| 546036938 | What countries did Hitler invade? | He captured Greece and Yugoslavia in April 1941, parts of the Soviet Union, Denmark, and Norway. | |
| 546036939 | Red Army | A Russian army that retaliated from Hitler's reign in the soviet union, in return they destroyed everything leaving nothing behind. | |
| 546036940 | Name two ways the U.S. aided the Allies? | President Roosevelt allowed Britain/France to buy U.S. weapons, along with creating the Atlantic charter statement allowing free trade rights of people to form their own government. | |
| 546036941 | Japanese-Americans | Japanese-Americans face prejudice and fear within the U.S. Thus the governments created relocation camps for the sanctuary and protection of these citizens in Manzanar of Sierras. | |
| 546036942 | President Harry S. Truman | The next president after Roosevelt ordered that atomic bombs are required to drop on Hiroshima/Nagasaki. | |
| 546036943 | Manhattan Project | A secret program in developing Atomic bombs by Dr. Oppenheimer. | |
| 546036944 | Who were the Axis powers? | Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia. | |
| 546036945 | Who were the allies? | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and U.S. | |
| 546036946 | Why did Hitler persecute Jews? | Jews were covered 1% percent within Europe. Which drove Hitler to strategically form tactics to expand his empire by eliminating them either by working/gassing/cremating them to death within concentration camps. | |
| 546036947 | Who were the main leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and U.S.? | The leaders of France was Charles de Gaulle, Germany's was Adolf Hitler, Italy was Benito Mussolini, Japan was Emperor Hirohito, and the U.K was Neville Chamberlain to 1940; until Winston Churchill took over from 1940. In the U.S. Franklin Roosevelt died in 1945, until Harry Truman took over in 1945 as leader. | |
| 546036948 | How long was World War 2? | 1939-1945 | |
| 546036949 | What happened in the year of 1939? | Germany invades Poland annexes Danzig; Britain and France gives Hitler ultimatum (Sept. 1), declare war (Sept. 3). Disabled German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee blown up off Montevideo, Uruguay, on Hitler's orders (Dec. 17). Limited activity ("Sitzkrieg") on Western Front. | |
| 546036950 | What happened in the year of 1940? | Nazi invades Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg (May 10). Chamberlain resigns as Britain's prime minister; Churchill takes over (May 10). Germans cross French Frontier (may 12) using air/tank/infantry "blitzkrieg" tactics. Dunkerque evacuation > about 335,000 out of 400,000 allied soldiers rescued from Belgium by British civilian/naval craft (May 26-June 3). Italy declares war on France and Britain; invades France (June 10). Germans enter Paris city undefended (June 14). France and Germany sign armistice at Compiegne (June 22). Nazi bomb Conventry, England (Nov. 14). | |
| 546036951 | What happened in the year of 1941? | Germans launch attacks in Balkins. Yugoslavia surrenders- General Mihajlovic continues guerrilla warfare, Tito leads left-wing guerrillas (April 17). Nazi tanks enter Athens; remnants of British army quit Greece (April 27). Hitler attacks Russia (June 22) Adriatic Charter-FDR and Churchill agree on war aims (Aug. 14). Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Guam force U.S. into war, Pacific fleet crippled (Dec 7). U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan. Germany and Italy delcare war on U.S; Congress declares war on those countries (Dec 11). | |
| 546036952 | What happened during the year of 1942? | British surrender Singapore to Japanese (Feb 15). Roosevelt orders Japanese and Japanese Americans in Western U.S. to be exiled to relocation centers, many for the remainder of the war (Feb 19). U.S. forces on Bataan peninsula in Philippines surrendered (April 9). U.S. and Filipino troops on Corregidor island in Manila Bay surrenders to Japanese (may 6). Village of Lidice in Czechoslovakia razed by Nazis (June 10). U.S. and Britain land in French North Africa (Nov. 8). | |
| 546036953 | What happened during the year of 1943? | Casablanca Conference-Churchill and FDR agree on unconditional surrender goal (Jan 14-24). German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad- turning point of war in Russia (Feb 1-2). Remnants of Nazis trapped on Cape Bon, ending war in Africa (May 12). Mussolini desposed; Badoglio named premier (July 25). Allied troops land on Italian mainland after conquest of Sicily (Sept. 3). Italy surrenders (Sept 8). Nazis seize Rome (Sept. 10). Cairo Conference: FDR, Churchill, Chiang Kiashek pledge defeat of Japan, free Korea (Nov. 22-26). Tehran conference: FDR, Churchill, Stalin agreed on invasion plans (Nov. 28-Dec. 1). | |
| 546036954 | What happened during the year of 1944? | U.S. and British troops land in Anzio on west Italian coast and hold beachhead (Jan. 22). U.S. and British troops enter Rome (June 4). D-Day -Allies launch Normandy invasion (June 6). Hitler wounded in a bomb plot (July 20). Paris liberated (Aug. 25). Athens freed by Allies (Oct. 13). Americans invade Philippines (Oct. 20). Germans launch counteroffensive in Belgium- battle of the Bulge (Dec. 16). | |
| 546036955 | What happened during the year of 1945? | Yalta agreement signed by FDR, Churchill, Stalin- establishes basis for occupation of Germany, returns to Soviet Union lands taken by Germany and Japan; USSR agrees to friendship pact with China (Feb. 11). Mussolini killed at Lake Como (April 28). Admiral Doenitz takes command in Germany; suicide of Hitler announced (May 1). Berlin falls (May 2). Germany signs unconditional surrender terms at Rheims (May 7). Allies declare V-E Day (May 8). Potsdam Conference - Truman, Churchill, Atlee (after July 28), Stalin establishes council of foreign ministers to prepare peace treaties; plan German postwar government and reparations (July 17-Aug. 2). A-Bomb dropped on Hiroshima by U.S. (Aug. 6). USSR declares war on Japan (Aug.8). Nagasaki hit by A-Bomb (Aug. 9). Japan agrees to surrender (Aug. 14). V-J day- Japanese sign surrender terms aboard battleship Missouri (Sept. 2). | |
| 546036956 | What were the causes of World war 2? | Russia taken over by Stalin in 1920. Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy in 1922. Japan is taken over by Warlords in 1922. Japanese invade Manchuria in 1931. |
