2nde Guerre / Résistance / JM Flashcards
Leaders of the Axis nations
Germany: Hitler
Italie: Moussolini
Japan: Hirohito
Leaders of the Ally nations
US: Roosevelt
UK: Churchill
France: De Gaulle
USSR: Staline
When did Japan enter the war
1937 against China
When did France enter the war
Sept. 3, 1939
When did the US enter the war?
Dec. 7, 1941
Stats on soldiers envolved
> 100million from 61 different nations
How many deaths?
64million, 3% of the world’s population
6million jews, 2/3 of Europe, 40% of entire population worldwide
Why did France surrender so quickly?
Still traumatized from the first war. Were afraid of mass death of their young.
What was le mur de l’Antique?
Germany cutoff france from possible allied support, blocking them on the Atlantic coast.
Where was the Capitcal of France when Paris was occupied? Who was the head of the country?
Vechy
Maréchai Pétain, a WWI hero
What was France’s motto changed to?
Travail, Famille, Patrie
When and where does the Resistance begin?
June 18, 1940
By a plea from De Gaulle in Londres on a BBC radio station
La résistance extérieure
la France Libre, 7000 men in London led by De Gaulle.
Not officially recognized by Allies until 1943 when they arrive in Algérie.
l’Armée Française
250,000 soldats after la France Libre combined with l’armée d’afrique
La résistance intérieure
July 1940
300-500,000 people
