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World War 2 – Terminology Matching Pre-War __8__ Occupation of the Rhineland 1. __5__ Anchluss 2. __4__ re-armament 3. ___2_ Sudetenland ___1_ Neville Chamberlain ___7_ Manchurian Incident 4. 5. 6. __10__ Munich Pact 7. __9__ Treaty of Versailles 8. __12__ Nazi-Soviet Pact 9. __11__ Axis Powers 10. __6__ isolationism __13__Third Reich 11. 12. _14_not on test__Kristallnacht _3___ Polish Guarantee 13. 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 5. 6. __1__ Panzer 7. __11__ Dunkirk 8. __7__ Vichy France 9. __12__ RAF 10. ___9_ Operation Sealion 11. __6__ Winston Churchill 12. _10 not on test___wolf packs __5 not on test__ Messerschmitt 13. 14. __2 not on test__ The Atlantic Gap 15. 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 4. 5. 6. _7___Moscow 7. _19___von Paulus 8. __11__ Montgomery 9. _16___ Operation Barbarossa _14___ Battle of the Bulge ____ Juno Beach 10. 11. 12. __1__ Operation Overlord 13. _20___ Nuremburg Trials 14. __2__ Final Solution 15. __4__ Operation Torch 16. _17___ Potsdam Conference 17. __21__ Yalta Conference 18. ___6_ Spheres of Influence __18__Enigma __15__ Teheran Conference 19. 20. 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 ____ ____ ____ ____ Battle of Midway Admiral Yamamoto Arizona Battle of the Coral Sea 1. 2. 3. 4. 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 5. 6. ____ bushido 7. ____ kamikaze 8. ____Battle of Guadalcanal 9. ____Oppenheimer ____ Island Hopping 10. 11. Island in Manila Bay, Philippines were the US had a fortress that was taken by the Japanese in 1942 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 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.