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| The war from 1939-1945 when nations fought around the world to stop the spread of totalitarianism. |
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Militarism
Imperialism
nationalism
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appeasement |
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| blitzkrieg- what, objective, weapons |
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What- new type of warfare by Germans
Objective- quick knock out "Lightning War"
Weapons- Panzers (Ger tanks) Studkas (Ger dive bombers) |
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| Theaters of War- What and where |
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What- area of land where fighting took place
Where- Europe, North Africa, Asia, isl of Pacific |
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| Immediate Cause: Germany invades Poland |
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| Britain and France declare war on Germany -Official beginning of WW2 |
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| Operation 2; code name for jap surprise attack on pearl harbor |
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Ger invading Poland
Sept 1, 1939 |
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| France line of fortifications |
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Have not- unfair share of NR
Nations- Tokyo Rome Berlin (Tokyo romed Berlin) |
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| Puppet gov't set up by Nazis |
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| 4 Places Hitler is Appeased |
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1st act to rearm Ger
Sends troops into Rhineland
Annexes Austria
Given Sudetenland at Munich Conference |
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| Prime minister of Britain |
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| Specialized desert warfare |
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| Specially trained desert fighter |
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| code name for Ger invasion of Sov union |
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| Code for Ger attack on Britain |
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Air war
Ger (Luftwaffe) vs Brit (RAF)
Strategy: bomb Brit factories, air fields, and harbors |
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Naval battle
Ger U-boats vs Convoy contraband |
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| Group of U-Boats hunting convoys |
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| In command of submarine warfare |
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| "Desert Fox" (Specialized desert warfare) |
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| Hitler began to bomb cities. Why? Faster |
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Naval battle
Japan vs U.S.
1st great battle of aircraft carriers
1st jap loss in pacific
Ends jap threat to invade Australia |
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Japan vs U.S.
Greatest air sea battle
Ends jap threat to invade Hawaii
Turning point for japan in pacific |
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Operation Overlord- Allied invasion of France (Normandy)
Greatest amphibious attack in history
Historical term- D-day
Landing sites- Gold, Juna, Sword, Omaha, and Utah |
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| Landing sites of D-day (5) |
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| Gold Juna Sword Omaha Utah |
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| Op name for greatest amphibious attack in history |
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| code name for Allied invasion of France (Normandy) |
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Britain- Churchill
U.S.-Roosevelt
Sov. Union- Stalin |
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| Unmanned remote control aircraft |
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Ger Wehrmacht vs soviet red army
Turning point for Ger in Russia |
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| Puppet gov't set up by Nazis |
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| Op Centerboard-code to drop a-bomb on Hiroshima |
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Est United Nations
Divide and occupy Germany
$ to help Europe recover |
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| Last attempt by Ger to win war- Ger vs Allies |
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| Attempted to assassinate Hitler |
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