Unit 6 Flashcards
What acts of aggression did Germany commit in the 1930s?
- Occupied the Rhineland
- Annexed Austria
- Invaded Czechoslovakia
- Invaded Poland
What acts of aggression did Japan commit in the 1930s?
- Conquered and occupied northern and eastern China
- Slaughtered thousands of people in Nanking
What act of aggression did Italy commit in the 1930s?
Invasion of Ethiopia
What was the League of Nations’ response to Japan’s and Italy’s aggression, and was it effective?
The League of Nations protested Japan’s aggression in northern and eastern China, but the protests did not stop the aggression in Asia. The League of Nations issued declarations critical of Italy, and forbade the importation of some Italian goods, but these actions had no real effect.
- Not all of Germany’s aggression was in the form of grabbing new territory. List at least four steps Hitler took to make Germany strong after the Great War.
- He refused to continue to pay reparations.
- He withdrew Germany from the League of Nations.
- He rearmed Germany with ammunition, bombers, and tanks.
- He renewed the practice of conscription.
- He established a Third Reich.
- He formed an alliance with Italy and Japan.
- What did Great Britain and France form in response to Germany’s invasion of Poland?
The Allied Powers
- Why was it important for Hitler to control Denmark and Norway?
Hitler’s control of these lands provided a strategic location from which Hitler’s army could attack England.
- How might Great Britain and France have behaved differently to avert the war? Do you think their appeasement policy was a mistake? Why, or why not?
Great Britain and France could have taken firmer action at the very beginning before Germany became too powerful; they could have encouraged the League of Nations to take harsher actions or punish Germany for violating the Treaty of Versailles.
What was Hitler’s plan to defeat Britain?
Use the German _____ to eliminate Britain’s _____
_____ Great Britain using the German army and navy
Use the German LUFTWAFFE to eliminate Britain’s RAF
INVADE Great Britain using the German army and navy
- Germany was not able to defeat Great Britain in the Battle of Britain because
* The British _______________ proved more than a match for German planes.
* The British were using a new invention called _______________ to detect incoming enemy planes.
* The British could _______________ German radio transmissions about oncoming attacks because they had recently broken some of Germany’s secret codes.
- The British SPITFIRE FIGHTER PLANES proved more than a match for German planes.
- The British were using a new invention called RADAR to detect incoming enemy planes.
- The British could DECODE German radio transmissions about oncoming attacks because they had recently broken some of Germany’s secret codes.
How did the war spread to Africa?
Mussolini orders his troops to invade Egypt. British and Italian troops used tanks. Hitler sends Rommel to Africa to fight the British.
How did the war spread to the Soviet Union?
Ignoring the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, Hitler invades Russia in Operation Barbarossa. Stalin joins the Allies.
How did the war spread to Southern Europe?
Mussolini attacks Greece. Greeks route the invaders and Hitler sends troops to help the Italians.
- What program did the United States begin so that it could arm any nation it believed was vital to its defense?
the Lend-Lease program
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Japan needed natural resources and had plans for a vast empire. Believing America would eventually enter the war, Japan decided their best weapon against America was a surprise attack to eliminate its naval threat.
How did America respond to Japan attacking Pearl Harbor?
The United States declared war on Japan and, eventually, Germany and Italy.
- What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?
The United States won the battle and destroyed four of Japan’s aircraft carriers. This battle ended Japan’s advances on the South Pacific and conveyed to the Japanese the idea that the United States was a powerful giant in the Pacific sphere who would not give up easily.
Why did Hitler want Stalingrad?
To cut off the Soviet’s oil supply, and to deal them a severe psychological blow
What was the Russian strategy to retain Stalingrad?
Use winter to their advantage, and they encircled the German troops and starved them into defeat
What was the outcome of the Battle of Stalingrad, and how many died?
It was the turning point for the war on the Eastern Front; 2 million
What was the British and American strategy for saving Egypt from Italy?
Montgomery went on the offensive against Rommel, pushing them west into Eisenhower’s 100K troops
What was the outcome of the fight for Egypt?
North Africa was clear of Axis troops, and Allied troops were freed up to invade Italy
What was the D-Day Strategy?
It was to invade France, liberate western Europe, and defeat Germany
General Eisenhower was the person in charge
They fooled Germans into thinking that the invasion would come at Calais
What was the outcome of D-Day?
90% of men on Omaha Beach were killed or wounded
By the end of the day, all five landing sites were secure by about 150K men
The significance was it was when Allied troops had begun advancing toward Germany
