WWII Europe
The name for Germany's "Lightning Attacks" in which they used speed and the element of surprise to create chaos and overwhelm the enemy.
What is Blitzkrieg?
The decision on the part of the US to do this ultimately ended WWII and resulted in US victory.
What is the dropping of atomic/nuclear weapons?
A leader with complete control.
What is a dictator?
The planned and coordinated killing of Jews, Slavs, Poles, Homosexuals, mentally/physically disabled, among others by the Nazis. These killings took place in work and death camps in Europe.
What was the Holocaust?
These people were responsible for a great deal of factory work during the war. This was a change from their traditional roles in society and proof of their great abilities in the workforce.
Who are women?
The invasion of this country on the part of Germany led the UK and Allies to declare war on Germany.
What is Poland?
The name for the Japanese pilots who intentionally crashed their planes into US ships (often times while still inside) in order to inflict maximum damage on the enemy.
Who were Kamikaze?
A system which is led by a government with complete control. It features sharing of resources, equality, economic planning by the government and no private ownership. It should lead to a society with no class differences.
What is Communism?
This was the deal between Stalin and Hitler that neither would fight the other. It was made at the beginning of WWII.
What was the Non-Aggression Pact?
These people were forced into internment camps throughout the US due to paranoia on the part of the American public and government.
Who were Japanese Americans?
This is one of the most influential battles in the war. Winter weather and extreme persistence against German attacks led to the capture/killing of many of Germany's best soldiers and much of Germany's supplies and weaponry.
What is the battle of Stalingrad?
This is (one of the 2 names) a strategy that the US used to move toward Japan in which they would bypass certain islands while moving toward Japan with the knowledge that those islands skipped would also be defeated because of the cutting off of supply lines to those islands.
What is island hopping or leap frogging?
A government that controls every aspect of society. It doesn't just dictate what people do, it controls every aspect of life.
What is Totalitarian?
A term for a planned killing or execution of a particular group of people because of race, beliefs, ethnicity, religion, or other shared factors.
What is Genocide?
Who were African Americans, Native Americans, Latino Americans?
This is the invasion of the beaches of northern Europe from the UK by the Allies in order to gain a foothold in Europe and create a western front in the war and a push by the Allies toward and into Germany.
What is the D-Day invasion, Normandy, or Operation Overlord?
This is the attack on the US in Hawaii that drew the US into WWII. This is also the date of that attack.
What is Pearl Harbor. When is Dec. 7, 1941?
A government which is nationalistic and militaristic. However, it may still allow private ownership, and class distinctions. It is generally a government that controls all aspects of society.
What is Fascism?
The name for the UK and Germany's Air Forces.
What are the RAF and Luftwaffe?
This group of Native Americans were 'code talkers' who used their language to create secret codes over radios that could not be deciphered by the enemy. The US WAS ABLE to decipher many messages of it's enemies.
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
The complete takeover of this mountainous and German speaking country bordering both Italy and Germany was a part of Hitler's goal to unite German Speaking people.
What is Austria?
In an effort to gain land and resources for Japan, the Japanese took over parts of Asia and SE Asia including this large area of China.
What is Manchuria?
This US president was the second president during WWII and was responsible for making the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
Who is Harry Truman?
The agreement between Italy, Japan, and Germany that if any of the group were at war with another country the other members would also declare war on that country.
What is the Tripartite Pact?