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Cht 18 Second World War Flashcards

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What was blitzkrieg?

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New type of warfare against the poles

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What year did the war start and end?

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1939-1945

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Where did Germany attack first?

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Poland

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Explain the term phony war

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Period of calm in Europe following the defeat of Poland in sept and invasion of Western Europe in 1940

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What was thebritsh army called?

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The expeditionary force

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Who was the prime minister of Britain

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Winston Churchill

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What was the maginot line

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Major French defensive line

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Where did Germany attack from?

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Ardennes

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What did Churchill call this plan to save people?

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Operation Dynamo

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Where was the port in France?

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Dunkirk

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What do Churchill send to save them

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BEF

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Who was the French general

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GeneralCharles de Gaulle

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What wa the puppet state?

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A state which is not really independent

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What was the puppet state called?

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Vichy France

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Who was the leader French hero

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Marshal pétain

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What was the French resistance?

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Specialised in hit and run attacks against collaborators(German occupiers)

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What was the Battle of Britain?

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Battle of air supremacy between RAF and Luftwaffe during 1940-1941

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What was the blitz?

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Heavy bombing in Britain

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What Dose RAF stand for?

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Royal Air Force

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What was lend lease

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Arrangement for military materials to be provided by Americans to British during the war

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What was the plan called on Britain?

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Operation sealion

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What was the Luftwaffe?

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German airforce

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When did the battle of Britian happen?

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August 1940

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What were fighter planes called?

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Spitfire and hurricane

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Where did the Luftwaffe aim to bomb

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Radar stations and Air Force

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Who won the battle of Britian

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RAF British

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When did Mussolini attack Africa

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During battle of Britian

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Who did hitler have to send to help Mussolini

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General Rommel

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What was the battle called in Africa?

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Battle of El Alamein

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When was this his battle in Africa?

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1942

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Why did hitler decide to attack nazi soviet pact

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Oil supplies
More living space
Hitler hated communism

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What were the soviet army nicknamed

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Red army

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What was the operation called that attack Russia

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Operation Barbarossa

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What was the scorched earth

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Red Army destroying anything that cld be use to the enemy as they retreated from the advancing German army in 1941

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