World War Two: Controversies and Conclusion
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What was the Battle of the Bulge for Hitler?
last gamble
Where did the Germans attack at the Battle of the Bulge?
the ardennes
What was so special/grim about the Battle of the Bulge?
greatest casualties of the war
Which town was famous for holding out during the Battle of the Bulge?
bastogne
Which general broke the siege on Bastogne and saved the men?
patton
What was ULTRA?
western allies used it to read german transmissions
Where was ULTRA particularly helpful?
at sea
When was the conference at Yalta?
february 1945
What was discussed at Yalta?
post war poland and help vs japan
What happened at Dresden?
firebombing pretty much burned it to the ground
Why did the US want Iwo Jima?
they had begun bombing tokyo and this would allow for fighter escorts
When did American Marines come ashore at Iwo Jima?
february 19th
How many casualties did the Americans suffer at Iwo Jima?
24K
When did US forces land at Okinawa?
april 1945
How many Japanese defended Okinawa?
100K
How many casualties did the US have at Okinawa? How many sailors did this include?
75K, 5000
Who was Curtis LeMay?
took over 20th air force that flew and bombed Japan, organized the firebombing of tokyo
Why did American subs orginally struggle?
torpedoes too heavy, failed to detonate
What duties did US subs preform other than sinking ships?
rescued pilots and preformed recon duties
When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
august 6th, 1945
What happened at Hiroshima? How many died instantly in the blast? How many would ultimately die?
the enola gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the city, 80,000, 300,000
When was the second bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
august 9th, 1945
What was the original target for the second atomic bomb?
kokura
How many died instantly at Nagasaki?
40,000, 100,000
What did the bomb used at Nagasaki have instead of uranium?
plutonium
What happened when the bomb was dropped over Nagasaki?
fell two miles off target, over a poor neighborhood, over the largest christian church in japan