Vocab
Fascism
A system that gives all power to a government
What type of country was America?
Democracy
What was the Battle of Britain?
A German air raid on Britain. Germany dropped bombs on Britain. It was a British victory.
What did Pearl Harbor cause?
It caused America to enter the war.
When did WWII start?
September, 1939
Anti-semitism
The hatred of Jews.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
Dictator of Italy and member of the axis powers
What did the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki cause?
Japan to surrender.
When did America join the war?
December, 1941
Blitzkrieg
The German strategy in which they sent in many men and tanks to quickly overwhelm their enemies.
Constitutional monarchy
When there is a monarch but that monarch is not the actual head of power in that country.
What fake things were used at Operation Fortitude?
Tanks, airplanes, soldiers, and buildings were among the fake things used at Operation Fortitude.
DOUBLE POINT... What was an island not affected by island hopping and why?
The Philippines. They were not affected because they were large and densely populated.
Who led the Normandy invasion?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What did Operation Fortitude cause?
It caused Germany to be at the wrong place at the wrong time while the allied forces attacked Normandy at D-Day.
What was island hopping?
The American tactic of bombing some islands from planes and the army moving on to less fortified island. This is the tactic that forced the Japanese back to their home island.