World History second SM Final flash cards 1

Front

What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

Back

German invasion of Poland

Front

The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?

Back

surprise and overwhelming force

Front

What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?

Back

that Hitler's advances could be blocked

Front

What event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in infamy"?

Back

attack on Pearl Harbor

Front

What was significant about the Battle of Midway?

Back

It turned the war in the Pacific against the Japanese

Front

Location of the Nazi extermination camp?

Back

Auschwitz

Front

Which battle marked the final German offensive?

Back

Battle of the Bulge

Front

What caused the Japanese emperor to have reduced power after the war?

Back

the Allies' insistence

Front

Where were atomic bombs dropped?

Back

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Front

What was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?

Back

the Holocaust