15.3 Victory in Europe and the Pacific – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
D-Day
answer
-June 6, 1944 -Aliies came together to hit Germany in force to limit German power
question
Battle Of The Bulge
answer
-German Army suprises allies by attacking in the mountains of Belgium -Snowstorms -Was a counter attack
question
Harry S. Truman
answer
-was FDRs VP -Became prez. after Germany surrenderd
question
Island Hopping
answer
-America would capture some japanese-held island while ignoring others in a steady path towards Japan
question
Kamikaze
answer
-Japanese pilots that crashed their planes into American Ships
question
Albert Einstein
answer
-Worlds most famous scientist, signed letter that alerted president Roosevelt about the need to proceed with atomic development
question
Manhattan Project
answer
_program to develop an atomic bomb -employed tens of thousands of people
question
J. Robert Oppenheimer
answer
-Leader of the Manhattan Project -Was a physicist -Worked on the scientific aspect
