WWII STudy guide part 5
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When and where was the Final Solution decided?
Wansee Conference Berlin 1942
What was the Final Solution
It was the decision made to kill the unwanted through death camps
What were some death camps besides Auschwitz?
Dachau, Buchenwald, Treblinka, Bergen-Belsen
What did “Arbeit MAcht Frel” mean
Labor wins freedom
What poison was used for the gas chambers?
Zyklon B
Who were super kommandos?
They were Jewish prisoners put in barracks that were given more food. They collected corpses and saw people dying
Term for freeing concentration camps
liberation
Who did most of the liberation
US
What countries killed 90% of its Jews
POland, Baltic countries, and Germany/Austria
How many Nazis faced consequences in Nuremberg Trials?
22
What countries were involved int eh Pacific Front
Japan and the US
What was the Japanese mindset during WWII
Death before surrender
What was a popular Japanese religion during WWII?
Shintoism
Who was the commander of the navy fleet US?
Admiral Nimitz
Who was the commander of land forces in the Pacific Front?
General Macarthur
Why did both sides claim to win in the Battle of Coral SEa?
MOre US died than Japanese and the nval fleet was hurt more. However the Japanese were prevented from invading Australia
How many Japnese aircraft carriers were sank in the Battle of Midway?
4/5 were sank causing them to become defensive
What were some negative conditions during hte Battle of Guadalcanal?
dehydration, heat, malaria
Where did people fight in Battle of Iwo Jima?
mountains and in dug outs
Where was the most reproduced photo taken?
Mt. Suribachi
Describe MT. Suribachi photo
It was taken before winning the battle as it was so difficult people celebrated after winning one mountain
Who won the BAttle of Iwo Jima?
US
What was the bloodiest battle in the Pacific?
Battle of Okinawa
How many died in the Battle of Okinawa?
110,000 Japanese died and 12,500 US died
Who won the Battle of Okinawa?
US
When and where was the atomic bomb succesffuly tested?
July 1945 New Mexico
What date was the atom bomb dropped in HIroshima and Nagasaki?
August 6 1945 and August 9 1945
HOw many were killed in HIroshima and Nagasaki
100,000 and 80,000 respectively
When was the formal Japanese surrender?
9/2/1945
Who accepted the formal Japanese surrender?
General MacArthur
Who were hung in the Tokyo trials
Hideki Tojo and 6 others
HOw manyw ere convicted int eh Tokyo Trials
25
What were they charged for int he Tokyo Trials?
crimes against humanity
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