chapter 21 section 3 Flashcards
took place with great speed and force
Blitzkrieg
Lightning war
after a month of fighting
Poland surrendered to Hitler
France moves along the ______
Maginot Line
Germany moves along the __________ fortifications in the __________
Siegfried Line
Rhineland
no fighting for 7 months
Poland surrenders —– next military encounter
Phony War
Soviets invade
Poland and Finland
Hitler invades
Denmark and Norway
Germany gains outlet to
Atlantic ocean
realization to France and Britain
hitler is an immediate threat to us
New English Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
allied troops attempt to escape from _______-
Dunkerque
May 27- June 4
338,00 men transported to england
Hitler’s failure to attack
allowed Britain to regain its strength
after dunkirk, France was left to
fight alone on the European continent
June 14,1940 Germans
entered Paris
German troops occupy
Northern France including Paris
french leader willing to surrender to Germany
Philippe Petain
German controlled Govt of France
Vichy France
Germans controlling govt of france referred to
Puppet government
led free french movement
Charles de Gaulle
secret movement to undermine the Germans
Free French movement
hitler’s airforce
Luftwaffe
continued fighting to defend Britain
Britian’s airforce
Royal Air Force
RAF
in the neutrality acts the U.S. could not
sell war equipment to belligerent nations
could not make loans to these countries or sail on their ships
restricted from entering war zones