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Tactics of WWII

2026 Semester Review - WWII and Genocide Final Exam Study Guide

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What was Blitzkrieg? A fast military attack using tanks, planes, and infantry together.
Why was Blitzkrieg successful in Poland and France? It surprised enemies and overwhelmed defenses quickly.
What were Panzer units? German armored tank divisions.
What was the Battle of Britain? Germany’s air campaign against Britain in 1940.
What was the Luftwaffe? The German air force.
What was the RAF? The British Royal Air Force.
What was the London Blitz? German bombing attacks on London.
What was Vichy France? The part of France controlled by a German-supported French government after France surrendered.
What was Operation Barbarossa? Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
Why was Stalingrad important? It marked a major turning point where Germany began losing the war in the East.
What happened at Leningrad? The city endured a long German siege with massive starvation and deaths.
What was Pearl Harbor? Japan’s surprise attack on the United States naval base in Hawaii.
What is an embargo? A government order stopping trade with another country.
What was D-Day? The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Why was D-Day significant? It helped liberate Western Europe from Nazi control.
Why did the US drop atomic bombs on Japan? To force Japan to surrender and end the war quickly.
What cities were hit with atomic bombs? Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What were effects of the atomic bombs? Massive destruction, radiation sickness, and Japan’s surrender.
What is genocide? The deliberate destruction of a group of people.
What was the Holodomor? A man-made famine in Ukraine caused by Stalin’s policies.
What was collectivization? Stalin’s policy of forcing farmers onto collective farms.
What was a Kulak? A wealthier peasant farmer targeted by Stalin.
What was the purpose of Stalin’s 5-Year Plans? To rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union.
What role did propaganda play in genocide? It spread hatred and justified persecution.
What was Kristallnacht? A violent anti-Jewish attack known as the Night of Broken Glass.
What was ghettoization? Forcing Jews into segregated areas.
What was the Pink List and Paragraph 175? Laws and records used to persecute homosexual men in Nazi Germany.
What was the Wannsee Conference? A meeting where Nazi leaders planned the Final Solution.
What was Zyklon B? Poison gas used in Nazi death camps.
What was the Final Solution? The Nazi plan to exterminate Jews in Europe.
What were model camps? Camps shown to outsiders to hide Nazi crimes.
What does anti-Semitic mean? Hostile or prejudiced against Jewish people.
What is classification in genocide? Dividing people into groups.
What is symbolization? Using symbols or labels to identify groups.
What is dehumanization? Treating people as less than human.
What is polarization? Creating division and hatred between groups.
What is discrimination? Denying rights to a group of people.
What is persecution? Harassing or targeting a group.
What is organization in genocide? Planning genocidal actions systematically.
What is extermination? Mass killing of targeted groups.
What is denial? Refusing to admit genocide happened.
What happened first: Pearl Harbor or D-Day? Pearl Harbor
What happened first: Battle of Britain or Operation Barbarossa? Battle of Britain
What happened first: Kristallnacht or the Final Solution? Kristallnacht
What happened last: Hiroshima or D-Day? Hiroshima
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