Review of Ch. 23
Important People
Major Battles & Operations
Key Terms
SUPRISE!
100
Before the invasion of Poland, the Allies followed a policy of ______________ with Germany, which allowed Hitler to gain land and resources.
Appeasement
100

American Supreme Commander in the European Theater during WWII.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

100
Why was the Battle for the Atlantic so important?
The U.S. could only deliver soldiers and supplies by sea to the Allies.
100

Code name for the Allied Invasion of North Africa.

Operation Torch

100

What German General was Known as "The Desert Fox"?

General Erwin Rommel

200

What 3 countries were in the Axis Powers?

Germany, Italy & Japan

200
This U.S. Army officer led a series of successful bombing raids over Tokyo and other Japanese Cities.
James Doolittle
200
What battle was the first time the Japanese advance had been stopped?
Battle of Coral Sea
200

Name for Navajos who served as radio operators in the Marines during World War II translating important military messages into the Navajo language.

Codetalkers
200

This Battle was the last ditch effort by Hitler, who had been emboldened by surviving an assassination attempt.

Battle of the Bulge

300
What 4 countries were in the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, France, Soviet Union & U.S.
300

Who was the wartime leader in Japan that was responsible for planning the attacks on Pearl Harbor?

General Hideki Tojo

300
What was Operation Fortitude?
The plan of deception used by the Allies to make Hitler believe the invasion of France would come at Pas De Calais not Normandy.
300
Strategy that the United States utilized against Japan in the Pacific- The Allies focused on Japanese weak spots and simply skipped over stronghold.
Island Hopping
300

The US President for majority of WWII

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

400

The U.S. Government followed a policy of ________ on the Home Front which allowed the country to save resources for the war effort.

Rationing

400
The American supreme commander in the Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
400
What was Operation Overlord?
The code name for the Allied invasion of mainland Europe in World War II, starting with the D-Day landings.
400

What was Executive Order 9066?

Allowed for "military zones" to be enacted throughout the West Coast and eventually led to the forced relocation of Japanese Americans to Internment Camps for the duration of the War.

400

Set international precedent that nations and leaders will be responsible for their actions during war

Nuremberg Trials

500

What is the Full Date of Pearl Harbor?

December 7th, 1941

500

He ordered the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

President Harry Truman
500
What battle was won because the Allies cracked the German code “Enigma.”
Battle of the Atlantic
500
What major decision was made at the Yalta Conference regarding Germany?
It was decided that Germany would be divided into 4 sectors and each Allied power would occupy a sector. Berlin was also to be divided similarly.
500

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen? What was their job? Their exceptional record led too....

The first African American Fighter Pilots utilized in combat. They were tasked with protecting the bomber plans and providing air cover for beach landings. Their exceptional record led to the desegregation of the US military. 

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