WW2 (p3)

Genocide

Nazi trying to get rid of a culture, race, a creed (religion)

11th hour

Means that time is almost up for the jewish people

(Since 11 is close to 12)

Holocaust

Jews arrested by SS

• sent to concentration camps

All of the nations in the war committed to Total war, what is that?

Using all resources for war

Zoot suit riots

Mexicans who fought americans since they did not want their clothes to be dictated by others

• had baggy clothes (extra material)

During total war, should save as much as possible, even extra stuff on clothes

Internment of japanese, what does that mean

Confinement during wartime of japanese…..

In the future, what ddi internees get

Reparations (payment for damages)

As men went into army, what did women do

Worked in industrial jobs

Rosie the riveter

Women symbolism, built planes, ships, produced munitions

What fronts did allies fight on

1. North africa and italy

2. Soviet union

3. Pacific

Aircraft carriers

Ships that carried aircraftad supported take-offs and landings

Battle of the coral sea and what did they use

japan vs. allies

• ships fought even though they did not see each ither

• Used aircraft carriers that launched planess

what was midway and why did japan want it

A small US base that japan wanted to use as a route to go to hawaii

Battle of midway and result

American fleet vs. japan fleet

4 vs 4

US: one sank, one damaged

Japan: three sank

The big three and what did they agree on

• FDR

• Churchill

• Stalin

FINISH WAR IN EUROPE AND THEN GO TO ASIA

Was there mistrust between the allies

Yeah……….churchill and roosevelt sussy of stalin, stalin sussy of them too

General Eisenhower (american)

excellent in logistics and can deal with arrogant people

General patton (american)

“General blood and guts”

Very arrogant

Rivals with montgomery

General montgomery (british)

• rivsls with patton

• Very complicated plans that usually did not work

• Low view of american fighting

General rommel (german)

• “desert fox”

• Creative, crafty,

General macarther (american)

Head of american campaign

the germans were stalled in russia, what does hitler do

Aim for the south (stalingrad)

Fall blau

Another german attack on russia cause they NEED oil

El Alamein was where and result

Montgomery’ army fights rommel’s army IN NORTH AFRICA to stop rommel from advancing

• Eisenhower helps montgomery

• Rommel is trapped = SURRENDERRR

Tuskegee airmen

African american pilots that proved their race CAN fly

401st

Japanese-american infantry

Buffalo soldiers

African american soldiers army group

Recal when hitler aimed for stalingrad. What did russia do to counter thr bombings and what was the name of that operation

Operation Uranus: Encircled the german troops to trap them

What did the german troops do after they were trapped

Surrenderred………

How much of german’s army was lost

25%

When was d-day

June 6, 1944

Why was d-day considered the ‘big fake out’

Hitler was informed that the allies were going to land in kalay BUT the real attack was going to be in NORMANDYHH (in france)

Why did the allies go into normandy

To get a route into the inner parts of france

Who were the allies fighting on d-day

The germans

Result of d-day

GERMAN RETREATEDDDDD, FRANCE WAS FREE

Operation market garden

Allies plan to go to germany by crossing the netherlands

who made the operation market garden

Montgomery

Did the operation work

No……too complicated

Operation valkyrie

‘Rommel’ tried to assassinate hitler but placing bomb in a briefcase while they werent looking

Was it a success and what did rommel do after

noooooo, rommel suicided

Battle of the bulge was hitler’s…….

HITLERS LAST GAMBLE

Battle of bulge

German tiger tanks push through ardens (created a bulge shape front)

Soviet union closed in on germany from where

Berlin

US closed in on germany from where

The south

What happens to mussolini

Dead

What happened to hitler

Dead

V-E day

Victory in Europe

• GERMANY FINALLY SURRENDERSSS

The focus of the war shifted to…..?

Japan