Set: Japan and WWII

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Term Definition
Samura enforced the laws that were made by the Shoguns
Shoguns the leaders who were in charge of making laws and carrying them out
Coaling Stations places where battleships could fill up with coal
Spheres of Influence areas controled in China for trade, etc.
Meiji takes the throne in 1876/ New order - view/ westernization of Japan/ died in 1911
Yoshihito Meiji's son/ takes the throne when Meiji dies
Hirohito Yoshihito's son/ takes the throne in 1926
Commodore Matthew Perry sailed with 4 battleships to Japan to get trading rights granted to the U.S.
Spanish American War war between America and Spain, fighting over Cuba (U.S. wins)
USS Maine American battleship sent to Havannah Harbor in Cuba on January 1898 (first battle in the Phillipines)
USS United States Ship
George Dewey American commodore who attacked the Phillipines
Central Powers WWI Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers WWI Great Britian, France, Italy, Russa (dropped out), USA, Japan
Treaty of Versailles treaty that ended WWI
Manchuria a province in China, that the Japanese took over by faking a Chinese attack
Mukden Where the Japanese faked and attack by the Chinese on September 18, 1931 so that they could take over Manchuria
Marco Polo Bridge where the actual invasion of China began
Rape of Nanking when the Japanese raped Chinese women and children, and murdered Chinese people
Neutrality Acts acts that we passed in a series saying that we couldn't help either side
Lend and Lease when the U.S. lent money to other countries
September 1, 1939 when Germany attacked Poland, beginning WWII
Blitzkrieg lightening war
Admiral Yamamoto he planned the Pearl Harbor attack
December 7, 1941 the day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Days of Infamy the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor was one of them
Admiral Nagumo leader of attack force that attacked Pearl Harbor
U.S. Battleships at Pearl Harbor USS Nevada, USS Arizona, USS West Virginia, USS Tennessee, USS Oklahoma, USS Maryland, USS California, and USS Pennsylvania
Operation Magic system where the US could decode Japanese messages
P-40 U.S.'s best fighter plane
Zero Japan's best fighter plane (way better than U.S.'s best fighter plane)
Admiral Husband Kimmel the commander who was in charge of the Pearl Harbor attack and was blamed for everything
General Walter Short commander of US army in Hawaii
Tora Tora Tora (tiger tiger tiger) what the Japanese radioed back if the Pearl Harbor attack was a complete surprise to the Americans
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve" quote that Admiral Yamamoto said after the Pearl Harbor attack because the attack happened 55 minutes before it was supposed to
Jeannette Rankin first woman elected to congress who voted against both world wars and was the only person to vote against WWII
Bataan Death March the forced march of American and Phillipino prisoners to prison camps in the Phillipines. 10,000 Americans and Phillipinos died on the march
USS Itornet the U.S. ship that the B-25 took off from to bomb Tokyo
Jimmy Doolittle suggested the idea of taking a B-25 off of an aircraft carrier
B-25 Mitchell the plane that took off from the USS Itornet headed to bomb Japan
April 18, 1942 when Jimmy Doolittle leads his men off the deck of the USS Itornet taking off for Tokyo
Battle of the Coral Sea May 7, 1942 - the first naval battle in history in which neither side saw the other's ships. They only saw the aircrafts
USS Lexington and USS Yorktown the two American carriers that went looking for the Japanese fleet in New Guinea
Port Moresby a city/harbor in New Guinea that the Japanese stayed in so that they could build up supplies to invade Australia
B-17 Flying Fortress best U.S. fighter planes at the beginning of the war
General Douglas MacArthur in charge of U.S.military in the Phillipines
Nagasaki the only place open that the ships could go through to trade
February 15, 1898 the date that the USS Maine blew up
Phillipines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico Spanish island countries that the US took from Spain after the Spanish American war
Frank Capra movie director that made movies to inspire soldiers
Battle of Midway turning point of the war in the Pacific - afterwards the Japanese were just defending themselves and not being offensive
Admiral Chester Nimitz new commander of Pacific fleet, who figured out the Japanese code for the attack on Midway
AF Midway = Japanese target
U.S. carriers at Midway USS Hornet, USS Enterprise, and the US Yorktown
Japanese carriers at Midway Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu
Point Luck place where Americans met to attack the Japanese
Torpedo Squadron 8 Ensign George Gay was the only man to survive in the Midway Battle of this set of planes
B-17 Flying Fortress Best U.S. fighter planes at the beginning of the war
Guadal Canal U.S.'s first experience in jungle fighting with the Japanese took place here
Island Hopping attacking and taking some islands and skipping (or hopping) others (military strategy)
"I shall return" what General MacArthur said when he left the Phillipines (quote)
rationing you were limited to the amount of things you could buy because most things were needed for the soldiers
Rosie the Riveter the name given to women who worked in the defense plants
Victory Gardens garden that people planted, wherever they could find to plant one, during the war for food
War Bonds bonds that were bought to support the war effort
Willow Run an aircraft producing plant in Michigan, producing on average one B-24 plane every 63 minutes
Government Issue GI - name for American soldiers durring WWII
White Christmas most popular song in 1942; surviving soldiers at Gaudal Canal listened to it on Christmas
Marianas a group of islands in the Pacific
Mariana's main islands Guam, Saipan, and Tinian
Iwo Jima an island that the Japanese were on and the Americans wanted to have and control
Mt. Suribachi a dead volcanic peak on Iwo Jima
B-29 Superfortress the bomber that could make it all the way to Japan and bomb it

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Created May 13, 2008
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caseylefever : this set looks good to me so far
caseylefever : nice job katy
caseylefever : thanks!! :)
3DGrocks4ever : hey case, u better thank me 4 this. lol. it took 4ever! lol
3DGrocks4ever : and btw, ur welcome
3DGrocks4ever : 74 freaking definitions and we aint done yet! our teacher is crazy!!!
caseylefever : heck yea
caseylefever : i no U dont usually study for s.s but....
caseylefever : 76 terms...
caseylefever : U MITE WANNA STUDY
caseylefever : if u don't study and u still do good n THIS test...
caseylefever : I'll be SOOOO mad/(jealous) at u!!!
3DGrocks4ever : case, if i don't study u know i'd just fail
caseylefever : well, u don't usually study 4 ss and still do okay
3DGrocks4ever : Changed Nentrality Acts → acts that we passed in a series saying that we couldn't help either side to Neutrality Acts → acts that we passed in a series saying that we couldn't help either side
3DGrocks4ever : Changed USS Yorktown → the two American carriers that went looking for the Japanese fleet in New Guinea to USS Yorktown → an American carrier that went looking for the Japanese fleet in New Guinea
3DGrocks4ever : Changed February 15, 1898 → the date that the USS Mainde blew up to February 15, 1898 → the date that the USS Maine blew up
3DGrocks4ever : no i dnt and casey im gonna fail! i cnt remember any of this and i cnt stay on da computer studying all nite! i have softball practice!
3DGrocks4ever : Changed Spheres of Influence → area controled in China for trade, etc. to Spheres of Influence → areas controled in China for trade, etc.
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  1. Phillipines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico → Spanish island countries that the US took from Spain after the Spanish American war - 4 misses
  2. USS Maine → American battleship sent to Havannah Harbor in Cuba on January 1898 (first battle in the Phillipines) - 3 misses
  3. George Dewey → American commodore who attacked the Phillipines - 3 misses
  4. Marco Polo Bridge → where the actual invasion of China began - 3 misses
  5. September 1, 1939 → when Germany attacked Poland, beginning WWII - 3 misses
  6. "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve" → quote that Admiral Yamamoto said after the Pearl Harbor attack because the attack happened 55 minutes before it was supposed to - 3 misses
  7. USS Itornet → the U.S. ship that the B-25 took off from to bomb Tokyo - 3 misses