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What was the main event the attack on Pearl Harbor caused
US entered the war
why did Truman authorize the atomic bomb to be dropped? What was the result of this?
to save 500,000 troops' lives, he thought that continuing the war would kill too many U.S. troops Japan surrendered
What did the second front allow the allies to do?
attack Germany from the east and West at the same time
What area did Hitler demand to be given? Why?
Czechoslovakia, specifically the Sudetenland, the natural resources that were available
Explain the island-hopping campaign?
going from island to island in order to get close enough to Japan's mainland to take over
what nations did Hitler annex and why?
Austria and Anschluss
Explain the European economy after WW1
devastated
Explain the anti-Comintern
anti-communism
What did Japan do to address labor shortages?
brought in workers from China and Korea
Why was Iwo Jima so important?
It was close enough to Japan, and it had an airstrip long enough to drop the atomic bomb from
explain the battle of Stalingrad
stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the allies also killed Germany's entire 6th army
How did Germany address labor shortages?
using citizens from conquered countries
what happened to Germany after they surrendered? What were the conditions of the surrender?
the Nuremberg trials, they had to surrender unconditionally and agree to sanction
what paved the way for WW2? What was the direct result at the end of WW2?
Isolationism, US millions died
What did Stalin implement due to his fear of capitalist expansion?
widespread socialism
explain the Battle of Britain
The significant turning point of World War One, the Battle of Britain, ended when Germany's Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force despite months of targeting Britain's Air bases, military posts, and its population
What countries did Hitler occupy without opposition?
Austria and Czechoslovakia
Why did Hitler not increase armament production during the beginning of the war?
He was trying to build morale among his followers
What areas did Japan seize? Why?
Manchuria, they wanted the resources and to be closer to USSR, blamed a railroad explosion on them
What did Hitler believe in regard to the enforcement of the Treaty of Versailles?
he felt it was too harsh and that Germany would no longer follow it
Why did Germany attack the Soviet Union?
They thought that Great Britain would surrender if they took over the Soviet Union
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