WWII
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| 3 Main Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan
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| 3 Main Allies | Britain, France, USSR
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| 2 Main Causes of WWII | Imperialism and Appeasement
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| Germany Imperialism | Rhineland, Spanish Civil War, Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia
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| Beginning of WWII | Invasion of Poland
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| Italian Imperialism | Northern Africa, Greece, Yugoslavia
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| Japan Imperialism | Manchuria, China
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| Why did the US enter WWII | Japanese attack on Pearl harbor
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| Commander of US Naval Forces(Pacific) | Nimitz
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| Where atomic bombs hit | Hiroshima, Nagaski
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| Blitzkrieg | "Lightning Warfare"
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| When did France fall | 1940
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| European Leader | Churchill
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| US President | Roosevelt
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| German Leader | Hilter
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| USSR Leader | Stalin
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| Japan Leader | Hirohito
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| Italian Leader | Musolinni
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| Germans last offensive | Battle of the Bulge
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| When did Pearl harbor occur | 12/7/41 at 7:55 a.m.
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| What was sparred when the japanese called off the final wave of their attck | Oil
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| Main Pearl Harbor consperacy | FDR knew about the attacks
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| Where else was the US surpassed by the Japanese | Philippenes
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| Why could Omaha landing not be avoided | Gap between Utah and British would be too big
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| What is Enflide Firing? | Criss-Cross firing
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| Why did the landing crafts not come in at the right target during Omaha? | Wind and tides
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| When did troops come in during Omaha landing? Why? | Low-tide. So they could see the German beach obstacles.
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| What allowed the US to be aware of the japanese battles in the battle of midway | Code Breakers
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| What 3 ships never sail again after pearl harbor | Arizona, Utah, Oklahoma
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| Importance of Midway? | It was the turning point in the war. Showed to air-superioirity of the Allies.
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| Atomic Weapon used? | Two bomb
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| Island hopping? | Left the enemy soldiers stranded. Military bases.
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| Put these 4 terms in order from largest to smallest: War, Battle, Theater, Front | War, Theater, Front, Battle
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| How did code breaking help the Allies? | One example is they knew about the Battle of Midway through code breakers.
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| Where are the Aleutian Islands? | Alaska
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| What is a hedgehog? Where was it used? | An obstalce for tanks. Used in the Normandy Invasion (particularly at Omaha).
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| What is a DD Tank? | A floating tank.
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| What happened at the Battle of the Bulge? What were they fighting for? Why? | The final German offensive. FIghting for the city of Bastogne because of the crossroads.
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| What is a Rhino Tank? | A tank that took down the hedgerows in the Normandy Invasion.
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| What is a hedgerow? Where were they? | A row of hedges. The Normandy Invasion.
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| Why were hedgerows difficult for the Allies? | Could not see the Germans behind them.
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| What is a Higgins Boat? | Brought troops to the beach during the Normandy Invasion.
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| Normandy Invasion landings? | Utah(U.S.), Omaha(U.S.), Gold(British), Juno(Canadian), Sword(British)
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| What started the Cold War? | The end of WWII
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| Imperialism? | Take over of another country.
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| Appeasement? | Giving into others.
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| What is Operation Barbarrosa? | Invasion of USSR. Germany now fighting a two front war.
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| What happened to Hitler? | Commited suicide.
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| V-E Day | Victory in Europe Day. May 8,1945
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| V-J Day | Victory over Japan Day.
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| The Yalta Conference | 1)Free Elections
2)Division into 4 occupational zones.
3) UN Ground Rules...mainly military power.
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