Chapter Twenty Seven Flashcards
blitzkrieg
lightning war
invasion of poland
september 1st, 1939
no country suffered greater misery, destruction, and loss of life in WWII than
poland
330,000 british and french troops are evacuated to england in what becomes known as the
“miracle of dunkirk”
the german objective is to destroy the royal air force (RAF) and the royal navy in preparation for an invasion of the british isles
battle of britain
desert fox
field marshall erwin rommel
june 22nd, 1941 hitler invaded
russia (soviet union)
fuhrer directive 21
rules of war no longer apply
order 227
not a step back
the russians call world war II
“the great patriotic war”
for hitler the temptations for invasion are too great
•its the heart of communism
•its where lebensaum is to be found
•it is home to the largest jewish population in the world
for the remainder of the war, the battle between the soviet union and germany will simply be called
“the russian front”
passed by congress in 1935,1936, 1967, and 1838
neutrality acts
“if you got the cash, we got the goods, come get em”
cash and carry
the 1st peacetime draft in U.S. history
selective service act of 1940
