WW2 Flashcards
(27 cards)
what were the immediate causes of WW2?
Appeasement 1936-1939
The nazi-soviet pact
what were the fundamental causes of WW2?
- the treaty of versailles
- the great depression
- Rise of hitler and nazi
- failure of the league of nations
- extreme nationalsim
the invaison of poland
- september 1 1939.
- Nazis used blitzkrieg tactics (lightning war).
- France, britain and a week later canada declared war on germany
the phony war
oct 1939-apr 1940 allies expected germany to attacked in western europe. but the war was only happening in czechoslovakia, poland and finland.
who were the allied powers and their leaders?
United States – FDR, then Harry Truman
United Kingdom – Winston Churchill
Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin
France – Charles de Gaulle (Free French Forces)
China – Chiang Kai-shek
who were the axis powers and their leaders?
Germany – Adolf Hitler (Nazism)
Italy – Benito Mussolini (Fascism)
Japan – Emperor Hirohito / PM Tojo
What year did World War II begin?
1939
Which two countries were the main Axis powers?
Germany and Japan
True or False: The United States entered World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
True
Fill in the blank: The ________ was the largest and deadliest conflict in history.
Second World War
What event marked the end of World War II in Europe?
The surrender of Germany
Which conference in 1945 led to the division of Germany into East and West?
The Potsdam Conference
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
Multiple Choice: Which battle is often considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater? A) Battle of Midway B) Battle of the Bulge C) Battle of Britain
A) Battle of Midway
What was the name of the project that developed the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
True or False: The Holocaust resulted in the deaths of approximately six million Jews.
True
What happened at the Nuremberg trials?
Allied leaders believed that Nazis should be punished for war crimes. in 1946 a court in nuremberg happened. 177 nazis were indicted and only 3 were released from criminal charges. the rest were hanged or given prison sentences.
What happened at the Yalta conference in 1945?
it was held in the south of the Soviet Union.
1. germany would be divided into zones of occupation after the war
2. there would be a war crimes court in Nuremberg.
3. stalin promised to hold free elections in the countries he was liberating (he didn’t actually)
Why was the battle of midway (1942) considered the turning point in the pacific theatre?
Japanese were planning to conquer the midway islands but the americans intercepted and defeated them. this ended the japanese’s streak of victories. Americans now controlled the pacific and japan was on the defensive.
What happened in the Manhattan Project
starting in march 1943, the US started a secret $2 billion project to create an atomic bomb. It was successful in 1945. On aug 6 1945 truman decied to drop the atomic bomb on hiroshima. on aug 9 1945 another one was dropped on nagasaki.
When was V-J day?
August 14 1945 japan “sued for peace” and WW2 was over
when was V-E day?
may 8 1945, the last german troops surrendered
When was the liberation of the netherlands?
May 5, 1945 canadians forced nazis out of the netherlands and surrender. it allowed the Allies to continue forwards towards germany.
What was the point of landing ta Sicily?
to take pressure off soviet allies and divert the germans from where the Normandy attack was being planned
