World War 2 Flashcards
WW2 end date
September 2, 1945
WW2 start date
September 1, 1939
Who was Italy’s dictator
Benito Mussolini
Who was Russia’s dictator
Joseph Stalin
Who was Germany’s dictator?
Adolf Hitler
Who were the main belligerents? (Which countries?)
The axis power: Germany, Italy, Japan, + the allies- France, Britain, US
Which countries did Hitler invade in Europe
Austria, Czech, Poland, Denmark, Norway, France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, British Channel Islands, Greece, Yugoslavia(Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia), Soviet Union, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Italy, Albania, Monaco, Hungary, San Marino
What order did Hitler invade Europe in?
Austria
Czech
Poland
Denmark and Norway
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
British Channel Islands
Greece
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Ukraine
Italy
Albania
Monaco
Hungary
San Marino
About how many deaths occurred during the war?
40,000,000-50,000,000
How did Hitler start the war?
He declared that he would attack Poland on September 1, 1939, and thus, when he started the attacks, France and Britain declared war on Germany
How was the polish army defeated?
Germany had many more military forces and many more people and much more equipment