What was one reason the Operation Barbarossa became a turning point in the war quizlet?
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Terms in this set (52)Pearl Harbor: who Japan (militarists such as General Tojo Hideki) against U.S. (President Roosevelt) Pearl Harbor: Japan's payback towards the U.S. for what? U.S. froze their assets Pearl Harbor: Goal of Japan To cripple the U.S. army Pearl Harbor: U.S. involvement with WWII Started U.S. involvement. Pearl Harbor: Why Japan did it Japan was trying to conquer China, America wanted to stop them. Japan bombarded Pearl Harbor Hawaii to keep America from interfering with their conquest of China Japan's allies Germany and Italy- declared war on the United States after Roosevelt declared war on Japan Pearl Harbor: Immediate effects Positive for Japan- European and American lands fell to Japan- Philippines and other pacific islands, Hong Kong, Burma, and Malaya. Pearl Harbor: Effect on Japanese empire Empire stretched from Southeast Asia to the western Pacific Ocean. Operation Barbarossa: Who? German invasion of Soviet Union (Russia) Operation Barbarossa: Goal of Germany Hitler wanted to defeat Soviet Union to defeat Communism and his rival, Stalin, and annex their land to gain oil/resources Operation Barbarossa: Germany going against what pact? Hitler goes against non-aggression pact that said Germany and Russia wouldn't attack each other. Operation Barbarossa: Tactic Surprise attack Operation Barbarossa: Reason Hitler wanted to rid the high amount of Jews in Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa: Failure or success on Germanys part? Failure- Russia's bad weather caused technology to not work. Germany forced to retreat.
Operation Barbarossa: War tactic Blitzkrieg on Germany's part. Scorched Earth policy on Russia's part. Operation Barbarossa: German siege of Leningrad Germany purposefully starved Leningrad to make Russians weaker- food rationed, Leningraders ate almost anything. Many died and survivors struggled to defend their city Operation Barbarossa: Russia and Britain Stalin urged Britain to open a second front in Western Europe. Churchill couldn't offer much help but Britain and Russia worked together. Battle of Midway: Who America vs Japan, battle for Pacific Battle of Midway: Victory or defeat for America? First naval victory Battle of Midway: Why? Japan was trying to take over pacific, America knew they were coming and wanted to ambush Japan before they could take over Midway islands Battle of Midway: Effect on Japanese navy Weakened them, stopped their advance Battle of Midway: Effect on United States They took the offensive. Marked the beginning of "island hopping" campaign, goal to recapture some Japanese islands while bypassing others Battle of Midway: Island hopping Gradually moving north through islands to Japan itslef Battle of Stalingrad: Who Russia and Germany Battle of Stalingrad: Victory or defeat for Germany? Germany surrenders, huge defeat. Saw victory as crucial to their campaign then lost Battle of Stalingrad: Effect on Russia Made Russia offencive in war Battle of Stalingrad: Why Russia won Germany couldn't afford to send reinforcements. Russia refreshed their soldiers Battle of Stalingrad: Tactics Germany surrounded the city. Russians encircled their attackers. Russia=scorched earth policy Battle of Stalingrad: Similar to what other battle? Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad: Why Hitler wanted Stalingrad Stalin=big rival, determined to capture the city named after Stalin. El Alamein: Who Axis: Germany and Italy against Allies: England and America under Montgomery and Eisenhower El Alamein: Where Egypt/ Africa, England tricked Italy by telling them they'd attack from the south, then attacked from the north. El Alamein: German and Italian troops were... Spread out in Africa, but English troops were concentrated in the north El Alamein: Desert Fox After Montgomery stopped Rommels advance they drove Germany an dItaly back across Libya into Tunisa El Alamein: Dwight Eisenhower Commanded a jont Anglo-American force in Morocco an dAlgeria. Advanced on Tunisia from the west. Trapped Rommels army. D-Day: Who Allies (England and America) invading France to take it away from Germany D-Day: Tactics Midnight sneak attack- spanes dropped paratroopers, ships ferried troops across the English Channel. Broke through German defenses and advanced toward Paris D-Day: Why To take France away from German rule, conquer Germany and defeat Japan D-Day: French resistance forces Rose up against occupying Germans. Caused Germany to retreat D-Day: Victory or defeat for Allies? Victory, entered Paris and set France Free Battle of the Bulge: Who Allied forces in France battling toward Germany (Hitler) Battle of the Bulge: What happened Germany's last chance at regaining France, Massive counterattack. Battle of the Bulge: Effect on Allies Delayed advance but eventually the Allies crossed the Rhine into western Germany. Battle of the Bulge: Effect on Axis Hitler's last success. Fall of Berlin: Tactics Siege on Berlin, Allied troops surrounded and invaded Berlin Fall of Berlin: Effect on Germany Split into East with Axis and West with Allies (Berlin Wall) Fall of Berlin: Effect on war in Europe American and Russian soldiers met and shook hands at the Elbe river. Axis armies began to surrender Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Who Issued by American Truman on Japan Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Why Japan wouldn't surrender to Truman. America warned them of horrific consequences if they didn't surrender. Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Technology Atomic and nuclear bombs were newest technology Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Why these places? Both were of military/economic importance to Japan Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Effect on War Ended war in the Pacific. Sets with similar termsWorld War Two38 terms RosemaryTimmons World War II test Study Guide Period 6 World Histo…44 terms jmassouh World War II and Post WWII84 terms Mili_Ariz World War 248 terms catesteinberg Sets found in the same folderAPUSH Chapter 35 (The American Pageant)48 terms fatimarahman Marshall Plan12 terms joshuaford WWII Battles29 terms margaretrossjones Cold War 1945-196382 terms juliiastockii Other sets by this creatorNervous System17 terms rileydurk World War 2 chapter 3127 terms rileydurk Verified questionsWORLD HISTORY What were Germany's gains and losses during the early years of the war? Verified answer
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What was Operation Barbarossa and why was it significant quizlet?Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the USSR on Sunday 22nd June 1941. The operation stemmed from Nazi Germany's ideological aim to conquer eastern Europe, destroy the undesirables and repopulate the region with the German people.
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