Vocabulary
The destruction of property by enemy agents in a time of war
What is Sabotage (p.137)
The changed tactics of Britain’s Royal Air Force and then the US Army helped crumble the German Afrika Korps under this German leader
Who was Field Marshal Erwin Rommell (p.145)
Though gravely injured and on fire, he was able to toss a burning bomb canister out of his aircraft.
Who was Henry E. Erwin (p.136)
A unit with two or more elements
What is a Flight (p.143)
Germany, Italy and Japan in WWII
Who were the Axis Powers (p.138)
Soldiers armed and trained to fight on foot.
What is Infantry (p.141)
Making ground and air commanders equal, using centralized control, establishing Air Superiority before committing ground troops
What are three major features of close air support? (p.146)
He served in every theater during World War II and as the first chief of staff for the new US Air Force
Who was Carl Spaatz (p.140)
A large geographic area in which military operations are coordinated
What is a Theater (p.140)
Britain, France, the United States the Soviet Union and China in World War II
Who were the Allies (p.138)
The mass murder of some six million Jews, mostly in death camps
What was the Holocaust (p.138)
Germany only had short & medium range bombers, poor planning by Germany, British resolve & British RADAR
What were four factors that led to German defeat in the Battle of Britain? (p.155)
He signed the order to end racial segregation in the armed forces.
Who was Harry S. Truman 9p.147)
Invasion, conquest and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces
What is Occupation (p. 141)
By foot
How the Army and Navy thought any assault on Pearl Harbor would happen (p.137)
Military persons lost through death, wounds, injury, imprisonment or missing in action
What is a Casualty (p.137)
Protect Allied supply routes, bomb the German war industry, destroy German roads, bridges and communication lines
What were the three parts of the Allies’ strategy between 1942 and 1945? (p. 156)
Orville Wright taught him to fly, and he served in both world wars.
Who was henry Arnold (p.142)
An air force unit consisting of two or more flights
What is a Squadron (p.143)
The National Socialist Party of Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, won the elections of 1933 in this country
What is Germany (p.138)
The German Air Force
What is The Luftwaffe (p. 141)
What were four key events of World War II in which air power played a strategic role? (p.141)
He put close air support into practice.
Who was Pete Quesada
A nation that does not enter alliances with other countries
What is Isolationist (p.141)
Led by Dictator Benito Mussolini, this nation took over Ethiopia in Africa. His party, the fascists, held views like those of the Nazis.
What is Italy (p.139)