Nazi's Flashcards
What is appeasement
Continually giving somone something in order to avoid conflict with the hopes they wont want more.
(Step 1) What was the first thing Hitler took back.
The Rhineland
What was significant about Hitler taking the Rhineland
No one stopped him, not a single god damn bullet was fired.
(Step 2) what was the second thing Hitler took.
Austria
How did Austrians respond to the invasion.
Most everyone was happy about it. There was no resistance.
(Step 3) what did Hitler go for third?
Czechoslovakia, specifically the sudetenland. Five and a half months later though, he took the whole country.
(Step 4) What is the lesson of Munich?
APPEASEMENT DOESNT WORK
What is the main point of blitzkrieg
Heavily condensed military concentration on one area, penetrating to the center of the country, and expanding outward.
What are German tanks called
Panzers
Who is the doofus prime minister of Brittain? Chaimberlain or Churchill
Chaimberlain
(Step 5) The specific start of WW2
When Hitler invades Poland.
(Step 6 and 7) Whos the sucker who gets attacked after poland
Denmark
(Steps 8 and 9) who gets taken on the same day of churchill’s election?
Netherlands and Belgium
What was Hitler’s first mistake?
Instead of immediately attacking, hitler ordered that the army wait for Goering’s fleet to “finish off the enemy”
France just compltely gave up when their troops were cornered at dunkirk.
They’re weak.
What was the miracle at dunkirk?
When just a whole bunch of british citizens came out on boats to evacuate soldiers on dunkirk beach.
What is operation sea lion
Just completely bombing the hell out of Brittain 24/7 to soften them up.
Two types of British planes from the Royal Air Force
The spitfire(round wings), and The Hurricane.
What are the two main advantages of the Royal Air Force over the Luftvaffe?
Jetfuel and Radar
Goals of Churchill?
Keep up British peoples spirits, and convince Americans to get into the fight.
Who was Edward R. Murren’s?
A rooftop American reporter who kept Americans updated on the states of britain
What was Hitler’s second mistake?
He missed the actual invasion window with russia but still went anyway.
What was the Soviet blitskrieg called?
Operation Barbarosa
what was the most impactful battle of operation Barbarosa
Battle of Stalingrad
