WWII Long Answer Quarter Exam

Article 231

• It was named Article 231 because Germany has to accept full responsibility for WWI,

• it also demilitarized Germany

• made Germany pay $33 Billion in damages

• Was not allowed an Air Force

• no more than 100,000 soldiers, 15,000 sailors and 6 Battleships

Spanish Flu

First noticed in Kansas,at first American outlets refused to report it until a Spanish outlet came forward, hence the Spanish Flu name. Killed between 17-50 million people

Rape of Nanjing

Period of Rapes, looting and killing of Chinese women by the Japanese in Manchuria.

• 40,000-80,000 Chinese women were raped

• 200,000 Chinese Citizens were killed

• 2 officers competed to see who could kill 100 people the fastest

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

Pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. The Nazis signed this pact in order to guarantee no attack from the eastern side (USSR) as the Nazis were invading Poland and could focus fighting England and the West.

Pearl Harbor

Attack by the Japanese led by Isoroku Yamamoto in December 7, 1941. Killing 2403 people working at Pearl Harbor.

The Japanese ships were noticed on radar, but dismissed by a supervising officer who assumed they were American Bombers.

The third round was halted due to not being able to find the American Carriers and worried about fuel.

Douglas MacArthur

Born in Little Rock, he helped FDR establish the civilian conservation corps (CCC), which allowed citizens get jobs and build things around the city during the great depression.Field Marshall of the Philippines and he famously said “I shall return” after being forced to flee the Philippines by the Japanese.

Doolittle’s Raid

Commanded by James Doolittle, send 16 B-25 mitchell bombers on the USS Hornet, to Tokyo (also known as Tokyo’s Raid). Spotted by a Japanese ship and were forced to take off early, so they arrived in Tokyo 6 hours earlier. When they were done, they landed in Vladistokov, Russia. As part of the pact Russia had with Japan, they captured the pilots but later helped them escape making it look like the pilots managed to escape from Russia.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

West point graduate, his class was known as the “class stars fell on”. Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Mediterranean.

George S. Patton

West Point Graduate, developed Armored division and Patton saber. Nicknamed “Old blood and guts”, he also led Operation Torch in a 3 prong attack with the goal of capturing Casablanca and securing North Africa.

Albert Kesselring

Nicknamed “Smiling Owl” for always smiling and second in command after Hitler. German commander sent to Sicily and southern Italy to slow the Allied Invasion building defensive lines across Italy.

William O Darby

Born in Fort Smith, he developed the 1st Ranger Batallion in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Killed in Cisterna