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Battles
Atomic Bomb
Pot Luck
100
Giving in to an aggressor to avoid war at all costs
What is appeasement
100
Leader of the French government in exile
Who is Charles de Gaulle
100
Japanese navy was not able to control the water around Australia because of this battle.
What is Battle of the Coral Sea
100
Name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
What is Enola Gay
100
This was formed after WWI to promote international cooperation, maintain peace by settling disputes and reduce weapons build-up
What is League of Nations
200
military landing by combining naval and land forces
What is amphibious
200
Supreme Commander of the Allied invasion of D-Day
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
200
This battle removed the immediate Japanese threat to Hawaii.
What is Battle of Midway
200
Codename for a project conducted during World War II to develop the first atomic bomb.
What is Manhattan Project
200
Passed by the US Congress. It prohibited loans and arms sales to warring nations
What is Neutrality Acts
300
war tactic used by United States against Japan to take islands individually
What is island hopping
300
German leader responsible for commanding forces at the Atlantic Wall
Who is Erwin Rommel
300
This was the final push by the Germans to stop Allied advancement towards Germany. They failed.
What is Battle of the Bulge
300
Meeting held where Allies warned Japanese to surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction”
What is Potsdam Conference
300
December 7, 1941 "a date which will live in infamy". This event brought the US into World War II
What is Pearl Harbor
400
spread of a belief or doctrine reflecting views and interests
What is propaganda
400
Father of the Atomic Bomb
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer
400
Last Japanese island defeated by Americans. 80,000 civilians died in this battle. Many from suicide.
What is Battle of Okinawa
400
US President who made the final decision to use the atomic bomb
Who is President Truman
400
1. Great Britain was the biggest supply depot for Allies in Europe. 2. Germans expected Allies to invade Calais. 3. France member of Allied Powers. Liberating France would send a strong message to Germans.
What are the three reasons why Normandy, France was invaded on D-Day.
500
German-built fortifications along the Atlantic coast of Europe during WWII
What is Atlantic Wall
500
Supreme commander of US Pacific Fleet
Who is Chester Nimitz
500
Codenamed OPERATION OVERLORD. The invasion/liberation of Europe started!!
What is D-Day. Invasion of Normandy
500
One reason why the United States decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan.
What is 1. Japan would never surrender 2. Money 3. Revenge for Pearl Harbor and treatment of American POW’s 4. United States wanted to intimidate Soviet Union
500
Held in Munich Germany 1937. Exhibits were put on display characterizing Jews and their “flaws” – not perfect
What is Eternal Jew Exhibition