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Medicine Advancements
Aviation and Weaponry
Strategies for War
Major Battles
U.S enters WWII
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Used to alleviate pain
What is morphine
100
A single engine aircraft, usually carried a machine gun in the front.
What is a Fighter Jet?
100
Gave militaries warnings before an enemy attack.
What is Radar?
100
Britain vs. Germany; first battle in which the Germans were stopped.
What is the Battle of Britain?
100
GermaNs attack U.S ships that carry weapon supplies to the Allies.
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
200
Synthetic drug used to fight Malaria.
What is Atabrine?
200
Used to make Japan surrender, devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What is the Atomic Bomb?
200
Attacking your enemy using surprising and overwhelming force.
What is a Blitzkrieg?
200
Proved Japan could be attacked by air.
What are Doolittle Raids?
200
Japans attack a U.S Naval bas in hawaii; U.S declares war.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
300
Safest antibacterial available; saved many lives on D-Day.
What is Penicillin?
300
Aircraft used to carry and drop bombs during war.
What is a Bomber Jet?
300
Selected islands are secured by Allied forces. Usually these islands had a strategic value which helped move the fight closer to Japan.
What is Island Hopping.
300
U.S goes from defensive to offensive; turning point of war in the Pacific.
What is the Battle of Midway?
300
American Commander in Europe.
Who is General Dwight D. Eisenhower?
400
Made blood transfussions possible and helped maintain a satisfactory blood pressure.
What is Plasma?
400
Continuous hail of bullets with a very rapid rate of fire and long range.
What is a Machine Gun?
400
Machine used to break and decipher codes.
What is Enigma?
400
Russia vs. Germany Turning point for the war in Europe; bled German army dry in Russia.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
400
American Commander in the Pacific.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
500
Treated Pneumonia, Meningitis, and other bacterial diseases. Soldiers sprinkled thisin their wounds to prevent infection.
What is Sulfanilamide?
500
Personal artillery that soldiers could carry in their pockets.
What is a Hand Grenade?
500
Giving in to dictators wishes in order to avoid war.
What is Appeasement?
500
Turning point of war in Africa. The Allied victory at El Alamein lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa.
What is the Battle of El Alamein?
500
Seven years of war from 1939 to 1945.
How long did WWII last?