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Appeasement Flashcards

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1
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What did Churchill call Dunkirk in private?

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The greatest military defeat for many centuries

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How were the men undisciplined in Dunkirk?

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  • stole food from local people

- deserted their men to be evacuated first

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3
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How did Churchill describe the withdrawal?

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A miracle of deliverance

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Where did the British go when they had decided the battle was lost on May 22

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to the sea port of Dunkirk

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5
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How did the Germans attack to get into France

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The Germans attacked through the Ardennes( heavily wooded area in Northern France)

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6
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How long did it take for Denmark to fall

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It took 4 hours

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7
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When did “ the phony war “ end and why?

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Ended on April 9, 1940 when Hiltler launched a surprising invasion on Denmark and Norway ..

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8
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What is the “phony war” ?

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  • sitzkrieg ‘ sitting war’
  • after war was declared on Germany, the French and British stabilized their troops along the Maginot Line and waited for the Germans to attack .. But nothing happened
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9
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When did France and Britain declare war on Germany ?

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September 3rd

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10
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How did the Germans attack Poland ?

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September 1, 1939

German tanks and troop trucks took over

German aircraft bombed Warsaw ( Poland’s Capital)

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11
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What is Polands capital ?

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Warsaw

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12
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Why were most countries in Europe anxious to avoid another war ?

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They knew the effects of world war 1 , both in terms of money and lives

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How many people died in world war 1?

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Nearly nine million people

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Who was the prime minister of Britain in 1937 ?

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Neville Chamberlain

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15
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What is appeasement ?

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To pacify , soothe , or satisfy

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16
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Germans and Austria joined together in:

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1938

17
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What was Germany and Austria known as when they were joined together ?

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Anschluss

18
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How did hitler justify joining the two countries ?

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He was uniting all German speaking people in one ‘greater Germany ‘

19
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Where did the German speaking people in Czech live ?

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Sudetenland

20
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Why couldn’t Hiltler just take over Czechoslovakia ?

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They were a powerful new country

&

Had the backing of the Soviet Union

21
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Who’s actions were responsible regarding Czech going to Germany ?

A

Britain
France
Soviet Union

22
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Who was invited to the Munich conference ?

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Chamberlain ( Britain )
Hitler ( Germany )
Daladier( France )
Mussolini ( Italy )

23
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What was decided at the Munich conference ?

A

Germany would occupy the Sudetenland within 10 days

  • Czech parts would go to Hungary and Poland.
24
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How did Churchill feel about appeasement ?

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Churchill thought that the Munich agreement was bad. It gave Hiltler to much power and that they needed to stand up to him and fight for their power back.

25
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How did chamberlain feel about appeasement ?

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He was happy that the four powers could work it out without a war

26
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When did German troops invade the remaining parts of Czech ?

A

15 March 1939

27
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The arguments for Appeasement:

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  • Hiltler was only taking back land threat the treaty of Versailles took
  • people did not want another war
  • a stronger Germany would prevent communism spreading to the west
  • Britain could not fight Germany alone..
  • Britain had no resources to fight a war..
  • fear of bombing campaigns
28
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Arguments against Appeasement:

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  • Hiltler could not be trusted
  • it allowed Germany to become stronger
  • Hiltler became overconfident and he thought that no country would challenge him
  • increased division between Russia and the West
  • it made Britain and France look weak
  • giving land to Germany meant that there was more land to conquer when the war began
29
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What is the Nazi - Soviet pact ?

A

Non aggressive pact signed between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in Moscow secretly agreeing to invade and divide Poland between them

30
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What is Blitzkrieg

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Military strategy ( lightning war ) 
Armored divisions smashed thru enemy lines and isolated segments of enemy
31
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Sophisticated German air-force that destroyed polish air capacity

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The Luftwaffe

32
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Where did Hiltler being a dramatic sweep thru in May of 1940 ?

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Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg

33
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The strategy to strike at France :

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Dramatic sweep tegu Netherlands , Belgium , Luxembourg ( keep the allies attention on those countries )

  • squeeze between the Maginot line fort through the forest (Ardennes )
34
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What is the Maginot line ?

A

Extensive line on underground forts protecting France from a German attack

35
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What is a key feature of Blitzkrieg ?

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At takes avoid the enemy’s strong points..

36
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Why was the situation in Dunkirk a “necessary myth”

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Necessary to maintain morale- but not true

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