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$200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1000$1000$1000$1000$1000$1000 This battle took th place on June 6 1944 and was important because it established the second front in Europe. What is Operation Overlord aka D-Day? This Battle was the German Armies last ditch effort to drive the allies back into the Atlantic ocean and was called such do to the shape it made in the allied lines. What is the Battle of the Bulge? This Battle lasted over one year and broke the back of the German army in Russia, while at the same time it nearly destroyed Russia. What is the Battle of Stalingrad? This is the name that was given to the bombing campaign carried out by the Germans for more than a year on our Island Ally in Europe. What is the Battle of Britain or the London Blitz? The fighting in this German city at the close of the war saw the German army put women, children, and old men on the front lines to stop the advancing allies, it also saw many German officers disobey orders and make tactical “mistakes” to try to let the Americans get there first over the Russians. What is Berlin? This Pacific battle was important due to the airfields on this island that would allow us to attack Japan. It also helped to reinforce our decision to use the Atomic bomb due to the Japanese refusal to surrender. Just over 200 out of 20,000 Japanese soldiers on the island surrendered. What is the Battle of Iwo Jima. The people of these Islands led a fierce resistance to the Japanese while awaiting the return of the American Army. What are the Philippines? The capture of this Island put the US finally within long range bombing of the Japanese main Islands. It is also famous for the Japanese use of suicide tactics and of the civilians killing themselves. What is Okinawa? This battle while less than 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor is recognized as the turning point of the Battle against the Japanese. Following the loss of their Aircraft Carriers the Japanese will be very limited in their options. What is the Battle of Midway? This Battle is interesting in that it was the first naval battle in history where the two sides never saw each other, it also will signal the death of the Battle Ship. It also stopped the Japanese offensive towards New Guinea and Australia. Who is the Battle of the Coral Sea? Many people recognize Hitler’s breaking of this pact as one of the worst mistakes that he made during the war. What are breaking the Nonaggression Pact with Russia, not destroying the allied army at Dunkirk, continuing to attack Britain and trying to build an amphibious assault, attacking the Balkans, insisting that the trains to the Concentration camps take precedent over trains carrying military supplies, declaring war on the US when the Japanese did? Military Historians are still boggled as to why Hitler did not wipe out wipe out Allied resistance in Europe during the max exodus from this small town. What is the Battle of Dunkirk? Mistakes with the Radar, Sunday morning, an expected flight of B-17’s. What are reasons that the Japanese were successful at Pearl Harbor? The Japanese surprise attack on this American Naval base was not considered a full success for these reasons. What are did not get the oil supplies, repair facilities, or the Aircraft Carriers? This plan of action cost the German army money, supplies, resources, and men in an attempt to attain what military historians recognize as the unattainable. What is Operation Sea Lion or the invasion of Great Britain? Japanese chemical and biological warfare unit that was active in China. This group carried out many different types of experiments such as live dissection, testing of weapons on live targets, studying the effects of freezing and burning on the body, blood loss, removal and reattachment of limbs. The results of these tests and activities are between 200 and 600,000 people dead. What is Unit 731? Vichy French, Desert environment, control of the Suez Canal and Mediterranean Sea, Patton, Rommel, etc.. What is Operation Torch the Invasion of North Africa? Brilliant Military Tactician, North Africa and Fortress Europe, Respected by leaders on both sides of the war, Implicated in Assassination attempt on Hitler, Suicide. Who is Erwin Rommel? The Soft Underbelly of Europe, actually some of the fiercest fighting of the European war, it will actually take longer than getting to Berlin from France. What is Operation Avalanche or the Invasion of Italy? What is to symbolize Germany’s Victories both overt and covert as well show Dr. Seuss’ impression of their situation with Russia? “I came through and I shall Return”. Who General Douglas MacArthur speaking to the people of the Philippines? “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 is a day that will live in infamy…” Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressing the American Public following the attacks on Pearl Harbor? “We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender...” Who is Sir Winston Churchill PM of Great Britain during WWII, during the summer of 1940 when all of the rest of Europe had fallen and people of his country were talking concessions he said no surrender? “If they knew, we thought, surely those leaders would have moved heaven and earth to intervene. They would have spoken out with great outrage and conviction. They would have bombed the railways leading to Birkenau, just the railways, just once...” Who is Author and Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel giving a speech at the white house on April 12, 1999? In this speech he damns the inaction of the Allies in response to the holocaust. I was a winner of time Magazines Man of the Year in 1938. Who is Adolph Hitler even after Krystal naught and snubbing Jesse Owens in 1936? This ship was sank 4 days after delivering parts for the atomic bomb to Tainan, one of the worst tragedies of the war for the US only 300 of the 1200 sailors survived the 3 days in the water. What is the USS Indianapolis? August 6th 1945, 1st City ever attacked by the Atomic Bomb. The Bomb was dropped by Colonel Paul Tibbets from his Plane the Enola Gay a modified B-29 Bomber.. The blast killed an estimated 70,000 people instantly with another 70,000 injured. Over the next few months the death toll rose with estimates today of as high as 160,000. The blast did not result in the Japanese immediate surrender. . What is Hiroshima? August 9, 1945, 2nd and last city to date to be attacked by the atomic bomb. This time it was a fatman bomb, dropped by Captain Frederick Bock from his B-29 bomber, the Bockscar. Immediate fatalities 40-75,000 total death toll from the bomb are estimated to be as high as 80,000. What is Nagasaki? December 1, 1943 The First meeting of the Big Three. D-Day would be launched during May 1944, in conjunction with an operation against southern France, Three Powers should from then on keep in close touch with each other, A United Nations Organization was tentatively agreed to, The Soviet Union agreed to wage war against Japan once Germany was defeated. What is the Tehran Conference? Results of this conference were very similar to Tehran but power is shifting from the US to USSR. What is the Yalta Conference? $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1200 $1200 $1200 $1200 $1200 $1200 $1600 $1600 $1600 $1600 $1600 $1600 $2000 $2000 $2000 $2000 $2000 $2000 Term used by the US for its war on the civilian populations of the Axis powers as an effort to force them to capitulate. What is Total War? Dresden and Tokyo What are two cities firebombed by the allies out of nearly 100? This weapon resulted in more axis civilian deaths than any other weapon combined. What is Napalm used in the “Tokyo” Fire Bombings and on German cities such as Dresden? The Final Solution. What is the German Plan to exterminate the Jewish Race in Europe? The actions taken by the Japanese army over approximately three months resulted an estimated 20,000 women raped and over 300,000 dead. What is the Rape of Nanking? The first war crimes trial in World History. What are the Nuremburg Trials? This took place May 8th, 1945 just about three weeks after Hitler killed himself. What is VE Day or Victory in Europe? This took place on th August 15 1945 and signaled the official end of the Second World War. What is VJ Day or Victory over Japan? This Organization was formed on October 24, 1945 to hopefully prevent future wars, and this time the US joined. What is the UN or United Nations? Three impacts of the war on the future. What are the Cold War, Nuclear Arms Race, Space Race, Creation of Israel, etc.. This aircraft was important because it had the range to allow us to hit the Japanese home Islands with Bombs. What is the B29 Super Fortress? This Armored Vehicle was both one of the best and worst weapons of the war in that its symbol design allowed it to be mass produced for a numerical superiority on the battle field, yet design flaws such as a small main gun, thin armor, and location of its fuel cells made it a death trap for its crews when faced with superior weapons in the field. What is the Sherman Tank? This “weapon” was a sign of the desperation of the Japanese military in the closing years of the war. What are Kamikaze? This weapon signaled the end of the Battleship and the destruction of these at Pearl would have given the Japanese a chance at victory in the Pacific. What are Aircraft Carriers? It will later lead to the first satellites in space, the first man on the Moon, modern cruise missiles, etc.. What is the German V Rocket Program? German, Jewish, Physicist who fled his homeland and moved to the US. Who is Albert Einstein? Plane, name of Bomb, and target of the first use of the Atomic bomb in anger in History. What is Enola Gay, Fat Man, and Hiroshima? Plane, name of bomb, and target of the second and last use of the Atomic Bomb in anger in History. What is the Boxcar, Little Boy, and Nagasaki? The name of the secret US project to construct the Atomic bomb and the President who authorized its use. What is the Manhattan Project and Harry S. Truman? The relationship that the formula E=MC2 shows. What is Energy equals Mass times a constant squared? African American soldiers campaign to rid the world of racism both at home and abroad. What is the Double V campaign? Who is Rosie the Riveter? A group of African American pilots who gained world renown for their skill and bravery as combat pilots during the war. Who are the Tuskegee Airmen? The Native American Tribe whose members were recruited to speak an unbreakable code during the War in the Pacific. Who are the Navajo? This ship was an racial experiment carried out by the Navy as a result of the urgings of Eleanor Roosevelt in which Black American’s were given all of the postings on the ship to see if they could do it. What is the USS Mason, prior to this AA only had minor roles? The importance of Komatsu v. the US. What is it made internment camps constitutional? The reason why the US wanted its citizens to turn in their left over oils and fats and conserve their use of these materials. hint- Fight Club) What are their use as explosive components? Project by the US military to Mislead the German’s as to the location of their invasion of Europe. Complete with two fake invasion forces and the British feeding the Germans fake intelligence. It held their response for nearly 6 weeks. What is Operation Fortitude? The date that Hitler unconditionally surrendered to the Allies. What is never, he committed suicide before the German surrender? Brief description of one of the following, Success and Failures of D-Day, the Final Solution, The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, etc. What is possible essays for the test? WWII Movies Questions and Answers will vary each period.