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Wars
German Words
You Should Know!
100
What government policies helped American industry to produce large quantities of war materials?
cost-plus program
100
What year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
1941
100
This was a surprise attack on a navy military base
Pearl Harbor
100
the Hebrew term for Holocaust
Shoah
100
Explain the "Miracle of Dunkirk."
when 338,000 British and French troops had been saved
200
What does W.P.B. stand for?
War Production Board
200
When did the weary defenders of the Bataan Peninsula finally surrender? (Month, day, & year)
April 9, 1942
200
Where did the Bataan death march take place?
Philippines
200
the night of broken glass
Kristallnacht
200
What were new technologies used in World War II?
radar, sonar, depth charges
300
What does P.O.W. stand for?
Prisoners of War
300
What year did the Battle of Midway take place?
1942
300
This battle was the turning point for war in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
300
government secret police
Gestapo
300
All African American pursuit squandron
The Tuskegee Airman
400
What does periphery mean?
edges
400
What year was Tokyo bombed?
1942
400
This was a turning point for the European War
Battle of Stalingrad
400
known as the lightening war
Blitzkrieg
400
Give 3 roles that women played during World War II.
nurses, clerical, and help build war material
500
Describe the convoy system.
System in which ships traveled in groups escorted by navy warships
500
When did the Battle of Stalingrad end? (month and year)
February 1943
500
This war was known as the German attack on England
Battle of Britain
500
this term means unification
Anchluss
500
Name the commander of the United States Navy in the Pacific.
Chester Nimitz