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Sudetenland
German puppet gov't
Germany prior to Hitler's ascension
Southern region of Germany borders Czechoslovakia
German empire under Hitler
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Aachen
First German town captured by the Allies
Given to the USSR at the end of the war
Guadalcanal
Work camp
3
Song of Russia
Photographic journalism covering real-life actuality of war
Film used to stir hatred of Germany
Pro-allied propaganda film
Passenger ship of Jews denied to dock in Miami
4
Mein Kampf
Pro-allied propaganda film
German need for new living space
Film used to stir hatred of Germany
Hitler's book outlining Nazism
5
Battle of Bataan
4 month battle in Philippines; MacArthur "I shall return"
Last island battle with Japan
MacArthur's return to the Philippines
Combined US/Australian defense of Australia
6
Wolf packs
Followers of pre-Nazi Hitler
German submarines
German air force
British air force
7
Enrico Fermi
Spanish fascist leader
King of Italy
Nuclear scientist
French Prime Minister
8
Rhineland
Southern region in Germany borders Czechoslovakia
Germany prior to Hitler's ascension
German lands bordering France
German puppet gov't
9
September 2, 1945
Japan surrenders
Hitler commits suicide
Pearl harbor attacked
FDR dies, Truman takes office
10
Fat Man
Germany's plan for the extermination of the Jews
Atomic bomb #2, dropped at Hiroshima
Plane used to drop the bomb on Hiroshima
Atomic bomb #3, dropped on Nagasaki
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Enola Gay
Atomic bomb #3, dropped on Nagasaki
Atomic bomb #2, dropped on Hiroshima
The hatred of Jews
Plane used to drop the bomb on Hiroshima
12
D-Day
Sole US control post-WWII
Invasion of Normandy
4 zone Allied control post-WWII
Meeting to discuss German occupation post-WWII
13
Il Duce
U-boat commander
Surrendered to Germany
Responsible for allied passage into France
Mussolini
14
Eva Braun
US Merchant Marine ship attacked defending Lend-Lease ships
Used women to fulfill military jobs
Brought scientist into the war
Hitler's girlfriend
15
Anti-Semitism
Germany's plan to exterminate the Jews
Plane used to drop the bomb on Hiroshima
The hatred of Jews
Atomic bomb #3, dropped on Nagasaki
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Manchuria
Chinese territory conquered by Japan
Worst fighting in Italy; leads to Mussolini's capture
Atomic bomb test site
Atomic bomb labratory
17
Untermenschen
The annexation of Austria
Extremist group that leads the Nazi Party
German term for sub-humans
German term for the Phony War
18
Walter Gropius
US Secretary of War
German Jew who emigrated to the USA
Ethiopian prime minister
Most decorated US soldier in all of history
19
Marshal Henri Petain
B-52 bomber commander
Surrendered to Germany
U-Boat commander
Mussolini
20
Br. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe
German Jew who emigrated to the USA
Replied "Nuts!" when asked to surrender
US Secretary of War
Most decorated US soldier in all of history
21
St. Louis
Pro-allied propaganda film
Photographic journalism covering real-life actuality of war
Passenger ship of Jews denied to dock in Miami
Film used to stir hatred of Germany
22
Weimar Republic
Germany prior to Hitler's ascension
German empire under Hitler
German lands bordering France
Southern region in Germany borders Czecholovakia
23
Audie Murphy
German Jew who emigrated to the USA
US Secretary of War
Most decorated US soldier in all of history
Replied "Nuts!" when asked to surrender
24
Island hopping
Horrid, gruesome acts done on Jews
German attempt to take away Jews' rights/persecute them
US plan of attack against Japan
US laws designed to keep us out of WWII
25
Island of Death
Death camp
Given to the USSR at the end of the war
work camp
Guadalcanal
26
Brown shirts
Supporters of Italian fascism
Followers of pre-Nazi Hitler
German air force
British air force
27
Lebensraum
Huge furnaces used to burn human remains
Organization of production under state control
German need for new living space
Forced relocation of Japanese-Americans
28
Gerneral Omar Bradley
Responsible for allied passage into France
B-52 bomber commander
Surrendered to Germany
U-boat commander
29
GI's
Leader
Jews
American soldiers
People in Axis countries who support the Allies
30
Neutrality Acts
US law designed to recruit soldiers in the event of war
US laws designed to keep us out of WWII
German attempt to take away Jews' rights/persecute them
US plan of attack against Japan
31
Francisco Franco
King of Italy
Russian communist revolutionary
Spanish fascist leader
Nuclear scientist
32
Potsdam Conference
4 zone Allied control post-WWII
Sole US control post-WWII
Infantry and armored units under Rommel
Meeting to discuss German occupation post-WWII
33
Hitler, Beast of Berlin
Pro-allied propaganda film
Hitler's book outlining Nazism
Photographic journalism covering real-life actuality of war
Film used to stir hatred of Germany
34
Battle of Britain
Largest gathering of ships, USA inflicts maximum damage
Ends with partial German surrender
Year-long air battle
Destruction of U-boat offensive
35
Partisans
Leader
Jews
Americans who fight with Spain against Franco
People in Axis country countries who support the Allies
36
Operation Torch
Town where British forces fled France
Fortifications along French/German border
Allied invasion of North Africa
D-Day
37
Col. James Dolittle
U-boat commander
B-52 bomber commander
Mussolini
Surrendered to Germany
38
Nuremberg Laws
US laws designed to keep us out of WWII
German attempt to take away Jews' rights/persecute them
US law designed to recruit soldiers in the event of war
Horrid, gruesome acts done on Jews
39
Black shirts
German air force
British air force
Followers of pre-Nazi Hitler
Supporters of Italian fascism
40
Admiral Karl Donitz
U-boat commander
B-52 bomber commander
Responsible for Allied passage into France
Surrendered to Germany
41
Interim Committee
Revision to the Neutrality Acts
Axis alliance
11 member power arm of the United Nations
Convened to discuss the use of the Atomic bomb
42
Juden
Americans who fight with Spain against Franco
American soldiers
People in Axis countries who support the Allies
Jews
43
Security Council
Agreement for Hitler's takeover of Czchoslovakia
Axis alliance
Convened to discuss the use of the Atomic bomb
11 member power arm of the United Nations
44
Vichy France
German puppet gov't
Southern region of Germany borders Czechoslovakia
Germany prior to Hitler's ascension
German lands bordering France
45
Pearl Harbor
Chinese territory conquered by Japan
US Naval base
Atomic bomb labratory
Atomic bomb test site
46
Sitzkrieg
German term for the Phony War
Extremist group that leads the Nazi Party
Jewish religious symbol
German tern for sub-humans
47
Medical experimentation
Horrid, gruesome acts done on Jews
US plan of attack against Japan
Germany's attempt to take away Jews' rights/persecute them
US laws designed to keep us out of WWII
48
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Combined US/Australian defense of Australia
Last island battle with Japan
MacArthur's return to the Philippines
Most heavily defended Japanese island, 18,00 Japanese dead
49
RAF
Supporters of Italian fascism
British air force
German air force
German submarines
50
Third Reich
German puppet gov't
German empire under Hitler
German lands bordering France
Southern region in Germany borders Czechoslovakia
51
Selective Training and Service Act
US plan of attack against Japan
Horrid, gruesome acts done on Jews
US laws designed to keep us out of WWII
US law designed to recruit soldiers in the event of war
52
April 30, 1945
Pearl Harbor attacked
FDR dies, Truman takes office
Hitler commits suicide
Japan surrenders
53
Fuehrer
People in Axis countries who support the Allies
Leader
Jews
American soldiers
54
Internment
Stalin's plan to rid the USSR of undesirable people
Huge furnaces used to burn human remains
Organization of production under state control
Forced relocation of Japanese-Americans
55
Luftwaffe
British air force
German submarines
German air force
Followers of pre-Nazi Hitler
56
Operation Overlord
D-Day
Allied invasion of North Africa
Fortifications along French/German border
Town where British forces fled France
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December 7, 1941
Japan surrenders
Hitler commits suicide
Pearl Harbor attacked
FDR dies, Truman takes office
58
Star of David
Jewish religious symbol
The annexation of Austria
German term for sub-humans
Extremest group that leads the Nazi Party
59
Maginot Line
D-Day
Allied invasion of North Africa
Town where British forces fled France
Fortification along the French/German border
60
Cash and Carry
Convened to discuss the use of the Atomic bomb
Agreement for Hitler's takeover of Czechoslovakia
11 member power arm of the United Nations
Revision to the Neutrality Acts
61
Collectives
Stalin's plan to rid the USSR of undesirable people
Organization of production under state control
Forced relocation of Japanese-Americans
German need for new living space
62
German Occupation
Meeting to discuss German occupation post-WWII
4 zone Allied control post-WWII
Invasion of Normandy
Sole US control post-WWII
63
Afrika Korps
4 zone Allied control post-WWII
Infantry and armored units under Rommel
Invasion of Normandy
Sole US control post-WWII
64
US Greer
Hitler's girlfriend
US Merchant Marine ship attacked defending Lend-Lease ships
Brought scientists into the war
Used women to fulfill military jobs
65
WAAC
USA, Great Britain, France, USSR + 25 others
Used women to fulfill military jobs
US Merchant Marine ship attacked defending Lend-Lease ships
Hitler's girlfriend
66
The Allies
Hitler's girlfriend
Brought scientists into the war
USA, Great Britain, France, USSR + 25 others
Used women to fulfill military jobs
67
Tripartite Pact
Agreement for Hitler's takeover of Czechoslovakia
11 member power arm of the United Nations
Convened to discuss the use of the Atomic bomb
Axis alliance
68
Anchluss
The annexation of Austria
Jewish religious symbol
German term for the Phony War
German term for sub-humans
69
Battle of Okinawa
MacArthur's return to the Philippines
Most heavily defended Japanese island, 18,000 Japanese dead
4 month battle in Philippines, MacArthur "I shall return"
Last island battle with Japan
70
National Socialist German Worker's Party
German term for sub-humans
The annexation of Austria
German term for the Phony War
Extremist group that leads the Nazi Party
71
Edouard Deladier
King of Italy
Spanish fascist leader
Nuclear scientist
French Prime Minister
72
Alamagordo
Atomic bomb test site
Atomic bomb labratory
Chinese territory conquered by Japan
Worst fighting in Italy; leads to Mussolini's capture
73
OSRD
Brought scientists into the war
USA, Great Britain, France, USSR + 25 others
US Merchant Marine ship attacked defending Lend-Lease ships
Used women to fulfill military jobs
74
Bergen-Belsen
Work camp
Death camp
Given to the USSR at the end of the war
First German town captured by Allies
75
Dunkirk (Dunkerque)
Town where British forces fled France
Allied invasion of North Africa
D-Day
Fortifications along French/German border
76
Battle of the Atlantic
Year-long air battle
Ends with partial German surrender
Destruction of U-boat offensive
Largest gathering of ships, USA inflicts maximum damage
77
Anzio
Atomic bomb labratory
US Naval base
Chinese territory conquered by Japan
Worst fighting in Italy; leads to Mussolini's capture
78
Purge
German need for new living space
Forced relocation of Japanese-Americans
Huge furnaces used to burn human remains
Stalin's plan to rid the USSR of undesirable people
79
Look
Pro-allied propaganda film
Hitler's book outlining Nazism
Film used to stir hatred of Germany
Photographic journalism covering real-life actuality of war
80
Japanese Occupation
Infantry and armored units under Rommel
4 zone Allied control post-WWII
Sole US control post-WWII
Meeting to discuss German occupation post-WWII
81
Battle of the Coral Sea
4 month battle in Philippines, MacArthur "I shall return"
Last island battle with Japan
Combined US/Australian defense of Australia
MacArthur's return to the Philippines
82
Henry Stimson
German Jew who emigrated to the USA
Ethiopian Prime Minister
Most decorated US soldier in all of history
US Secretary of War
83
Kuril/Sakhalin
First German town captured by the Allies
Guadalcanal
Death camp
Given to the USSR at the end of the war
84
Victor Emmanuel II
King of Italy
Nuclear scientist
Russian communist revolutionary
French Prime Minister
85
Vladimir Lenin
Russian communist revolutionary
Nuclear Scientist
Spanish fascist leader
French Prime Minister
86
Final Solution
Germany's plan to exterminate the Jews
Atomic bomb #3, dropped on Nagasaki
Plane used to drop the bomb on Hiroshima
Atomic bomb#2, dropped on Hiroshima
87
Los Alamos
Worst fighting in Italy; leads to Mussolini's capture
US Naval Base
Atomic bomb labratory
Atomic bomb test site
88
Belzac
Work camp
Given to the USSR at the end of the war
First German town captured by the Allies
Death camp
89
Haile Selassie
German Jew who emigrated to the USA
Ethiopian prime minister
US secretary of War
Replied "Nuts!" when asked to surrender
90
Battle of Midway
Ends with a partial surrender of Germany
Destruction of U-boat offensive
Year-long air battle
Largest gathering of ships, USA inflicts maximum damage
91
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Americans who fight with Spain against Franco
People in Axis countries who support the Allies
American soldiers
Leader
92
Munich Pact
Axis alliance
Convened to discuss the use of the Atomic bomb
Agreement for Hitler's takeover of Czechoslovakia
Revision to the Neutrality Acts
93
Battle of Iwo Jima
MacArthur's return to the Philippines
Most heavily defended Japanese island, 18,000 Japanese dead
4 month battle in Philippines, MacArthur ""I shall return"
Last battle with Japan
94
Little Boy
Plane used to drop the bomb on Hiroshima
Germany's plan for extermination of Jews
Atomic bomb #3, dropped on Nagasaki
Atomic bomb #2, dropped on Hiroshima
95
Battle of Stalingrad
Year-long air battle
Largest gathering of ships, USA inflicts maximum damage
Ends with a partial German surrender
Destruction of the U-boat offensive
96
April 12, 1945
FDR dies, Truman takes office
Japan surrenders
Hitler commits suicide
Attack on Pearl Harbor
97
Crematoriums
Organization of production under state control
German need for new living space
Huge furnaces used to burn human remains
Stalin's plan to rid the USSR of undesirable people
