Pacific
What shocked the Japanese about the Battle of Midway?
Which beach during D-Day saw the most carnage?
Omaha Beach
What was so special about the 88th Division of the 394th Infantry Regiment?
It was the most decorated platoon in American history
After the surrender of Germany, who was incredibly harsh on any Germans they encountered as they went through the country?
The Soviets
When the emperor of Japan made the announcement about Japan surrendering what had the Japanese people never heard before besides surrender?
The emperor's voice on the radio.
What was the Warsaw pact?
an agreement between the Communist countries of E. Europe to support one another.
DD - Describe the Doolittle Raid
He took 16 planes that ran out of fuel as they got to the mainland but bombed Tokyo as they were crashing.
What did General Patton of the US and General Rommel of Germany have in common on D-Day?
Both thought they were just babysitting troops as decoy operations
What happened more in the BOB than in any other campaign of WWII to the US?
They lost more men than any other place
How long did the Third Reich last after Hitler killed himself?
about a week
What are the names of the two cities that we dropped A-bombs on?
Hroshima and Nagasaki
in 1949 12 free nations got together to sign what treaty?
North Atlantic Treaty which established NATO
What happened to the 75,000 Filipino and American soldiers who surrendered on April 9, 1942?
They were forced to march 70 miles on the Bataan Death March. 10,000 died
DD - What was the name of the covert mission that had been planned for 2 years that we know as D-Day?
Operation Overlord
What gave the Allies a clue that the Nazis were unraveling?
Hitler backed his forces out of the Ardennes Forest
What was the horrible death of Mussolini and his mistress that Hitler didn't want to happen to him?
They were executed and hung upside down on me at hooks in the town square of Milan
How many years after WWII did the last two Japanese soldiers emerge from the caves of Iwo Jima?
1951, 6 years later
What entity was formed in 1945 by the war-weary world to keep peace and provide a platform for international arbitration.
The United Nations
When General Douglas MacArther was ordered to escape from the Philippines, what did he promise his men?
That he would return to help them
What were some of the advantages that the Soviets had during the battle for Stalingrad?
They were used to the Russian winters, they had fresh tanks, flamethrowers, and ice gliders
What group of Americans was the BOB also significant for?
What did Hitler do at 2am a day or so before he died?
Married his long term girlfriend Eva Braun
What were the Japanese told about the US if we were allowed to win?
that we would enslave and mistreat them
What did Roosevelt, Churchhill, and Stalin have in common at their meeting at Yalta?
They wanted the ultimate demise of the Third Reich
What did the Japanese think the US would do after Pearl Harbor?
Cower in defeat
Why was it so important to Hitler to take Stalingrad?
Because of his ego he wanted to capture the city that was called "Stalin's city"
What made the American GI's know that they had spied in their midst during the BOB?
They slipped up and called gas petrol which an American would never do
What did Hitler learn about Heinrich Himmler a couple days before Hitler's death?
That he had deserted Hitler and had gone to the Allies to negotiate the surrender of Germany
What was unacceptible to the Japanese?
defeat or surrender
What were some of the things instead of physical battles that happened in the cold war?
Policy, propaganda, scare tactics and espionage
What did the Japanese do immediately do after bombing Pearl Harbor?
Went on a bombing spree across Pacific islands
With so many troops needed after our entry into the war what drastic thing changed back in the US?
Women went to the jobs the men left
What was the purpose of the Ardennes Offensive or the Battle of the Bulge?
To cut off the supplies coming in through Antwerp, Belgium
What was Hitler like in his last few days?
Wildly emotional, hysterical, angry, delusional optimism,
What did the Japanese believe about their emperor?
That he was divine
How long did the Berlin wall end up being?
96 miles long