social studies 14.4

list five territories seized by Japan following their attack on pearl harbor:

Guam, Singapore, The wake islands, Hong Kong, the Philippines

why was the American victory over Japan at the battle of Midway significant

it destroyed much of the Japanese nay; specifically four aircraft carriers, and prevented Japan from attacking hawaii

in 1943, allied forces defeated German forces in _____________ and then captured the island of __________ before marching up the __________________ peninsula and eventually freeing the capital of _________ and hanging the dictator___________

north america; Sicily; Italian; Rome; Mussolini

how many soldiers did the Soviet union lose repelling German forces in eastern Europe?

9 million

what did stalin urge Britain and America to do to help their cause?

attaked france

what major operation began on June 6, 1944? where did it take place and who were the combatants?

operation overlord; which began the d-day invasion of France. british and American and Canadian troops landed in normandy to attack the germans

what was the battle of the bulge and how did the allied forces respond?

German forces broke through allied lines and marched towards Paris. we initiated a bombing campaign against German refineries- petroleum into gas, and plastic

describe the vents leading up to hitler’s death and the surrender of Germany on may 8, 1945

american forces closed in from the west, Soviet forces closed in from the east. Hitler committed suicide when the Soviet forces entered Berlin.

what was island hopping and why was it extremely deadly for American forces?

american forces attacked some Japanese islands, skipping over others, moving closer to the Japanese homeland it was deadly because each island had to be liberated with heavy casualties

the Pacific war turned in the Americans favor with the defeat of Japan in what three location?

Philippines, Iwo jima, Okinawa

what were kamikazes

desperate Japanese pilots crashed their planes loaded with explosives into allied ships

what ended the war with Japan and how did president Truman justify his decision

Truman dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. Truman said it would save American and Japanese lives

how did Harry s Truman become president?

he was vice president when Roosevelt died