D-day
Does D-day stand for something?
No, it’s just “the day” when everything changed
What was the name of USA’s secret project?
The Manhattan Project
Was the war over several years or just in one year?
What was Pearl Harbor?
A US naval base on Hawaii
What did the US navy became after the 2. World war?
It became the largest in the world
What did we compare the massive change with in the podcast?
A uno reverse card
What was the goal of the secret project?
What were the bombs named?
Little boy and fat man
Which event in 1941 prompted the United States to enter World War II?
Pearl Harbor
Against who did the US military fight on the pacific font?
Against Japan
What is the Normandy Invasion?
It was a massive Allied military operation on June 6, 1944, during World War II.
Which country did they race with the project?
Germany
Why did the pacific war happen?
Because of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Which side did the United States join?
The Allied side.
On which fonts did they fight?
The European font and the pacific font.
With what did they land at the beaches?
Airborne troops and massive ships
Name an important scientist for the Manhattan project
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
How many percent of Hiroshima did the first bomb destroy?
70% of Hiroshima.
What was the main targets with the attack?
Airfields, Battleships
What means segregated?
The US Army had separate units for black and white soldiers
When was the D-Day?
6 June, 1944
How many people were involved in the project?
on its peak 130 000 people
How many meters above the ground got the 2. Bomb dropped?
500 meters
When (date+year) was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
How many soldiers were in the force of the US in the beginning of world war ll?
330 000 soldiers