1st Section Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is the definition of victory?
If you achieved the objective
What is the FORMAL definition of war?
Organized, directed, purpose driven violence. Usually by a nation to achieve some political objective.
What did Puton try to reestablish?
Old Soviet Union
How do you win a war?
Use power in such a way such as to destroy the opponents ability or willingness to carry on.
What is unconditional surrender?who was it made by? How often does unconditional surrender happen?
“We put ourselves completely at your mercy. “It’s over”
- Roosevelt
- most wars do not end in unconditional surrender
We were going to invade _______ we allowed the ______ to live.
________ employed the bombs on cities, many casualties.
Mainland Japan
Emperor
Truman
_________:killing people and blowing things up.
Informal definition of war
__________: organized, directed, purpose driven violence. Usually by a nation to achieve some political objective
Formal definition of war
______: if you achieved the objective
Victory
__________: use power in such a way such as to destroy the opponent’s ability or willingness to carry on.
How to win a war
__________: “we put ourselves completely at your mercy, it’s
- ______ made it
- most wars _____ end in unconditional surrender.
Unconditional surrender
Roosevelt
Do not
We were going to invade ____________.
- we allowed the ________ to live.
- __________ employed the bombs on 2 cities, many casualties.
Main land Japan
Emperor
Truman
ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Aggressor nation: _________
EUROPEAN
Aggressor nations: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Aggressor nation: Japan
EUROPEAN
Aggressor nations: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy & Allies
The _________ had a unique position. In the middle of the war, but yet separated by 2 large oceans. Immune to direct attacks.
- projected to have strength.
- in position to affect both wars at the same time. Only nation with ability.
United States
The United States had a unique position. In the middle of the war, but yet separated by _____ large oceans. Immune to _______.
- projected to have strength.
- in position to affect both wars at the same time. Only nation with ability.
2
Direct attacks
When did WWII merge into one giant war?
1941
_____ WWII merged into one giant war.
1941
What happened in 1941?
WWII merged into one giant war.
NORTH ATLANTIC
- ships & planes
- cutting supplies with Great Britain and US.
- German submarine _______ severed them. At times it Germany was going to win (1940-1945)
- Churchill said this was the only thing to keep him awake.
U-boats
There was fighting on the Asian Mainland. It involved ____,____,_____,and a little bit of _________ too.
Japan
China
British India
America
_________is primarily an American, Japanese, Australian and New Zealand contest.
The Pacific Islands
Who were the Axis?
What treaty did they sign?
Nazi Germany Fascist Italy Imperial Japan The Rome Berlin Tokyo Access *september 19: they said the entire earth would revolve around these 3 countries