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Pacific 1
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Europe 2
Pacific 2
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How did Germany break the Axis Power?
He still attacked his Allied Nations.
100
What battle made the Japanese call off their attack on New Guinea?
Battle of the Coral Sea
100
Was Winston Churchill significant to the US at all?
Yes, he actually wanted the US to get into WWII and encourages the people to stay strong during war, he was a very inspiring person.
100
What was the Alantic Charter, and why was it so significant?
It was , a document that endorsed national self- determination and an international system of “general security”, and made an alliance between the two nations.
100
What was island-hopping?
It was where American forces took each island in Japan and instead of the Japanese soldiers surrendering they fought until they killed themselves.
200
What made Hitler decided to postpone the invasion of Britain indefinitely.
When Churchill had to intenstions of continuing the appeasement and had the Battle of Britain, which took place mostly in the air.
200
How was the Doolittle Raid significant to the US?
They killed 50 Japanese people and damages 100 building, but the main point is they made a statement to Japan that what they did at Pearl Harbor was a mistake on their part.
200
Who commanded the Allied invasion of North Africa?
General Dwight Eisenhower he was known as Ike, he commanded the Allied invasion of North Africa.
200
When the Nazis attacked France did France think they were going to get taken over? Why or why not?
France thought they were ready for the invasion, but the Germans just had too much power and the German tanks rolled through and ripped a hole in the thin French line.
200
Who destroyed 16 square miles of Tokyo and raid killed over 83,000 Japanese, and why did the do this?
The US Marines took over the island, then they took over Okinawa but at the cost of 50,000 casualties.
300
What was Hitler's big plan in the Battle of Bulge?
He wanted his english speaking German soldiers to cut telephone lines, change road signs, and spread confusion.
300
Where did American and Filipino troops have to march 55 miles up Bataan Peninsula?
This was the Bataan Death March where the soldiers surrendered to Japan and were forced to march 55 miles then had to march 8 more miles. 7,000 people or more died.
300
Who was an innovative tank commanader for the US during WWII?
General George Patton was the main tank commander, even though he was single minded he was successful.
300
What happened when Hitler took advantage of the lack of commitment and unity among France, Britain, and the U.S.?
He brought Austria into his Reich and Hitler turned towards the Sudetenland, this was known as Anschluss.
300
What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
It was the Battle of Midway this ended the unstoppable Japanese advance.
400
How did the US force German armies out of Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary, and what battle did this take place in?
The US creates a fictional army and hoped to convince the Germans that the Allied attack would come at Calais, and when they attacked they came from all sides this was knows as D-Day.
400
What happened when the Japanese moved to take Port Moresby in New Guinea?
U.S. airplanes attacked Japanese ships and vice versa, and with a small victory for the U.S., this gave them confidence.
400
What US General took over the Phillippines?
General Douglas MacArthur.
400
Who became the United Nations?
The US, Soviet Union, and Britain.
400
What went wrong in the Doolittle Raid?
Their position was found and they had to take off 800 miles away and had to crash land in China.
500
Explain the Final Solution and why it is still known today.
The Final Solution was when Hitler leaded the Nazis to kill 6 million jews just because of their religion. Concentration camps were made and jews were brought there to basically be murdered (shot, killed with gases and poisons, and other sick ways).
500
Who made the decision to surrender after the Soviet Union declared war with Japan and the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on them?
Emperor Hirohito
500
What countries were appeasing Germany in the Munich Pact, and what was the outcome?
Britain and France were trying to preserve "peace for our time" with Germany, but it only lasted for about 11 months.
500
What was the Lend- Lease Act?
It was an act that allowed Roosevelt to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise disposeof, to any such government any defense article."
500
What island did the US take over at the cost of 50,000 casualties, and what was this an example of?
They took over Iwo Jima and this was an example of island-hopping.
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