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US HISTORY US HISTORY CH 15 Review WWIICH 15 Review WWII
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• 1. Racism discrimination based on prejudice or ethnicity
• 2. Blitzkrieg- lightning war- use of tanks and air power
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• 3. Prejudice- an adverse opinion formed without just grounds or sufficient knowledge
• 4. Appeasement- policy of giving in to demands of nations to prevent war
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• 5. Isolationism- foreign policy that said stay out of the affairs of foreign nations
• 6 Ethnic relating to a large group of people classified according to common race or national origin
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• 7. Atlantic charter- agreement between US , Britain and 15 other nations for protection that would lead to the United nations
• 8. Kristallnacht- night of the broken glass or the beginning of the holocaust
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• 9. Operation overlord- Code name for the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944
• 10.Auschwitz, Buchenwald-Concentration and death camps in Poland
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• 11. Mobilization-Preparation for War
• 12. Genocide- Elimination of a race
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namesnames
• Adolph Hitler- Nazi leader of Germany
• Benito Mussolini- Led Fascist government of Italy
• Admiral Yamamoto- Developed plan of attack against the US including attack of Pearl Harbor
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• Winston Churchill- British Prime Minister
• Franklin Roosevelt- President of US during WWII
• Joseph Stalin- Leader of Russia• Charles DeGaulle- leader of French
forces
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• Dwight Eisenhower- Commander of allied forces in charge of D-Day invasion
• J.Robert Oppenheimer- in charge of developing the Atomic bomb in the Manhatten project
• General George Patton- Led American forces in Africa and later in Europe, known for his no nonsense style
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Places and BattlesPlaces and Battles
• Dunkirk- miracle evacuation of Europe by
French and British forces after being trapped by Germans, saved over 300,000 men
• Normandy- site of D-Day invasion • Coral Sea and Midway- US ambushes
Japanese prevents Japan from cutting off supplies to Australia and begins island hopping their way to Japan
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• Stalingrad- turning point of war in Europe as Germany is stopped from further movement east
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki- On August 6, 8, 1945 Atomic bombs dropped on these two cities to bring war with Japan to a close
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Dates Dates
• November 9, 1938- Kristalnacht or night of the broken glass begins the Holocaust
• December 7, 1941- Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
• June 6, 1944- D-Day invasion• August 6, 1945- US plane Enola Gay
piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets drops Atomic bomb on Hiroshima,
• August 9,1945 – War Ends in Japan Official date August 15th
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Short answer essayShort answer essay
1. Why did the US use the Atomic bomb when it was apparent that we would defeat Japan without it?
• Although the US would probably defeat Japan an invasion of Japan would require a period of direct combat that would lead a large number of US casualties. It was believed that dropping the bomb would save up to 1,000,000 lives
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• 2. What was the Holocaust and why did Hitler single out the Jews for destruction?
• The elimination of 6,000,000 Jews by Hitler as a scapegoat for the problems of Germany.
Ex. death camps Describe