#2.Churchill As War Time Prime Minister Flashcards
when was frances defenced broken
10th of may
by the 28th of may what even occured
Dunkirk evacuation
how many men needed rescuing from Dunkirk
300,000
what were other issues Britain faced in may 1940
fear of italy taking over suez canal and egypt
japan and British possessions in east asia
Gold reserves
Germany had bombed Poland and would likely bomb Britain
Lord Halifax was in his cabinet
what did the war cabinet discuss on the 28th of may
French proposal to approach Mussolini to find out Hitlers peace terms
what was the reason for Halifax’s opinion
he wanted to solve the issue before France fell
when were the Dunkirk evacuations
4th June
how many were evacuated from Dunkirk
224,318 British troops
111,172 allied troops
what made britains and France’s relations poor
the bombing of the French fleet in 1940 and the refusal to give planes to France to help defend
where did Britain send its forces when there was a threat of German invasion
Egypt
Where did the German bombing Campaign divert it’s attention to
the towns and cities of Britain
How did the bombing of British cities help Britain
it allowed the RAF to recover
how was 1940 an achievement for Britain
the UK had stood alone in the war against Germany, Italy and Japan without any allies
how was Churchill a good war leader
strong relationship with allies
strong speeches
travlled to see other war leaders
he had daring ruthlessness
who were the four main generals during the war
Brooke
Wavell
Auchinleck
Montgomery
how was churchills relationship with Brooke
they agreed on key issues ie no invasion of northern europe and the committment to egypt and the suex cana; however hated political intereferance and disliked Churchill’s carelessness
how was churchills relationship with Wavell
Churchill personally disliked him, when italy invaded Greece (1940) and Britain tried to defend it they lost to nazi reinforcements and Wavell was demoted
how was churchills relationship with Auchinleck
he was wavell’s replacement- had good defence and counter attacks upon german’s in north Africa. But was sacked by Churchill for making delays to progress
how was churchills relationship with Montgomery
Churchill favoured his character- won battle of el alamein in 1942, however most of the first successes of the war should have been accredited to Auchinleck
where did war lead after the North African campaign
Invasion of italy and Sicily
when was the date for the D-Day landings in France
6th June 1944
who led the D day landings
General Morgan
what was italy and the meditterranian viewed as
the sift underbelly of europe
what were the reasons for a North Africa Campaign
protection of the Empire
trade with india
protection of oil fields which could have come into german hands
a war in turkey and greece would still help the Russians
