Start of War in Europe
Britain & France let Hitler have this place as his last territorial demand at the Munich Conference
What is the Sudetenland?
Germany used this new piece of naval technology to threaten the British at sea
What are U-boats/ German submarines?
Japan wanted to destroy this American asset before they inevitably declared war/ joined the Allies
What is U.S.'s naval fleet?
Japan might have been having a lot of success in 1942 when the U.S. started battling them, but they'd been harming the people of this other country for a long time...
What is China/ the Chinese?
The Russian Red Army led the USSR to victory at this battle soon after Germany lost them as an ally. The turning point for war in EASTERN Europe.
What is Battle of Stalingrad?
Hitler broke a promise invading and taking over this eastern Europe country in 1939
What is Czechoslovakia?
Britian's airforce
What is the RAF/ Royal Air Force?
Pearl Harbor is literally one of these things in Hawaii
What is a naval base?
MacArthur and Nimitz used this strategy in the Pacific to lead the Americans
What is island hopping?
In April 1945, the Soviets attack the capital of Germany at this battle
What is the Battle of Berlin?
When Germany invades this place in 1939, the war officially starts
What is Poland?
Germany's airforce
What is the Luftwaffe?
What is the Philippines?
Japan invaded the Hawaiian Islands at THIS BATTLE, but the Americans completely destroyed their forces, ending further expansion
What is the Battle of Midway?
This person commits suicide (thank goodness!) to avoid getting captured by the Soviets
Who is Adolf Hitler?
These TWO nations declare war on Germany because it refuses to withdraw troops
Britain and France
The German word for "lighting war" against Britain, especially London
What is the London blitz/ blitzkrieg?
One the day of Peal Harbor, the Japanese declared war on the U.S., but ALSO this other nation
What is Great Britain?
Suicide planes the Japanese used against the U.S. in the Pacific
What are kamikaze?
Because this country surrenders to the Soviets in May of 1945, Japan is left as the Allies final concern
What is Germany?
This term can describe Germany's relationship with the USSR at the start of the war; not a true alliance...
It was supposed to last 10 years, but only lasted a couple...
What is non-aggressive?
Germans thought that because this country fell to them, it'd force an early surrender from Britian (it did not)
What is France/ Paris?
Since they're allied with Japan, these two nations declared war on the U.S. on December 11, 1941
Who are Germany and Italy?
This battle was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater. A win for the U.S., but the Marines suffered heavy casualties
What is the Battle of Okinawa?
During this "Big Three" conference, the Soviets commit to helping the Allies fight against Japan. (Hint: at TEHRAN, they only said they'd help against Japan if the Allies defeated Germany first.)
What is Yalta?