Major Battles and Turning Points Of WW2 Flashcards
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Where is El Alamein?
Egypt
What was the Suez Canal?
Vital Allied supply routes
What were the effects of the Allies winning the Battle of El Alamein?
Boosted morale and stopped Axis advances
What was the Pearl Harbour Attack?
Ambush by Japan on US naval base
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour?
To destroy US Pacific Fleet to prevent US interfering
When did Japan strategically attack Pearl Harbour?
On a Sunday morning, when most sailors were hungover
What did kamikaze pilots and sailors do?
Crashed their boat or plane into targets
What was the Battle of Midway?
Naval battle between the US and Japan in the Pacific Ocean
What did the US achieve in the Battle of Midway?
They destroyed four crucial Japanese aircraft carriers
Which German operation did the Battle of Stalingrad happen in?
Operation Barbarossa
Why did the Soviets win the Battle of Stalingrad?
The Germans underestimated the spirit of the Soviets and were not prepared for Winter
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point?
The Germans were on the defensive so the Soviets could start to push them back
What was the first major Allied victory in WW2?
Battle of El Alamein
Did the RAF or Luftwaffe have typically superior planes?
RAF - they had Spitfires and Hurricanes
What were Luftwaffe weaknesses?
- disorganised
- underestimated importance of radar
- had short pilot training times
Why were the RAF successful in the Battle of Britain?
British pilots could be recovered if shot down and Hitler mistakenly switched tactics as the UK was running out of planes
How much of the Nazi forces were on the Eastern Front?
~ 85%
When were all the Russian air and tank forces destroyed?
By the first three months of Op Barbarossa
What was the Blitz?
German bombings of major UK cities
