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Czechoslovakia territory sought by Hitler

Sudetenland

Significance of Dunkirk

It was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, an operation that saved many troops during WWII.

Battle of Britain

The aerial battle between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during WWII.

Operation Torch

The Allied invasion of North Africa during WWII.

Hitler's action in France post-Operation Torch

He sent troops to reinforce Vichy France and prepare for further military actions.

Operation Barbarossa

The code name for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Strange behavior of Stalin pre-invasion

He was dismissive of intelligence reports about a German invasion, believing they wouldn't attack.

Nazi plans for the Soviet Union post-conquest

To colonize the land and exploit its resources while exterminating its inhabitants.

Stalin's significant discovery in June 1941

He learned about the impending German invasion and mobilized troops.

Stalin's order for western U.S.S.R. factories

To relocate eastward to avoid capture by Germans.

Stalin's Order Number 227

It ordered Soviet troops to stand firm against retreat and not to yield any ground.

Stalin's Order Number 270

It ordered the execution of officers who retreated or surrendered.

Chuikov's action in Stalingrad

He established a defensive strategy that relied on close-quarters combat.

Fate of the German Army in Stalingrad

The encircled army was eventually defeated and surrendered.

Hitler's order to General Paulus regarding Stalingrad

To hold the city at all costs and not retreat.

Italy's advantage over Britain in Africa at war's start

Italy had more troops and territory in North Africa.

British Eighth Army commander after Auchinlek

General Montgomery.

Rommel's supply issues in North Africa

The Axis had long supply lines that were targeted by Allied forces.

Axis tanks left within a week of Rommel's return during El Alamein

Less than 50 tanks.

Vichy French response to Operation Torch

They resisted the Allies and fought against them.

Next invasion after recapturing North Africa

The Italian Campaign.

Operation Overlord

The Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.

Explanation of D-Day

The day Allied forces launched a massive amphibious invasion on the beaches of Normandy.

Significance of Pearl Harbor

It brought the United States into WWII after the Japanese surprise attack.

Bataan Death March

A forced march of Allied prisoners of war by the Japanese army.

Significance of Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal

They marked significant turning points in the Pacific theater against Japan.

Meeting location of Churchill, Stalin, and FDR in late 1943

Tehran.

Stalin's desire for Poland

He wanted a pro-Soviet government; significant for post-war balance of power.

The 'Race for Berlin'

The competition between the Allies to capture Berlin; it heavily affected civilians through warfare.

U.S. 'island hopping' strategy in the Pacific

A military strategy to capture selected islands to use as bases for advancing toward Japan.

Fighting conditions on Iwo Jima and Okinawa

Brutal, with fierce combat and high casualties on both sides.

Japanese civilian suicides on Okinawa

Around 100,000 civilians.

Strategic bombing

Air raids aimed at destroying an enemy's war capacity, heavily impacting civilian populations.

Significance of atomic bomb use

It led to Japan's surrender, ending WWII and marked the start of the nuclear age.