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Ww2 Flashcards

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Date of Pearl Harbor

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December 7 1941

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Worst naval defeat in history

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Pearl Harbor

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Famous quote about Pearl Harbor

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A date that will live in enfamy

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Most important naval vessel in the pacific war

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Aircraft carrier

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Commander of the American forces in the Philippines

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Douglas MacArthur

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What was Douglas MacArthur famous quote

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I shall return

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Death march

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Bataan

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How much of the world did Japan conquer by the spring of 1942

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1/6

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Myth held by many Asians throughout history

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Anglo Saxon superiority

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Doolittle raid

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Mission to bomb Tokyo, one way mission, successful

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Battle to control Australia

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Battle of the coral sea

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Commander of American naval forces in the pacific

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Chester Nimitz

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Turning point of the war in the pacific

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The battle of midway

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Plan to recapture pacific islands

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Island hopping

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An “indispensable hiddeness”

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Navajo code

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MacArthur first major land offense

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Guadalcanal

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Largest naval battle in history

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Battle of Leyte Gulf

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Japanese to describe weapon

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Kamikaze

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MacArthur second famous quote

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I have returned

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Marines greatest battle

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Battle of Iwo Jima

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Most famous photo of the war

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Marines planting flag on Iwo Jima

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What happens to Roosevelt

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He has a stroke

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Firebombing Tokyo

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Napalm bomb

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Bloodiest battle of the war against Japan

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Okinawa

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Manhattan project

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New York Chicago New Mexico

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Father of the bomb

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Robert Oppenheimer

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Warning quote by Truman

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Surrender or prompt and utter destruction

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End of the war

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September 2 1945

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