WWII Flashcards

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Franklin Rosevelt

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America

Was the president of the US during the war for four terms

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Harry Truman

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America

President after Rosevelt’s death, allowed the usage of the atomic bomb

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Winston churchill

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Britian

He was Rosevelt’s buddy during the war and got supplies fro him when America was “neutral”

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Hitler

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Caused the genocide of Jews, was the dictator of Germany, an awful person

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Erwin Rommel

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Germany

Led the german forces in North Africa

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Douglas Macaurther

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America

An american general (the supreme commander of allied forces in the pacific). In charge of Japanese occupation.

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Dwight D Esinhower

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America

Led the American forces in North Africa (the supreme commander of allied forces in Europe) German forces believed if there was to be an invasion of Germany it would be led by Eisenhower

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Gorge Patton

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America

Led American forces in Italy

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Hideki Tojo

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Dictator of Japan, led Japanese forces

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Benito Mussolini

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Dictator of Italy, allies with Hitler

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VJ day

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Victory over Japan day

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VE day

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Victory over Europe day, marked the end of WWII in europe

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D-Day

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June 6th 1944 when allied forces invaded northern france AKA normandy. Turning point in the war for the allies.

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Year WWII started for the United States

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1941

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Year WWII ended

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September 2 1945

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When did the US enter the war

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After the bombing of pear harbor

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Rationing

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Consumers could buy only limited numbers or amounts of product.

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Fascism

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a government characterized by militarism, nationalism, and racism

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Mobilization

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The process of preparing for war

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Concentration Camps

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Prison camps for Jews and other civilians paid for by the German government

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Genocide

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the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

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Kamokaze

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Japanese suside bombers/pilots

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Appeasement

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The acceptence of German commands

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Internment Camps

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Japanese verson of concentration camsp (america put japanese individuals there.)

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Blitzkrieg
German war stradegy known as lightning war
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Normandy
Where the D-Day battle occured
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“The Final Solution”
The german solution to drive all jews to extinction
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The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a top-secret US government program during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs, which led to the creation of the first nuclear weapons and ushered in the nuclear age
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Enola Gay
Was the bomb that nuked heroshima
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The rise of European dictators? Why? Reasons.
There shaired hatred towards the treaty of versis caused them to ban together
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Axsis powers
Natzi Germany, Fassist Italy, and imperial russia
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Allied powers
America, The UK, The Soviet Union, France, China
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Approximately how many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust?
6,000,000
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Who was the President at the end of WWII
Harry Truman
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Joseph Stalin led which dicatorship
The soviet Union
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A date that will live in infamy is known as what event in WWII
The attack on pearl harbor
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What was the area of CHezck that Hitler gained control
Studentenland
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Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor on which date
December 7th, 1941
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What year did WWII begin in europe
1939
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What year did the war end
1945
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What contury did Germany and the Soviet Union divide among themselves
Poland
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In which countries did the fighting of North Africa take place at
Morroco and Algeria