Japan
What was the Japanese rhetoric?
Asia is for Asians
What was Hitler's plan when he strikes in Luxembourg?
take out the U.S. and Great Britain, then Soviet Union
Who were the Allies?
U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union, China
Who were the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What made the U.S. enter the war?
Pearl Harbor
What did the Japanese want with the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?
a Japanese Empire
What happened to the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge?
ran out of gas and ammunition
What did the Allies want?
to stop the Axis Powers
What did Germany want?
Germany- eliminate lesser peoples
What was the message from the Japanese at Saipan?
they'd rather die then surrender
What were the banzai charges?
pull out grenades to blow themselves and medics up after running out of the forest
How did Hitler die?
What was the response by Japan after the Doolittle Raid?
Japan retaliated by killing 1/4 million Chinese
What did Italy and Japan want?
Italy and Japan- dominate lesser peoples
What was the compromise regarding resources?
2/3 of resources to Europe and 1/3 to the Pacific
Where did we bomb in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the Battle of the Bulge.
Germany's counter attack
Was Dresden controversial or not? Why?
Controversial because there was no military target
What was the Normandy Invasion?
French beaches, D-Day
What did the Potsdam Declaration say?
"surrender or ultimate destruction"
What was the strategy to learn about Island X?
desalination plant fake message
What happened at Remagen?
the bridge to cross the Rhine River
Why didn't we use atomic bombs in Europe?
the atomic bomb was not completed until the war ended in Europe
What country tried to join the Allies?
Italy
Describe strategic bombing.
bombing specific targets in order to undermine the ability for the enemy to wage war