Ww2 test review flashcards

ww2

When did ww2 start and end?

1939-1945

How long did the battle of the Atlantic last?

Until the end of the war (1939-1945)

What was the battle of the Atlantic?

A battle throughout ww2 where who’ll control the Atlantic sea between the allies or axis power. It was a nightmare for Britain.

Which type of people got killed the most during the holocaust?

Jews, 6 mill of them

What was Germany’s focus on the battle of the Atlantic?

To disrupt and starve Britain and its supply lines

How did Hitler try to take over Britain in the battle of Britain but still failed?

By air attacks using the Luftwaffe

What was Hitler’s worst battle ever?

Stalingrad

What was Hitler’s biggest mistake in ww2?

operation Barbarossa (invading USSR)

Why was the Dieppe battle a fail?

Allies thought France was lightly guarded but well guarded by Germans

What are 4 of the Stages of Isolation?

stripping rights, segregation, concentration, extermination

What happened when allies failed Dieppe?

Germany was controlling France

What was Japan’s plan attacks for battleship row?

Submarines then by air

What was Dunkirk?

Battle between Allies and Germans where Germans was pushing allies towards ocean Belgium. Allies then failed.

What was the Homefront? Hint: it wasn’t a battle

When people was working to support the war and the soldiers of the Allies

what does BRAT stand for?

Blame, resparations, army, territory

What does RAMASCAP stand for?

Rhineland, Austria, Munich conference, Appeasement, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, Agreement with soviets, Poland.

How long did Germany and USSR agree not to attack each other but didn’t work out so well?

10 years

In Homefront, what did civilians needed to do for the soldiers?

Produce lots of munitions and weapons, ration enough resources

What battle was the start of downfall of Hitler?

D-Day

When was the attack on pearl harbor?

1941

What year was the battle of Ortona?

1943

Who led the Germans in battle of Stalingrad then surrendered later?

General Paulus

What was pearl harbour?

When Japan attacked USA and destroyed battleship row in Hawaii, in order to invade China.

True or False, Canada placed Japanese-Canadian citizens in internment camps?

true

Why was the battle of Dunkirk considered a victory to the Allies?

most of the troops were able to evacuate

How did Hitler gain control and power of Germany?

He banned strikes and unions, imposed censorship, and made youth groups to teach about Nazi beliefs

T or F, Stalin was married 2 times?

true

Hitler’s father was abusive to him? T or F

true

Kristallnacht translates to the 'Night of Broken ...

Glass

What did Hitler do before he became the famous Chancellor of Germany?

He was homeless, painted postcards for tourists, and spyed on communists.

What was the battle of midway?

It was revenge for pearl harbour. America bombed Japan at midway and most of Japanese navy lost.

Who liberated the liberation of the Netherlands?

Canadians and they moved Germans out of the Netherlands