Chapter 22 Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
demand for Japan’s unconditional surrender
A
Potsdam
2
Q
the attempted genocide of the Jewish nation by Hitler
A
Holocaust
3
Q
young men used for suicide fights in WWII
A
Kamikazes
4
Q
securing air bases on less-fortified islands in the Pacific
A
island hopping
5
Q
winter in the Ardennes Forest 1944
A
Battle of the Bulge
6
Q
June 6, 1944- largest amphibious attack in history
A
D-Day Invasion
7
Q
led by Eisenhower, land troops in Africa
A
Operation Torch
8
Q
general of German panzer division
A
Erwin Rommel
9
Q
nationwide war effort limiting various goods
A
rationing
10
Q
December 7, 1941- Japanese attack on Pacific Fleet
A
Pearl Harbor
11
Q
FDR’s program to assist Great Britain with supplies and industry
A
Lend-Lease
12
Q
code name: Fat Man and Little Boy
A
atomic bomb
