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the United States to 1877 Final Exam Study
Guide (Spring 2018)
1. Operation Bar- Code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
barossa Hitlers plant to invade the soviet union
2. Sudetenland Land near Czechoslovakia that Germany thought was rightfully theirs due to the
large German speaking population
3. Nazi-Soviet Pact Nonaggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany. Fell apart in June
of 1939 1941, when Nazi forces invaded the Soviet Union. Soviet leader Stalin viewed the
pact as a way to keep his nation on peaceful terms with Germany, while giving
him time to build up the Soviet military. German chancellor Hitler used the pact to
make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed.
4. Lend Lease FDR wanted to help somehow before US were involved in WW2. So he lent bombs
and artillery to Britain
5. German Invasion Germany desired living space and barrier from Soviet Union. Invades this country
of Poland and World War II begins when Britain and France declare war
6. Fall of France June 1940 - France and most of Europe was conquered by Germany. Left Britain
alone against Hitler, jarred America out of apathy. Only Britain stood between Hitler
and the death of European democracy.
7. Battle of Britain A series of battles between German and British air forces, fought over Britain in
1940-1941. A signi�cant turning point of World War II, this ended when Germany's
Luftwa e failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force despite months of
targeting Britain's air bases, military posts and, ultimately, its civilian population.
Britain's decisive victory saved the country from a ground invasion and possible
occupation by German forces while proving that air power alone could be used to
win a major battle.
8. Pearl Harbor Base in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan on December 7, 1941, which made
America eager to enter the war.
, 9. Japanese Intern- Japanese and Japanese Americans were placed in camps beginning in 1942,
ment following Pearl Harbor; upheld by Korematsu v. US
10. War in the Paci�c The battles fought by the U.S. against Japanese forces in the Paci�c theater of war
during WWII.
11. Battle of Coral A battle between Japanese and American naval forces that stopped the Japanese
Sea advance on Australia. Focused on each others' aircraft carrier ships.
12. Atlantic Warfare (1939-1945) Longest continuous military campaign in WW2. German U-boats
attack US ships and Allied ships to stop trade and supplies. Convoys, sonar, and
radar helped the Allies to win this battle.
13. Allied Invasion of The British army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied in-
Italy vasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing the Strait of Messina from Sicily and land-
ing at Calabria-the "toe" of Italy. On the day of the landing, the Italian government
secretly agreed to the Allies' terms for surrender, but no public announcement was
made until September 8.
14. Battle of Stalin- A key Soviet victory during World War II that ended Hitler's e ort to conquer the
grad USSR. Soviets stopped German advance in winter of 1942-1943.
15. Normandy Inva- June 6, 1944 - D-Day: Allied troops began landing on France's Normandy coast. The
sion invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required
extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception
campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target.
16. US Post-war Eco- After WW2, the United States experienced phenomenal economic growth. The war
nomic Boom brought the return of prosperity, and in the postwar period the United States
consolidated its position as the world's richest country. The middle class grew
larger.
Sources of growth:
-automobile industry
the United States to 1877 Final Exam Study
Guide (Spring 2018)
1. Operation Bar- Code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
barossa Hitlers plant to invade the soviet union
2. Sudetenland Land near Czechoslovakia that Germany thought was rightfully theirs due to the
large German speaking population
3. Nazi-Soviet Pact Nonaggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany. Fell apart in June
of 1939 1941, when Nazi forces invaded the Soviet Union. Soviet leader Stalin viewed the
pact as a way to keep his nation on peaceful terms with Germany, while giving
him time to build up the Soviet military. German chancellor Hitler used the pact to
make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed.
4. Lend Lease FDR wanted to help somehow before US were involved in WW2. So he lent bombs
and artillery to Britain
5. German Invasion Germany desired living space and barrier from Soviet Union. Invades this country
of Poland and World War II begins when Britain and France declare war
6. Fall of France June 1940 - France and most of Europe was conquered by Germany. Left Britain
alone against Hitler, jarred America out of apathy. Only Britain stood between Hitler
and the death of European democracy.
7. Battle of Britain A series of battles between German and British air forces, fought over Britain in
1940-1941. A signi�cant turning point of World War II, this ended when Germany's
Luftwa e failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force despite months of
targeting Britain's air bases, military posts and, ultimately, its civilian population.
Britain's decisive victory saved the country from a ground invasion and possible
occupation by German forces while proving that air power alone could be used to
win a major battle.
8. Pearl Harbor Base in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan on December 7, 1941, which made
America eager to enter the war.
, 9. Japanese Intern- Japanese and Japanese Americans were placed in camps beginning in 1942,
ment following Pearl Harbor; upheld by Korematsu v. US
10. War in the Paci�c The battles fought by the U.S. against Japanese forces in the Paci�c theater of war
during WWII.
11. Battle of Coral A battle between Japanese and American naval forces that stopped the Japanese
Sea advance on Australia. Focused on each others' aircraft carrier ships.
12. Atlantic Warfare (1939-1945) Longest continuous military campaign in WW2. German U-boats
attack US ships and Allied ships to stop trade and supplies. Convoys, sonar, and
radar helped the Allies to win this battle.
13. Allied Invasion of The British army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied in-
Italy vasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing the Strait of Messina from Sicily and land-
ing at Calabria-the "toe" of Italy. On the day of the landing, the Italian government
secretly agreed to the Allies' terms for surrender, but no public announcement was
made until September 8.
14. Battle of Stalin- A key Soviet victory during World War II that ended Hitler's e ort to conquer the
grad USSR. Soviets stopped German advance in winter of 1942-1943.
15. Normandy Inva- June 6, 1944 - D-Day: Allied troops began landing on France's Normandy coast. The
sion invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required
extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception
campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target.
16. US Post-war Eco- After WW2, the United States experienced phenomenal economic growth. The war
nomic Boom brought the return of prosperity, and in the postwar period the United States
consolidated its position as the world's richest country. The middle class grew
larger.
Sources of growth:
-automobile industry
