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| describe the location and importance of "Kwajalein" |
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| pave the way for the maridian islands |
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| control of the mariana islands will allow the us to do what next in the war |
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| as a new airmen in Europe in 1943, what were my chances of surviving my first mission? |
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| if allies are going to have any chances for success against germany, they must first do what? |
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| dominate the skys because they need to strike at heart of german forces |
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| what physical discomforts would have to deal with in a bomber |
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| extreme cold, little oxygen, claustrophobia |
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| why would it be emotionally more difficult for a pilot than a front line soldier? |
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| they don't get to pick who they kill if woman and children are in the way they are killed innocent people die |
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| why do Japanese soldier continue to kill themselves rather then surrender? Why does this make them an expecially enemy to defeat in combat? |
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| so they couldn't give away any information. we couldn't make any sneak attacks. |
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| describe the plan for and and goal for torch |
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| land 60,000 troops in north africa to trap the nazi's between them and british forces |
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| feb. 19, 1943 who was the leaser of german forces? Us casualties? Who does Us replace officer with? Why? |
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| Adolf Hitler. 6000. George patten. Last one responsible for 6000 deaths |
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| how many us were killed by 1943? |
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| where was the first major victory on land vs. Japan? How long did it take us? |
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never before our country had to...
what sacrafices has out county made for our current war? |
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have so little time to fight for so much
everyone had to give up something and work hard for their contry |
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| how large of a navy where we able to produce by 1943 |
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| the largest of all the powers |
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| we have the machines to win but i dont know if we have the... |
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| where will we attack the japanese in the middle of the pacific? what strategic importance did it have for the japanese? |
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| tarawa. Has very large airfield that can hold bomber planes |
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| what importance is new britain to japan? |
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| describe the land on these island.. what problems would that create for us as we fight there? |
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| thick grass. Plenty of places to hide and hard to get through |
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| what did the japanese on tarawa that were not killed do? |
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| why are the scenes of the battle of at tarawa released to the public. |
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| to show them what really happened and to get them to support the war |
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| how many us killed per month? compare this to our current war |
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| 12,000 this is more then we have lost total |
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| must secure airfield if want to capture the philipeans |
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| how is this battle a new experience for pvt. marbery? |
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| this is his first time invading a heavily defended beach head |
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| what kind of war are allies fighting now? |
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| what and where is the sigfried line? |
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| belgium. a line of fortification |
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| what new strategy are japanese using.. why do suppose the japanese thought this strategy would work? |
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| set up defenses and kill as many americans as possible hopefully get the us to negotiate an end to the war |
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| describe some of the difficulties of treating wounded |
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| they are always on the move and have a limited water supply |
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| how effective was our treating of wounded soldiers... what advantages had made this possible? |
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| only 4% died due to penicillin |
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| how long is battle at peleilu? should the public overlook these losses? explain why or why not |
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| no losses are losses we should still be upset though we one the battle |
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| what is saipan, and it's strategic location |
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| off the coast of japan its in bomber distance |
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| how much training did jack get before getting in to the war |
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| how many ships did germany sink in the atlantic? |
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| where is the largest naval battle in history and size of each navy in the battle? |
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| japan- 9 destroyers. us-15 destroyers 1200 airplanes locations: sypain |
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| what were 3,000 japanese troops ordered to do? what did that tell you about the japanese? |
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| sacrifice themselves because they are desperate |
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| what did taking saipan cost us and japan? |
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| what is the most well guarded place on earth |
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| how many german planes are used to attack the german positions? |
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| what unexpected turn occurs on a routine operation in saipan? |
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| civilians jump of cliffs to their death |
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| how would hearing that affect your future plans for invading the home country? |
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| there are going to be a lot of civilian deaths and its going to be a bloody battle |
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| what was the bataan death march, what happened along the way? how many were killed? |
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| phillipeans march through combat, tortured shot if fell behind 10,000 died |
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| descibe training for a tuskegee airman and how were they selected? |
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| narrowed down from amount of experience little training segregated |
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| how many japanese americans were sent to internment camps |
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| who rescued Shelby in Yugoslavia? what made this agreement possible? |
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| tido partcins weapon for protection of downed pilots |
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| what regiment got the most awards in Us History? |
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| how much is a soldier paid? |
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| how far are soldiers have to march to get the the front of Europe? |
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| by the end of june 194, the only democracy left fighting germany. |
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| what was the theme of Roosevelt |
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| to get involved with the war, we cannot ignore the war |
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| how big was our army before WW2? what shocked jack about our army |
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| 17th in the world. How unprepared we are |
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| what did the secret Nazi map show about hitler's plan for the world |
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| shows that he is going to reorganize south america after they conquer it |
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| how well prepared were we if Japan had invaded the US? |
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| we wouldnt stand a chance |
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| how many US were sunk by U-boats? Why did we sneak off to war? |
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| 1000, to not get attacked by U-boats |
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| why did we need to control guatal canal |
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| so japan can't build their airfield there and control the english islands around it |
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| what was the strategic importance of North Africa for the war? |
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| it held a canal that was a passage way to the middle east and its rich oil reserves. |
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| describe what the german city rockie was sent into looks like |
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| all rect and no one there |
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| men must pay for yardage with.. |
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| what is on the southern end of the island of Iwo Jima? |
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| describe several reason the fighting of Iwo Jima was so difficult |
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| enemies under ground in caves and tunnels. nothing to fight |
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| how many Us are killed for every 2 min of combat? japanese losses? |
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| what affect does the picture at iwo jima have on people? |
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| think there is an end in sight |
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| what are we now working for, according to president Roosevelt? |
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| just an honorable peace and victory |
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| what do the germans do in the Ardennes forest and how many germans are involved |
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| surprise attack. Quarter million |
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| why are americans pushed back so easily |
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| japanese strength at okinawa |
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| what is the condition of native okinawa? |
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| starvation, torcher, murder by japanese people |
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| what new weapon do the japanese release at okinawa? how many? How effective? |
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| kamakazi. hundreds. sunk 11 us ships |
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| what was the largest and deadliest battle fought by our army? US losses? |
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| the battle of the bulge. 19,000 |
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| why are our troops invigorate after the battle? |
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| what does their joint statement say? |
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| will take nothing less then an unconditional surrender |
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| who meets at yalta and what are they discussing |
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| roosevelt, Churchill, and Stallin |
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| what happened april 12th 1945? |
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| who is the new president? How long was he vice president? |
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| what was the Final Solution |
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| get rid of all the people that dont fall under the arian race |
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| how many people did the Nazi's murder? |
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| what are the losses for the US at okinawa? |
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| 12,000 dead 36,000 wounded |
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| what is Operation Downfall? when did it start? How long predicted? Us losses predicted? Fear Us government has? |
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| invasion of Japan Mainland. November 1945. 1 year. 1 million. May be getting into to much to many men dieing |
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| what is the potsdam declaration? Japanese response? |
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| for them to unconditionally surrender. declined it |
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| what happens on August 14th 1945? |
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| how many deaths during ww2? |
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| what does roosevelts speech say about the brother hood of man? |
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| everyone is the same and everyone is effected by even just one thing |
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