Things about the allies
What was the Phony war?
When Britian and France stood by while Poland was being attacked.
What is Luftwaffe?
German Airforce.
How many people died during WW2?
Around 75 million.
How did Erwin Rommel get the nickname 'Desert Fox'?
for being very crafty on missions.
What was the result of the Battle of Kursk?
Soviets had slowly pushed back the Germans after the Battle at Stalingrad.
By the end of June, how many allied troops were in Europe?
Near the end of June, about a million troops had accumulated in France.
What was Blitz?
British capital.
When did WW2 start?
September 1st, 1939 to September 2nd 1945.
Identify Hitler's strategic error during his attack on the Soviet Union.
He was busy with other war activities and ended up having to fight in the dead of winter.
When did the war with Germany officially end?
May 7, 1945.
What was the significance of Arromanches to the war effort?
This artificial port allowed the disembarkation of 9,000 tons of material per day.
What was the plan to take over the Soviet Union called?
Operation Barbarossa.
By February 1945 the Soviets occupied which huge chunk of land?
Soviet troops reached Budapest and drove the German forces out in February of 1945.
What was Operation Barbarossa? Was it successful?
Operation Barbarossa was the plan to invade the Soviet Union. Cancelled due to bad weather.
Identify the first major victory for the allies in the Pacific theatre?
The Battle of Midway was a clear victory for the Allies.
When did the Americans liberate Paris?
August 19, 1944.
The liberation by the allies of the Philippines allowed for which major effort?
Superiority in air and sea combat enabled the Allies to move onto Japan itself.
What was the British capital at the time?
Blitz.
What happened to many Germans who didn't meet the standards of what was thought to be 'perfection'.
Millions of Germans were imprisoned and killed.
When did the war with Japan officially end?
September 2, 1945.
As the allies closed in on Berlin what did they discover?
concentration camps.
Identify the major events that occurred on August 6 and 9, 1945?
August 6, 1945 due their refusal to give into the US's ultimatum, the B-29 American bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Three days later, America dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, after Japanese leaders failed to respond to the first bombing.
How many people were killed in concentration camps?
at least 11,000,000 people were exterminated by the Nazis.
What was the name of the German Airforce?
Luftwaffe.
Who is know as 'Desert Fox'?
Erwin Rommel.