Government in wartime, 1939-45 - Losing control Flashcards

1
Q

When did Germany turn on her ally and invade the USSR?

A

22 June 1941
(Operation Barbarossa)

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2
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Why was Operation Barbarossa a huge mistake?

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Soviet Red Army did not collapse as Nazis assumed = G had to fight a war on 2 fronts

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3
Q

Who joined WW2 in December 1941?

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USA - as well as 2 fronts made it even harder for the Gs

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4
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What was the consequences of having to fight on 2 fronts?

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  • G forces badly overstretched
  • boys as young as 16 conscripted
  • by 1944 some soldiers as young as 12
  • rationing became tighter
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5
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How did the policy of ‘total war’ crush G ppls spirit?

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  • shops that didn’t contrivute to the war effort = banned
    e.g. cake + sweet shops
    + also sporting events = banned
  • children evacuated from cities
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6
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How did lack of G spirit = gov lost support?

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became harder to convince ppl that the G army was invincible bc G families lost their men + living conditions worsened
= gov lost support + resistance grew

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7
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Situation of the war in June 1944?

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Allies had landed in Normandy + moving towards Berlin from the East & West

H moved to a safe bunker w trusted staff, Goebbels + his family, Eva Braun (who he married before they both committed suicide)

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8
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When did Hitler + Eva Braun commit suicide?

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30 April 1945

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