AS-100 Chapter 3 Lesson 2

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How did the United States think the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor?

They did not believe the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor

T/F: Germany's good luck changed when it struck the Soviet Union

True

T/F: One of the Allies' air-warfare strategies was long-range bombing

True

T/F: The Battle of Britain was one of the most important of the war

True

T/F: World War II was the most horrific war in history

True

Many of the Soldiers arriving on the beach at Normandy by air transport were _____________

paratroopers

Which of the following was included in the Allies' strategy against Axis Powers?

Destroy German communication lines

How did the US know where Japanese ships were in the Battle of Midway?

They broke the Japanese Navy's secret code

How many B-25 bombers were shot down in the Doolittle raid?

16

How many B-24 Liberators were involved in Operation Tidal Wave?

177

How many days after Germany invaded Poland did they surrender?

20 days

What did the Treaty of Versailles not allow Germany to build?

A military air force

isolationist

A nation that does not enter alliances with other countries

What was the key to victory in World War II?

Airpower

What percentage of oil production was lost with Operation Tidal Wave?

Almost 50%

squadron

An air force unit consisting of two or more flights

paratrooper

An infantry Soldier who is trained to parachute, often behind enemy lines

What was the first battle in history in which the opposing ships never saw each other?

Battle of Coral Sea

What was the name of the epic battle in the Ardennes Forest called?

Battle of the Bulge

Incendiary bombs

Bombs designed to start fires

Allies

Britain, France, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China

Which of the following countries was part of the Allies?

China

What advancements at the end of WWII were the forefront of growth in the US and Europe?

Commercial aviation

On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?

December 7, 1941

T/F: Air-power had a much larger role in World War I than it did in World War II

False

What did General Hap Arnold's advisory staff plan to cut off that was vital to Luftwaffe and German army?

Fuel

Luftwaffe

German Air Force

Axis Powers

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?

Hiroshima

What did the new plan for tactical operations include?

Interdiction

tactical

Involves military operations that are smaller, closer to base, and of less long-term significance than strategic operations

What country did Mussolini lead?

Italy

What was the one big hitch in the Allied plan?

Lack of fighter escorts

What was the name of the operation that took place on D-Day?

Operation Overlord

What was the most effective and costly bombing raid conducted by Allied Air Forces on 1 August 1943?

Operation Tidal Wave

What aircraft was used to escort bombers all the way into Germany?

P-51 Mustang

Where was Germany quietly training pilots?

South America

World War II ended in 1945 with the Japanese surrender. You are a member of the Western democracies, who do you now have a rivalry with?

Soviet Union

You are a leader in the US military during World War II. You are devising an operation to win a specific battle. What type of operation are you devising?

Strategic operation

What was another name for World War II?

The Air War

interdiction

The act of cutting or destroying an enemy's advance through firepower

occupation

The invasion, conquest, and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces

theater

a large geographic area in which military operations are coordinated

embargo

a legal ban on commerce

flight

a unit that has two or more elements

Long-range bombing was an Allied _________ _________

air strategy

What formation required bombers to fly close together to help protect against enemy fighters?

combat box formation

The United States and Britain imposed a trade _________ on Japan

embargo

The Germans called it Blitzkrieg, which in English means _____________ ______

lightning war

Blitzkreig

lightning war - conducted with great speed and force

casualties

military persons lost through death, wounds, injury, imprisonment, or missing in action

combined arms

the coordinated efforts of different military branches, such as air and ground

sabotage

the destruction of property by enemy agents in time of war

materiel

the equipment and supplies of a military force

Holocaust

the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Germany's Nazi regime during World War II

escort

to accompany


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