American History 12.4

The Germans goal in the Battle of the Bulge was to cut off Allied supplies coming through the part of _______________________________.

Antwerp Belgium

General Patton led troops that broke through the German line at the _____________________________.

Battle of the Bulge

On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb codenamed _____________________________on the city of Nagasaki

Fat Man

Invading Iwo Jima proved difficult for American troops because of the islands rugged terrain and a vast network of bunkers built by the _________________________________.

Japanese

General Leslie R. Groves organized a team of engineers and scientist to build an atomic bomb, a program code named the ____________________________ project.

Manhattan

In order to stockpile supplies and build up troops for an invasion of Japan, American military planners chose to first invade ____________________________.

Okinawa

May 8, 1945, the Day after Germany accepted the terms for an unconditional surrender, was proclaimed V-E Day, for _____________________________.

Victory in Europe.

General Curtis LeMay attempted to destroy Japan's war production by _________________________ Japanese cities.

firebombing

The use of firebombs filled with _____________________, a kind of jellied gasoline, was very controversial because the fires would kill civilians.

napalm

The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to punish German leaders for ______________________.

war crimes