Vocab
What is an atomic bomb?
A bomb that gets its destructive power from nuclear energy.
What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
A battle in which Germany attempted to take Stalingrad, but surrendered due to the harsh Winter.
How did the tide turn in the Allies’ favor?
They were only able to offer a little bit of help and supplies to their Allies, but they used the help strategically to lead them to victory.
Why did Chruchill’s strategy anger Stalin?
He wanted the allies to open the second front in France.
What was the Egyptian village Hitler advanced into?
El Alamein
What were the Kamikaze?
Japanese suicide pilots that sunk allied ships by crashing their bomb-filled planes into them.
Who won the Battle of Bulge?
The Allies
How did the Allies’ home fronts support the war efforts?
When the British were under attack from German General Rommel, Americans sent help. The Americans produced weapons and equipment to help win the war.
Why did Churchill and Roosevelt meet at the White House?
To develop a joint war policy.
What were women doing by 1944?
Working
What was D-Day?
The largest land and sea attack in history that took place on a beach in Normandy between the Allies and the Germans.
Where did the Battle of Bulge get its name?
The push into Allied lines
How were the Allies victorious in the Pacific?
Through their strategy of island hopping and the overwhelming destruction of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Okinawa.
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
The American general who lead the troops in North Africa.
What did American factories start producing for wartime?
Guns, boots, tanks, ect.
What are the names of the places bombed in Japan?
Nagasaki and Okinawa
How long was the Battle of Stalingrad?
6 months
How were the Allies victorious in Europe?
The Allies prepared a secret invasion of Germany, and kept Hitler guessing as they brought in the troops. In the Battle of the Bulge, the Allies eventually pushed back on the Germans who retreated.
Who was general Montgomery?
A general sent by London to take control of the British troops in North Africa?
How many American troops landed in Morocco and Algeria to assist the Allies?
100,000 troops