History- WW2 Flashcards

1
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Date

A

1939-1945

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2
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Most

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Destructive war in the world’s history.

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3
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Possible start of the war

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Japan invading Manchuria and China in 1931.

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4
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Battle of Midway

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Ends chances of Japan winning.

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5
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Hunger plan

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Kill Jews by starvation and make them work on farms.

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6
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Holocaust

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60 million Jews killed.

Concentration camps

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7
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Civilians

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Helped sustain the war.

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8
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Argentina

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Provided meat to the allies.

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9
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Poland

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Land for hunger plan.

Blitzkrieg (the fast movement of troops, tanks and the Air Force) vs Calvary.

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10
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1940

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Holland, Norway and France invaded.

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11
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Britain

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Air strikes form Germany in 1940.
Battle of Britain- RAF (Royal Air Force) vs Luftwaffe.
The Blitz.
Britain outnumbered 3:1.

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12
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Russia

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Germany invaded in 1941.

Barbarossa.

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13
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1941

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USA joins the war.
Japan attacks Pearl Harbour in Hawaii.
Japan failed to damage any USA aircraft carriers.

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14
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Stalingrad

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1942.
Russia vs Germany.
Germany defeated because Russia stayed close and had snipers.

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15
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Pacific Campaign

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Japan vs USA

1942-1945

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16
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6 June 1944

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D-day.
Allies invade Normandy.
The Battle of the Bulge- Germans fight back.

17
Q

April 1945

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Hitler, Mussolini (Italy)and Roosevelt (USA) die.
Surrender.
VE Day 8 May 1945.

18
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Atomic bombs.

Japan surrenders in August 1945.