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World War 2 – Terminology Matching
Pre-War
__8__ Occupation of the Rhineland
1.
__5__ Anchluss
2.
__4__ re-armament
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___2_ Sudetenland
___1_ Neville Chamberlain
___7_ Manchurian Incident
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__10__ Munich Pact
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__9__ Treaty of Versailles
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__12__ Nazi-Soviet Pact
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__11__ Axis Powers
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__6__ isolationism
__13__Third Reich
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12.
_14_not on test__Kristallnacht
_3___ Polish Guarantee
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14.
Famously said, we shall have “Peace for our Time” following his
arrangement with Hitler in 1938.
Region of Czechoslovakia with a large German population that is annexed
by Hitler in 1938.
After being fooled by Hitler in Czechoslovakia, the French and British
promised to not allow any further acts of aggression by Nazi Germany
First step in Hitler’s plan to destroy the Treaty of Versailles
Term referring to the Nazi takeover of Austria
Policy of the United State prior to World War 2 to stay out of European
affairs
Failure of the League of Nations to act over this situation led to its
downfall. Japan created situation that allowed them to invade China.
If the French or British had stood up with force against Hitler during this
early act of aggression, Hitler likely would have backed down
Blamed Germany for WW1 and placed restrictions on its ability to rebuild
following the war
Agreement reached to give Hitler the German speaking region of
Czechoslovakia in order to maintain peace in Europe in 1938
Term referring to the German, Italians and Japanese in World War 2
Arrangement between Hitler and Stalin that was to prevent Hitler from
entering in to a 2 front war in 1939. It allowed Germany and ‘Russia’ to
split Poland between them
Hitler’s term for his ‘1000 year’ German Empire that he was creating
Organized violence against Jewish shopowners and synagogues in October
of 1938.
Beginning of the War
__8__ Blitzkrieg
__4__ Sitzkrieg
1.
2.
__14 not on test_ Battle of the
Atlantic
_15___ Battle of Britain
3.
_13___ Luftwaffe
__3__ Maginot Line
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6.
__1__ Panzer
7.
__11__ Dunkirk
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__7__ Vichy France
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__12__ RAF
10.
___9_ Operation Sealion
11.
__6__ Winston Churchill
12.
_10 not on test___wolf packs
__5 not on test__ Messerschmitt
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14.
__2 not on test__ The Atlantic Gap
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4.
German term referring to tank divisions.
Region where Allied convoys could not be protected from the air by
Allied planes
Vast system of concrete bunkers built by the French after WW1 to prevent
a German invasion along their shared border
Another term for the “phoney war” of late 1939 and 1940 where war had
been declared but did not actively fight
The very fast planes used by the German air force in the Battle of Britain
Famous prime minister of England during most of World War 2. Gave
inspirational speeches to motivate the British to preserve against German
attacks in 1940
Area of France that was not occupied by the Germans in WW2 and
remained somewhat independent as its leaders cooperated with the Nazi
troops
War tactic that combined air and ground attack with an emphasized the
use of speed
Code name for the German planned invasion of England that was never
carried out
Term for the groups of U-boats that would go out and hunt Allied
convoys
Also called Operation Dynamo, this evacuation saved over 330,000 Allied
soldiers from being captured by German at the start of the war
The air force of Britain made up of pilots from more than 10 nations;
many of them trained in Saskatchewan during WW2
Name of the German air force
German U-boats tried to prevent American merchant ships from reaching
England
Fought entirely by the RAF and German air forces, this conflict nearly
knocked the British out of the war, but in the end, the RAF was able to
hold off the German attack
The War in Europe
___3_ Battle of Kursk
1.
_10___ Normandy
2.
__8__Erwin Rommell
3.
_13___El Alamein
__9__Battle of Stalingrad
__12__Leningrad
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5.
6.
_7___Moscow
7.
_19___von Paulus
8.
__11__ Montgomery
9.
_16___ Operation Barbarossa
_14___ Battle of the Bulge
____ Juno Beach
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11.
12.
__1__ Operation Overlord
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_20___ Nuremburg Trials
14.
__2__ Final Solution
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__4__ Operation Torch
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_17___ Potsdam Conference
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__21__ Yalta Conference
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___6_ Spheres of Influence
__18__Enigma
__15__ Teheran Conference
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21.
Code name for the re-taking of mainland Europe (d-day and onward into
France) by the Allied troops
Secretive term used by the Germans about their decision of how to eliminate
the Jewish population from Europe.
Largest tank battle in history. Although both sides suffered huge losses, it was
a victory for the Russians as the Germans could no longer keep their men
supplied with the weapons they needed to continue the fight.
Name of the British-American invasion of North Africa in 1942
Location taken during the D-Day invasions by Canadian forces
The idea of having different regions being influenced by different ideologies
after world war 2 (democratic vs communist) The idea was that each side
would not interfere in the others regions.
Soviet city that was the target of the middle division of Nazi soldiers. They
outran their supply line and could not take the city before winter set in in
1941-42.
Also known as the Desert Fox, this German general was eventually defeated
in Northern Africa.
Violent street to street fighting took place over an industrial city along the
Volga River. The Germans lost as many as 1.5 million men were killed,
injured or taken prisoner. This battle was the beginning of the end of Hitler’s
Russian campaign.
Region of France that was selected for the D-Day invasions
British commander
Soviet city that remained under siege for over 30 months. As many as one
million citizens died from freezing or starvation.
Battle where the British are able to take back control in Northern Africa by
driving the Germans back into Tunsia and caused the Germans in Africa to
lose most of their tanks.
The final German offensive of the war, tried to break through at the Ardennes
with the goal of splitting the British and American lines in half and taking the
town of Antwerp. Germany suffered 100,000 casualties, and lost 600 tanks
and 1600 aircraft. From this point on the Germans are retreating.
First major meeting of the Allied leaders in 1943 to discuss post-war Europe.
The British and Americans pledge to open a 2nd front in Europe in June of
1944. Spheres of influence start to emerge.
Code name for the invasion of Russia by the Nazis in June of 1941, breaking
the Soviet-German non-aggression pact
Meeting that took place in late July and early August 1945 after Germany had
been defeat. The Allied powers began to openly disagree about a post-war
world. The Soviets would control central Europe.
Code-breaker that allowed the Allies to know many of the Germans moves
and plans.
General that surrendered his troops at the Battle of Stalingrad
Set forth the idea that `men` are responsible for their actions in war
Meeting of the big three leaders where it was agreed upon to divide Germany
and Berlin into occupation zones following the war. Stalin will also agree to
enter the war against the Japanese within 90 days of victory in Europe
The Pacific Theatre
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Battle of Midway
Admiral Yamamoto
Arizona
Battle of the Coral Sea
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Grand vision of the Japanese to remove non-Asians from the South
Pacific and use these territories to fuel the Japanese Empire
____ Iwo Jima
____ Manhattan Project
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6.
____ bushido
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____ kamikaze
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____Battle of Guadalcanal
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____Oppenheimer
____ Island Hopping
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11. Island in Manila Bay, Philippines were the US had a fortress that was
taken by the Japanese in 1942
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Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Death March
Fat Boy
Little Boy
Operation Olympic
Oil and ___________ Embargo
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Corregidor
Last major offensive of the Japanese Navy in WW2. Despite an
attempt to lure the US navy towards the Aleutian Islands, the US won
a decisive victory over the Japanese Navy.
One of the reasons that the Japanese launched their attack on Pearl
Harbor
Head of the combined Japanese forces. He was leery about attacking
the US in the Pacific
Attempt by the Japanese to take Port Moresby in Papua. Stopped
Japanese expansion in the South Pacific.