IB History Paper 3: Second World War and the Americas (European Theatre)

FDR made this “neutral” speech describing war as a “contagion” that was spreading.

Quarantine Speech

FDR made this “neutral” speech providing the rationale to aid Great Britain as an ally of democracy.

Arsenal of Democracy Speech

FDR made this “pro-war” speech providing America’s rationale for going to war against totalitarian states.

Four Freedoms Speech

Three speeches FDR made in the leadup to US involvement in WWII. (QAF)

Quarantine Speech, Arsenal of Democracy Speech, Four Freedoms Speech

The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 is also known as

“Day of Infamy”

Commander of D-Day

Omar Bradley

Supreme allied commander of the European theatre who became president after the war

Eisenhower

Allied naval commander in the Pacific theatre during WWII.

Chester Nimitz

Supreme allied commander of the Pacific Theatre

Douglas MacArthur

One of the greatest Allied tank commanders in the European Theatre.

George Patton

The full-scale involvement of the citizens of a country in the war effort.

total war

What are the two theatres of World War II?

Pacific, European

The 4th largest Allied air force in WWII that helped in both the Europe and Pacific Theatres.

Royal Canadian Air Force

Failed WWII invasion of Normandy by the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Dieppe Raid

King’s administration (Canada) rejected what boat of Jewish asylum seekers during the Holocaust in 1939?

MS St. Louis

The secret project to build the atomic bomb during WWII in the United States.

Manhattan Project

Hitler initially signed the Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin in 1939 to avoid a ____ war.

two-front

The two fronts in the Eastern Theatre of World War II.

Western, Eastern

The three key cities in the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch, carried out in November 1942. (ORA)

Oran, Casablanca, Algiers

The invasion of Nazi-controlled North Africa that was promoted by Churchill and achieved in 1942.

True or false. The invasion of France took place the year of the Tehran Conference, 1943.

false (1944, it took a while to happen and this angered Stalin)

Invasion of Nazi-occupied France that Stalin supported. Occurred on 6/6/1944.

Operation Overlord (D-Day)

Allied infantry that came down from planes on the beaches of Normandy. Played a large role in Allied success during D-Day.

paratroopers

The Manhattan Project occurred because the Germans had figured out how to dangerously split what element? (A lot of Germans worked on the Manhattan Project.)

uranium

The Royal Air Force defends Britain against the German luftwaffe’s air strikes and bombing in this 1940 battle.

Battle of Britain

Germany’s desire for a preemptive strike against his ideological opposition led to Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Operation Barbarossa

A battle 1942-1943 between the Soviets and the Nazis, the turning point of the Eastern Front. Soviets won.

Battle of Stalingrad

A battle 1944-1945 that was the last German offensive attack in WWII.

Battle of the Bulge

All battles fought by Germany after the Battle of the Bulge (1944-1945) were no longer offensive but ____.

defensive

What major city were the Allies and the Nazis fighting for during the Battle of the Bulge (1944-1945)?

Bastogne

What day was V-E Day?

5/8/45

A list of battles in the Eastern Theatre of WWII?

Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Stalingrad, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Battle of Berlin

Forest where the German offensive started the Battle of the Bulge. Unexpected location led to the creation of a “bulge” in Allied lines.

Ardennes Forest

Name for the military tactics of Germany during its offensives, characterized by the rapid use of tanks and the Luftwaffe. Means “lightning war.”

Blitzkrieg

Four Freedoms in FDR’s speech (FRWS)

Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech