Standard Four: Part 6.2

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Who were the Big Three Allied leaders from Great Britain, America and the USSR?

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Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) and Joseph Stalin

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Who were the Big Three Axis leaders from Germany, Italy, and Japan?

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Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Tojo

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Germany used a specific strategy on England that involved air attacks. The goal was to bomb England into submission. What is the name of this strategy?

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Blitzkrieg

Front

What new technology did Britain use to spot German planes during the "Battle of Britain"?

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radar

Front

What was the purpose of "Operation Torch" - an invasion of Axis controlled North Africa?

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to free the Mediterranean Sea from German control in an effort to protect the oil fields of the Middle East

Front

Which battle becomes known as the largest land-sea-air operation in military history? This battle also impacted WWII by weakening Germany and prevented Hitler from sending troops from France.

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Operation Overlord or "D-Day"

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What was the purpose of "D-Day" also known as "Operation Overlord" 1944?

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To invade France to liberate it from Germany and Nazi control.

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The US pursued a strategy of island-hopping to get close enough to the Japanese home islands to launch air attacks in preparation for an invasion. This is referred to as:

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The Pacific Theater

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Battle of Midway Island 1942 The U.S. used the strategy of "island hopping" to get close enough to the Japanese home islands to launch air attacks. The Americans won and their victory was due to the aide of the ___________. This loss put Japan on the defensive and proved America's strength.

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Navajo Code Talkers

Front

What was the Japanese tactic where pilots in bomb-laden planes would crash into Allied ships as a suicide mission during the Pacific island-hopping campaign?

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kamikaze