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1. World War II Vocabulary Game
Eastern and Pacific
Nick Quan
Period 4
2008-2009

2. World War II - Eastern
World War II - Pacific

3. World War II - Eastern
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U V W X Y
Bonus
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4. Guess This Term

5. Guess This Term
3. Embraced in vain by Great Britain and France in the 1930s.

6. Guess This Term
3. Embraced in vain by Great Britain and France in the 1930s.
2. Associated with Neville Chamberlain at Munich Conference.

7. Guess This Term
3. Embraced in vain by Great Britain and France in the 1930s.
2. Associated with Neville Chamberlain at Munich Conference.
1. Giving in to the aggressor to avoid war.

8. Appeasement
3. Embraced in vain by Great Britain and France in the 1930s.
2. Associated with Neville Chamberlain at Munich Conference.
1. Giving in to the aggressor to avoid war.
Appeasement
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9. Guess This Term

10. Guess This Term
3. Credited as one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.

11. Guess This Term
3. Credited as one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.
2. Body was left hanging from a meat hook above Italy.

12. Guess This Term
3. Credited as one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.
2. Body was left hanging from a meat hook above Italy.
1. Italian fascist leader also known as “IL Duce”.

13. Benito Mussolini
3. Credited as one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.
2. Body was left hanging from a meat hook above Italy.
1. Italian fascist leader also known as “IL Duce”.
Benito Mussolini
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14. Guess This Term

15. Guess This Term
3. Refers to the state as the successor to the Roman Empire.

16. Guess This Term
3. Refers to the state as the successor to the Roman Empire.
2. Led by Adolf Hitler and the German Workers Party in 1933.

17. Guess This Term
3. Refers to the state as the successor to the Roman Empire.
2. Led by Adolf Hitler and the German Workers Party in 1933.
1. Germany during the Nazi Regime between 1933-1935.

18. Third Reich
3. Refers to the state as the successor to the Roman Empire.
2. Led by Adolf Hitler and the German Workers Party in 1933.
1. Germany during the Nazi Regime between 1933-1935.
Third Reich
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19. Guess This Term

20. Guess This Term
3. Considered by scholars to be a form of fascism.

21. Guess This Term
3. Considered by scholars to be a form of fascism.
2. Run by the German dictator, Adolf Hitler.

22. Guess This Term
3. Considered by scholars to be a form of fascism.
2. Run by the German dictator, Adolf Hitler.
1. Practices of the Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party.

23. Nazism
3. Considered by scholars to be a form of fascism.
2. Run by the German dictator, Adolf Hitler.
1. Practices of the Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party.
Nazism
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24. Guess This Term

25. Guess This Term
3. Grew up with an abusive father, and a horrible childhood.

26. Guess This Term
3. Grew up with an abusive father, and a horrible childhood.
2. Wrote a book called “Mein Kampf”.

27. Guess This Term
3. Grew up with an abusive father, and a horrible childhood.
2. Wrote a book called “Mein Kampf”.
1. Founder & Leader of the Nazi Party.

28. Adolf Hitler
3. Grew up with an abusive father, and a horrible childhood.
2. Wrote a book called “Mein Kampf”.
1. Founder & Leader of the Nazi Party.
Adolf Hitler
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29. Guess This Term

30. Guess This Term
3. Was a suspect in the July 1940 plot to assassinate Hitler.

31. Guess This Term
3. Was a suspect in the July 1940 plot to assassinate Hitler.
2. Most famous German Field Marshall during World War II.

32. Guess This Term
3. Was a suspect in the July 1940 plot to assassinate Hitler.
2. Most famous German Field Marshall during World War II.
1. Nickname was known as the “desert fox”.

33. General Erwin Rommel
3. Was a suspect in the July 1940 plot to assassinate Hitler.
2. Most famous German Field Marshall during World War II.
1. Nickname was known as the “desert fox”.
General Erwin Rommel
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34. Guess This Term

35. Guess This Term
3. Committed suicide by cyanide ingestion before his hanging.

36. Guess This Term
3. Committed suicide by cyanide ingestion before his hanging.
2. President of the Reichstag and Hitler's second man.

37. Guess This Term
3. Committed suicide by cyanide ingestion before his hanging.
2. President of the Reichstag and Hitler's second man.
1. Commander-In-Chief of the Luftwaffe.

38. General Hermann Göring
3. Committed suicide by cyanide ingestion before his hanging.
2. President of the Reichstag and Hitler's second man.
1. Commander-In-Chief of the Luftwaffe.
General Hermann Göring
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39. Guess This Term

40. Guess This Term
3. Earned a Ph.D from Heidelberg University in 1921.

41. Guess This Term
3. Earned a Ph.D from Heidelberg University in 1921.
2. Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.

42. Guess This Term
3. Earned a Ph.D from Heidelberg University in 1921.
2. Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
1. 3rd in command of the Nazi Germany.

43. Joseph Goebbels
3. Earned a Ph.D from Heidelberg University in 1921.
2. Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
1. 3rd in command of the Nazi Germany.
Joseph Goebbels
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44. Guess This Term

45. Guess This Term
3. Worked in disguise for Mercedes Benz until 1960.

46. Guess This Term
3. Worked in disguise for Mercedes Benz until 1960.
2. SS Lt.-Col. who was chief of the Jewish office in Gestapo.

47. Guess This Term
3. Worked in disguise for Mercedes Benz until 1960.
2. SS Lt.-Col. who was chief of the Jewish office in Gestapo.
1. Known as the “architect” of the Holocaust.

48. Adolf Eichmann
3. Worked in disguise for Mercedes Benz until 1960.
2. SS Lt.-Col. who was chief of the Jewish office in Gestapo.
1. Known as the “architect” of the Holocaust.
Adolf Eichmann
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49. Guess This Term

50. Guess This Term
3.Founded in 1910 and changed its name in later 1916.

51. Guess This Term
3.Founded in 1910 and changed its name in later 1916.
2. Leader was General Hermann Göring.

52. Guess This Term
3.Founded in 1910 and changed its name in later 1916.
2. Leader was General Hermann Göring.
1. In a nutshell: German Air Force.

53. Luftwaffe
3.Founded in 1910 and changed its name in later 1916.
2. Leader was General Hermann Göring.
1. In a nutshell: German Air Force.
Luftwaffe
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54. Guess This Term

55. Guess This Term
3. A headline word to describe a military doctrine.

56. Guess This Term
3. A headline word to describe a military doctrine.
2. Example of this term: Operation Barbarossa.

57. Guess This Term
3. A headline word to describe a military doctrine.
2. Example of this term: Operation Barbarossa.
1. In a nutshell: “lightning war”.

58. Blitzkrieg
3. A headline word to describe a military doctrine.
2. Example of this term: Operation Barbarossa.
1. In a nutshell: “lightning war”.
Blitzkrieg
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59. Guess This Term

60. Guess This Term
3. Has been studied as a work on political theory.

61. Guess This Term
3. Has been studied as a work on political theory.
2. Translated in English to be “My Struggle”.

62. Guess This Term
3. Has been studied as a work on political theory.
2. Translated in English to be “My Struggle”.
1. Book written by Adolf Hitler during his imprisonment.

63. Mein Kampf
3. Has been studied as a work on political theory.
2. Translated in English to be “My Struggle”.
1. Book written by Adolf Hitler during his imprisonment.
Mein Kampf
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64. Guess This Term

65. Guess This Term
3. Caused Hitler to regard Chamberlain with utter contempt.

66. Guess This Term
3. Caused Hitler to regard Chamberlain with utter contempt.
2. Made Chamberlain deliver his famous speech to all London.

67. Guess This Term
3. Caused Hitler to regard Chamberlain with utter contempt.
2. Made Chamberlain deliver his famous speech to all London.
1. An agreement regarding the Sudentenland.

68. Munich Conference
3. Caused Hitler to regard Chamberlain with utter contempt.
2. Made Chamberlain deliver his famous speech to all London.
1. An agreement regarding the Sudentenland.
Munich Conference
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69. Guess This Term

70. Guess This Term
3. Happened in Moscow on August 23, 1939.

71. Guess This Term
3. Happened in Moscow on August 23, 1939.
2. Agreed on by Molotov (Russia) and Ribbentrop (Germany).

72. Guess This Term
3. Happened in Moscow on August 23, 1939.
2. Agreed on by Molotov (Russia) and Ribbentrop (Germany).
1. Promise that Stalin and Hitler wouldn't attack each other.

73. Russo-German Non-Agression Pact
3. Happened in Moscow on August 23, 1939.
2. Agreed on by Molotov (Russia) and Ribbentrop (Germany).
1. Promise that Stalin and Hitler wouldn't attack each other.
Russo-German Non-Aggression Pact
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74. Guess This Term

75. Guess This Term
3. 1,102,191 casualties between both Germans and Soviets.

76. Guess This Term
3. 1,102,191 casualties between both Germans and Soviets.
2. Opened up the Eastern Front of Europe.

77. Guess This Term
3. 1,102,191 casualties between both Germans and Soviets.
2. Opened up the Eastern Front of Europe.
1. Codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.

78. Operation Barbarossa
3. 1,102,191 casualties between both Germans and Soviets.
2. Opened up the Eastern Front of Europe.
1. Codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
Operation Barbarossa
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79. Guess This Term

80. Guess This Term
3. Happened between May 26th–June 4th, 1940.

81. Guess This Term
3. Happened between May 26th–June 4th, 1940.
2. Codenamed Operation Dynamo.

82. Guess This Term
3. Happened between May 26th–June 4th, 1940.
2. Codenamed Operation Dynamo.
1. Defence and evacuation of British and allied forces.

83. Dunkirk
3. Happened between May 26th–June 4th, 1940.
2. Codenamed Operation Dynamo.
1. Defence and evacuation of British and allied forces.
Dunkirk
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84. Guess This Term

85. Guess This Term
3. Founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958.

86. Guess This Term
3. Founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958.
2. Leader of the Free French Forces.

87. Guess This Term
3. Founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958.
2. Leader of the Free French Forces.
1. Dominant political leader and grand figurehead of France.

88. Charles DeGaulle
3. Founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958.
2. Leader of the Free French Forces.
1. Dominant political leader and grand figurehead of France.
Charles DeGaulle
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89. Guess This Term

90. Guess This Term
3. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.

91. Guess This Term
3. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
2. Noted as the “organizer of victory” by Sir Winston Churchill.

92. Guess This Term
3. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
2. Noted as the “organizer of victory” by Sir Winston Churchill.
1. US Military leader, Chief of Staff, and 3rd Secretary of State.

93. General George Catlett Marshall
3. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
2. Noted as the “organizer of victory” by Sir Winston Churchill.
1. US Military leader, Chief of Staff, and 3rd Secretary of State.
General George Catlett Marshall
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94. Guess This Term

95. Guess This Term
3. Led both corps and armies as general in North Africa Sicily.

96. Guess This Term
3. Led both corps and armies as general in North Africa Sicily.
2. Had his officials arrest Amon Goeth at a sanatorium for trial.

97. Guess This Term
3. Led both corps and armies as general in North Africa Sicily.
2. Had his officials arrest Amon Goeth at a sanatorium for trial.
1. Nicknamed “Old Blood & Guts”.

98. General George Patton
3. Led both corps and armies as general in North Africa Sicily.
2. Had his officials arrest Amon Goeth at a sanatorium for trial.
1. Nicknamed “Old Blood & Guts”.
General George Patton
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99. Guess This Term

100. Guess This Term
3. 2,629,619 casualties from both Germans and Soviets.

101. Guess This Term
3. 2,629,619 casualties from both Germans and Soviets.
2. Big industrial city on the Volga River-a vital transport route.

102. Guess This Term
3. 2,629,619 casualties from both Germans and Soviets.
2. Big industrial city on the Volga River-a vital transport route.
1. Turning point in World War II in Europe.

103. Stalingrad
3. 2,629,619 casualties from both Germans and Soviets.
2. Big industrial city on the Volga River-a vital transport route.
1. Turning point in World War II in Europe.
Stalingrad
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104. Guess This Term

105. Guess This Term
3. One of the most decorated in Russian & Soviet history.

106. Guess This Term
3. One of the most decorated in Russian & Soviet history.
2. Marshal of the Soviet Union.

107. Guess This Term
3. One of the most decorated in Russian & Soviet history.
2. Marshal of the Soviet Union.
1. Most successful Russian General in World War II.

108. Georgy Zhukov
3. One of the most decorated in Russian & Soviet history.
2. Marshal of the Soviet Union.
1. Most successful Russian General in World War II.
Georgy Zhukov
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109. Guess This Term

110. Guess This Term
3. 110,332 casualties between America, Britain, and Germany.

111. Guess This Term
3. 110,332 casualties between America, Britain, and Germany.
2. Biggest and bloodiest battle for US ground forces in WWII.

112. Guess This Term
3. 110,332 casualties between America, Britain, and Germany.
2. Biggest and bloodiest battle for US ground forces in WWII.
1. Major German offensive launched towards the end of WWII.

113. Battle of the Buldge
3. 110,332 casualties between America, Britain, and Germany.
2. Biggest and bloodiest battle for US ground forces in WWII.
1. Major German offensive launched towards the end of WWII.
Battle of the Bulge
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114. Guess This Term

115. Guess This Term
3. Americans are led by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

116. Guess This Term
3. Americans are led by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
2. Part of Operation Overlord during World War II.

117. Guess This Term
3. Americans are led by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
2. Part of Operation Overlord during World War II.
1. US and Britain push Germany back.

118. Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
3. Americans are led by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
2. Part of Operation Overlord during World War II.
1. US and Britain push Germany back.
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
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119. Guess This Term

120. Guess This Term
3. 539,196 casualties between Soviets and Russia.

121. Guess This Term
3. 539,196 casualties between Soviets and Russia.
2. Adolf Hitler and many of his followers committed suicide.

122. Guess This Term
3. 539,196 casualties between Soviets and Russia.
2. Adolf Hitler and many of his followers committed suicide.
1. Final strategic offensives of the European Theatre of WWII.

123. Battle of Berlin
3. 539,196 casualties between Soviets and Russia.
2. Adolf Hitler and many of his followers committed suicide.
1. Final strategic offensives of the European Theatre of WWII.
Battle of Berlin
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124. Guess This Term

125. Guess This Term
3. Happened in Reims, France and Berlin, Germany.

126. Guess This Term
3. Happened in Reims, France and Berlin, Germany.
2. A Day of Liberation in East Germany.

127. Guess This Term
3. Happened in Reims, France and Berlin, Germany.
2. A Day of Liberation in East Germany.
1. Occurred on May 8, 1945.

128. Victory in Europe Day
3. Happened in Reims, France and Berlin, Germany.
2. A Day of Liberation in East Germany.
1. Occurred on May 8, 1945.
V-E Day
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129. Guess This Term

130. Guess This Term
3. A Sudeten German Industrialist during World War II.

131. Guess This Term
3. A Sudeten German Industrialist during World War II.
2. Ran enamelware and ammunitions factories during war.

132. Guess This Term
3. A Sudeten German Industrialist during World War II.
2. Ran enamelware and ammunitions factories during war.
1. Credited for saving 1,200 Jewish lives in the Holocaust.

133. Oskar Schindler
3. A Sudeten German Industrialist during World War II.
2. Ran enamelware and ammunitions factories during war.
1. Credited for saving 1,200 Jewish lives in the Holocaust.
Oskar Schindler
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134. World War II - Pacific
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U V W X Y
Bonus
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135. Guess This Term

136. Guess This Term
3. Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.

137. Guess This Term
3. Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.
2. Head of the American Military in the Pacific.

138. Guess This Term
3. Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.
2. Head of the American Military in the Pacific.
1. Created the idea of “island hopping” during World War II.

139. General Douglas MacArthur
3. Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.
2. Head of the American Military in the Pacific.
1. Created the idea of “island hopping” during World War II.
General Douglas MacArthur
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140. Guess This Term

141. Guess This Term
3. Selected Commander-In-Chief ranking as Admiral.

142. Guess This Term
3. Selected Commander-In-Chief ranking as Admiral.
2. Appointed as Fleet Admiral of the Navy on Dec. 14, 1944.

143. Guess This Term
3. Selected Commander-In-Chief ranking as Admiral.
2. Appointed as Fleet Admiral of the Navy on Dec. 14, 1944.
1. Head of the American Navy in the Pacific.

144. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
3. Selected Commander-In-Chief ranking as Admiral.
2. Appointed as Fleet Admiral of the Navy on Dec. 14, 1944.
1. Head of the American Navy in the Pacific.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
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145. Guess This Term

146. Guess This Term
3. Died during an inspection tour of forward positions.

147. Guess This Term
3. Died during an inspection tour of forward positions.
2. Planned and executed the strategic attack on Pearl Harbour.

148. Guess This Term
3. Died during an inspection tour of forward positions.
2. Planned and executed the strategic attack on Pearl Harbour.
1. Head of the Japanese Navy in the Pacific.

149. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
3. Died during an inspection tour of forward positions.
2. Planned and executed the strategic attack on Pearl Harbour.
1. Head of the Japanese Navy in the Pacific.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
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150. Guess This Term

151. Guess This Term
3. Was a General in the Japanese Imperial Army.

152. Guess This Term
3. Was a General in the Japanese Imperial Army.
2. 40th Prime Minister of Japan most of World War II.

153. Guess This Term
3. Was a General in the Japanese Imperial Army.
2. 40th Prime Minister of Japan most of World War II.
1. Military Dictator of Japan.

154. Prime Minister Hideki Tojo
3. Was a General in the Japanese Imperial Army.
2. 40th Prime Minister of Japan most of World War II.
1. Military Dictator of Japan.
Prime Minister Hideki Tojo
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155. Guess This Term

156. Guess This Term
3. Translated in English to be “divine wind”.

157. Guess This Term
3. Translated in English to be “divine wind”.
2. First used during the battle of Leyte Gulf.

158. Guess This Term
3. Translated in English to be “divine wind”.
2. First used during the battle of Leyte Gulf.
1. Suicidal Pilots during the war.

159. Kamikaze
3. Translated in English to be “divine wind”.
2. First used during the battle of Leyte Gulf.
1. Suicidal Pilots during the war.
Kamikaze
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160. Guess This Term

161. Guess This Term
3. Known as the “Hawaii Operation” to the Japanese.

162. Guess This Term
3. Known as the “Hawaii Operation” to the Japanese.
2. Strategic plan organized and executed by Yamamoto.

163. Guess This Term
3. Known as the “Hawaii Operation” to the Japanese.
2. Strategic plan organized and executed by Yamamoto.
1. December 7th, 1941.

164. Pearl Harbour
3. Known as the “Hawaii Operation” to the Japanese.
2. Strategic plan organized and executed by Yamamoto.
1. December 7th, 1941.
Pearl Harbour
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165. Guess This Term

166. Guess This Term
3. This occurred at the dawn of April 9th, 1942.

167. Guess This Term
3. This occurred at the dawn of April 9th, 1942.
2. Happened in the jungle of the Philippines.

168. Guess This Term
3. This occurred at the dawn of April 9th, 1942.
2. Happened in the jungle of the Philippines.
1. A long walk Japanese led with American prisoners of war.

169. Bataan Death March
3. This occurred at the dawn of April 9th, 1942.
2. Happened in the jungle of the Philippines.
1. A long walk Japanese led with American prisoners of war.
Bataan Death March
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170. Guess This Term

171. Guess This Term
3. 1,622 Japanese and American casualties.

172. Guess This Term
3. 1,622 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between May 4th-May 8th, 1942.

173. Guess This Term
3. 1,622 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between May 4th-May 8th, 1942.
1. Fight in the air for control of the South Pacific.

174. Coral Sea
3. 1,622 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between May 4th-May 8th, 1942.
1. Fight in the air for control of the South Pacific.
Coral Sea
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175. Guess This Term

176. Guess This Term
3. 3,364 Japanese and American casualties.

177. Guess This Term
3. 3,364 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between June 4th-June 7th, 1942.

178. Guess This Term
3. 3,364 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between June 4th-June 7th, 1942.
1. Turning point of WWII in the Pacific.

179. Midway
3. 3,364 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between June 4th-June 7th, 1942.
1. Turning point of WWII in the Pacific.
Midway
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180. Guess This Term

181. Guess This Term
3. 38,000 Japanese and American casualties.

182. Guess This Term
3. 38,000 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between August 7, 1942th-February 9th, 1943.

183. Guess This Term
3. 38,000 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between August 7, 1942th-February 9th, 1943.
1. Known as the “Battle of Death”.

184. Guadalcanal
3. 38,000 Japanese and American casualties.
2. Fought between August 7, 1942th-February 9th, 1943.
1. Known as the “Battle of Death”.
Guadalcanal
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185. Guess This Term

186. Guess This Term
3. An important military strategy used during World War II.

187. Guess This Term
3. An important military strategy used during World War II.
2. Used to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions.

188. Guess This Term
3. An important military strategy used during World War II.
2. Used to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions.
1. “Hit them where they ain't, and make them die by the vine.”

189. Island Hopping
3. An important military strategy used during World War II.
2. Used to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions.
1. “Hit them where they ain't, and make them die by the vine.”
Island Hopping
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190. Guess This Term

191. Guess This Term
3. Formerly known as “Second Battle of the Philippine Sea”.

192. Guess This Term
3. Formerly known as “Second Battle of the Philippine Sea”.
2. Generally considered as the largest naval battle ever.

193. Guess This Term
3. Formerly known as “Second Battle of the Philippine Sea”.
2. Generally considered as the largest naval battle ever.
1. “I shall return.”

194. Leyte Gulf
3. Formerly known as “Second Battle of the Philippine Sea”.
2. Generally considered as the largest naval battle ever.
1. “I shall return.”
Leyte Gulf
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195. Guess This Term

196. Guess This Term
3. Fought between February 19th-March 26th, 1945.

197. Guess This Term
3. Fought between February 19th-March 26th, 1945.
2. Known as the “Battle of the Bulge” of the Pacific.

198. Guess This Term
3. Fought between February 19th-March 26th, 1945.
2. Known as the “Battle of the Bulge” of the Pacific.
1. Halfway point from Pearl Harbour and Japan.

199. Iwo Jima
3. Fought between February 19th-March 26th, 1945.
2. Known as the “Battle of the Bulge” of the Pacific.
1. Halfway point from Pearl Harbour and Japan.
Iwo Jima
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200. Guess This Term

201. Guess This Term
3. A brigadier general in the United States Air Force.

202. Guess This Term
3. A brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
2. Dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima.

203. Guess This Term
3. A brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
2. Dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima.
1. Flew the “Enola Gay” aircraft named after his mother.

204. Colonel Paul Tibbets Jr.
3. A brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
2. Dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima.
1. Flew the “Enola Gay” aircraft named after his mother.
Colonel Paul Tibbets Jr.
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205. Guess This Term

206. Guess This Term
3. Was a Portland-class cruiser of the United States Navy.

207. Guess This Term
3. Was a Portland-class cruiser of the United States Navy.
2. Sunken by a Japanese submarine torpedo.

208. Guess This Term
3. Was a Portland-class cruiser of the United States Navy.
2. Sunken by a Japanese submarine torpedo.
1. Carried the atomic bomb to Tinian to be dropped on Japan.

209. Indianapolis (ship)
3. Was a Portland-class cruiser of the United States Navy.
2. Sunken by a Japanese submarine torpedo.
1. Carried the atomic bomb to Tinian to be dropped on Japan.
Indianapolis (ship)
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210. Guess This Term

211. Guess This Term
3. Cost 2 Billion USD (24 Billion as of 2008) to run.

212. Guess This Term
3. Cost 2 Billion USD (24 Billion as of 2008) to run.
2. Purpose was to create the first nuclear weapon.

213. Guess This Term
3. Cost 2 Billion USD (24 Billion as of 2008) to run.
2. Purpose was to create the first nuclear weapon.
1. Los Alamos, New Mexico.

214. Manhattan Project
3. Cost 2 Billion USD (24 Billion as of 2008) to run.
2. Purpose was to create the first nuclear weapon.
1. Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Manhattan Project
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215. Guess This Term

216. Guess This Term
3. Built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in Bellevue, Nebraska.

217. Guess This Term
3. Built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in Bellevue, Nebraska.
2. Named after one's mother during World War II.

218. Guess This Term
3. Built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in Bellevue, Nebraska.
2. Named after one's mother during World War II.
1. Flown by Col. Paul Tibbets to drop an atomic bomb.

219. Enola Gay
3. Built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in Bellevue, Nebraska.
2. Named after one's mother during World War II.
1. Flown by Col. Paul Tibbets to drop an atomic bomb.
Enola Gay
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220. Guess This Term

221. Guess This Term
3. A Hungarian & Jewish immigrant who fled from the Nazis.

222. Guess This Term
3. A Hungarian & Jewish immigrant who fled from the Nazis.
2. Kicked off the Manhattan Project by Leslie Groves.

223. Guess This Term
3. A Hungarian & Jewish immigrant who fled from the Nazis.
2. Kicked off the Manhattan Project by Leslie Groves.
1. Presented the idea of a nuclear weapon.

224. Leo Szilard
3. A Hungarian & Jewish immigrant who fled from the Nazis.
2. Kicked off the Manhattan Project by Leslie Groves.
1. Presented the idea of a nuclear weapon.
Leo Szilard
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225. Guess This Term

226. Guess This Term
3. A United States Army Engineer Officer.

227. Guess This Term
3. A United States Army Engineer Officer.
2. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal after bomb on Japan.

228. Guess This Term
3. A United States Army Engineer Officer.
2. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal after bomb on Japan.
1. Primary military leader head of the Manhattan Project.

229. Colonel Leslie Groves
3. A United States Army Engineer Officer.
2. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal after bomb on Japan.
1. Primary military leader head of the Manhattan Project.
Colonel Leslie Groves
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230. Guess This Term

231. Guess This Term
3. “Now I have become death, the destroyer of worlds.”

232. Guess This Term
3. “Now I have become death, the destroyer of worlds.”
2. Known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”.

233. Guess This Term
3. “Now I have become death, the destroyer of worlds.”
2. Known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”.
1. Primary scientist head of the Manhattan Project.

234. Robert Oppenheimer
3. “Now I have become death, the destroyer of worlds.”
2. Known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”.
1. Primary scientist head of the Manhattan Project.
Robert Oppenheimer
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235. Guess This Term

236. Guess This Term
3. One made with uranium and the other with plutonium.

237. Guess This Term
3. One made with uranium and the other with plutonium.
2. Destroyed two virgin cities within three days.

238. Guess This Term
3. One made with uranium and the other with plutonium.
2. Destroyed two virgin cities within three days.
1. August 6th, 1945 & August 9th, 1945.

239. Little Boy / Fatman
3. One made with uranium and the other with plutonium.
2. Destroyed two virgin cities within three days.
1. August 6th, 1945 & August 9th, 1945.
Little Boy / Fat Man
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240. Guess This Term

241. Guess This Term
3. Executed by the United States Army Air Forces.

242. Guess This Term
3. Executed by the United States Army Air Forces.
2. Inspired the making of the movie “Grave of the Fireflies”.

243. Guess This Term
3. Executed by the United States Army Air Forces.
2. Inspired the making of the movie “Grave of the Fireflies”.
1. Occurred on March 9th, 1945.

244. Firebombing (Tokyo)
3. Executed by the United States Army Air Forces.
2. Inspired the making of the movie “Grave of the Fireflies”.
1. Occurred on March 9th, 1945.
Firebombing (Tokyo)
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245. Guess This Term

246. Guess This Term
3. Had some industrial and military significance.

247. Guess This Term
3. Had some industrial and military significance.
2. First time a weapon of mass destruction is used on humans.

248. Guess This Term
3. Had some industrial and military significance.
2. First time a weapon of mass destruction is used on humans.
1. Occurred on August 6th, 1945.

249. Hiroshima
3. Had some industrial and military significance.
2. First time a weapon of mass destruction is used on humans.
1. Occurred on August 6th, 1945.
Hiroshima
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250. Guess This Term

251. Guess This Term
3. Was one of the largest sea ports in Southern Japan.

252. Guess This Term
3. Was one of the largest sea ports in Southern Japan.
2. Buildings were old fashioned, made of wood or wood-frame.

253. Guess This Term
3. Was one of the largest sea ports in Southern Japan.
2. Buildings were old fashioned, made of wood or wood-frame.
1. Occurred on August 9th, 1945.

254. Nagasaki
3. Was one of the largest sea ports in Southern Japan.
2. Buildings were old fashioned, made of wood or wood-frame.
1. Occurred on August 9th, 1945.
Nagasaki
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255. Guess This Term

256. Guess This Term
3. Commemorated as Liberation Day in Korea.

257. Guess This Term
3. Commemorated as Liberation Day in Korea.
2. Known as Shuusen-kinenbi to the Japanese.

258. Guess This Term
3. Commemorated as Liberation Day in Korea.
2. Known as Shuusen-kinenbi to the Japanese.
1. Occurred on August 14th, 1945.

259. Victory In Japan Day
3. Commemorated as Liberation Day in Korea.
2. Known as Shuusen-kinenbi to the Japanese.
1. Occurred on August 14th, 1945.
V-J Day
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260. Guess This Term

261. Guess This Term
3. An engineer working for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

262. Guess This Term
3. An engineer working for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
2. Stepped out of a tram when he was bombed in Hiroshima.

263. Guess This Term
3. An engineer working for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
2. Stepped out of a tram when he was bombed in Hiroshima.
1. 2 days later, he returned home to be bombed in Nagasaki.

264. Tsutomu Yamaguchi
3. An engineer working for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
2. Stepped out of a tram when he was bombed in Hiroshima.
1. 2 days later, he returned home to be bombed in Nagasaki.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
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