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Diversity in WW2
100
Turning point of the war on the Eastern Front. After this victory Soviet forces began a long struggle to regain territory lost to the Germans.
Battle of Stalingrad
100
German general known as the "Desert Fox" for his shrewd tactics leading the Afrika Korps in North Africa.
Erwin Rommel
100
Code name for the day an invasion begins.
D-Day
100
Agreement signed by Roosevelt and Churchill in 1941 outlining the two nation's war aims.
Atlantic Charter
100
Unofficial name for a group of 300 Navajos trained as radio operators.
Code Talkers
200
Last ditch effort of Hitler's to defeat the Allies by a suprise attack through Belgium.
Battle of the Bulge
200
American general known as "Old Blood and Guts".
George S. Patton
200
Official name for the invasion of Normandy.
Operation Overlord
200
Date that Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin.
May 1, 1945
200
People of Japanese descent born in the United States.
Nisei
300
A battle between German U-Boats, supply convoys, and the Allied navies to keep supplies flowing to England.
Battle of the Atlantic
300
Top American general that will eventually become the Supreme Allied Commander for D-Day and the rest of the war.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
300
Name given to a region in France with a coastline in the English Channel.
Normandy
300
Date that Germany surrenders to the Allies.
May 8, 1945
300
A race people some of whom were born in the United States that were imprisoned in camps to ensure they could not help the enemy.
Japanese Americans
400
A series of battles in North Africa to finally defeat the Axis armies. First time that American forces fight in Europe.
North African Campaign
400
Prime Minister of England during England during World War 2.
Winston Churchill
400
French town at the narrowest part of the English Channel, believed by the Germans to be the place of the Allied invasion.
Calais
400
What does V-E Day stand for?
Victory in Europe
400
A group of people in the armed forces of America that were limited to support roles during most of World War 2.
African Americans
500
A series of battles starting in Sicily and continuing into Italy, eventually costing the Allies 190,00 casualties.
Invasion of Italy
500
Shrewd leader of the Soviet Union that would end the war with more territory in Communist hands.
Joseph Stalin
500
Code name for one of five beaches that suffered the most casualties on D-Day
Omaha Beach
500
Name of the meeting between Great Britain, United States, and the Soviet Union to plan for post-war Europe.
Yalta Conference
500
A group of people relegated to non combat roles in the military such as the WAVES, WASPs, and WAC's.
Women