Allies Turn the Tide
What city did Hitler need to take to secure the oil in the Caucasus Mountains?
Stalingrad (X6)
What order was given that made the west coast a warzone and forced many Japanese into internment?
Order 9066
Which beach was the most heavily defended during the D-day attacks?
Omaha Beach
What was the largest Death Camp in Germany?
Auschwitz
Did Stalin allow for free elections in Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania?
He did not
What happened to Mexicans that were attacked by off-duty sailors?
They were arrested by the police
What technology helped the Allies defeat the German U-Boats?
Radar
What combat regiment was made up of Japanese Americans and is one of the most decorated units in United States military history?
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team
On what day did Germany officially surrender?
May 7th, 1945 (X3)
What was Kristallnacht?
It was when the Nazis ordered attacks on Jewish property. The Nazis destroyed thousands of synagogues and Jewish businesses while killing hundreds.
Why does the United States come out of the war as the strongest nation?
There was little fighting/damage to the United States where as other nations took a lot of damage and needed to recover
What battle served as the turning point in the Pacific?
The Battle of Midway
What type of bombing did the United States use to attack Germany?
Strategic Bombing
What tradition started to fade away thanks to need for women in the workforce?
The tradition where women would quit their jobs once they got married
In what battle in the Pacific theater did the United States need 500,000 men to take an island
The Battle of Okinawa
How could the American government have helped the Jewish people before the war?
The United States could have relaxed immigration policies
What was the result of the Nuremberg Trials?
High ranking Nazis were either given life-sentences or executed
On what day was Benito Mussolini executed?
April 29th, 1945 (X2)
Where did the first American offensive take place in the Pacific theater?
The battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
What group promoted non-violent protests as a means of fighting segregation?
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
The program that developed the atomic bomb was known as...
The Manhattan Project
What did the Nuremberg laws do?
They stripped German citizenship from Jews, prohibited Jews from marrying non-Jews, and allowed segregation of Jewish people at every level
What were the results of the Potsdam conference?
The Allies agreed on the occupation of Germany as well as new borders and elections for Poland
What gas was used in the death camps?
Zyklon B and Carbon Monoxide
How did the strategies of the Axis compare to the Allies?
The Axis nations were more focused on individual goals while the Allies had a unified goal
What program brought Mexicans into the United States to work on farms and ranches?
The Bracero Program
About how many casualties were predicted in America invaded Japan? About how many immediate deaths were their in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
About 1 million deaths, about 100,000 immediate deaths
What are some reason as to why the United States and other nations did not help the Jews in the early years of the Holocaust?
Antisemitism, apathy, The Great Depression, underestimating Hitlers genocidal tendencies
In what ways did Douglas MacArthur help Japan?
He gave women the right to vote in Japan, demilitarized Japan, and created the groundwork for economic recovery in Japan
Why did 50 nations meet in the city of San Francisco?
They met to create the United Nations