World War II Flashcards
The Totalitarian regimes of ___, ___, and ___ tested the ____ throughout the 1930s and exposed its unwillingness to intervene
1.Germany, Italy, and Japan
2.League of Nations
Starting in 1939, Hitler will demand the lands of ___ that were now part of ___
1.Prussia
2.Poland
In 1939, ___ and the ___ shock the world with the announcement that they were now ___. This formed the ___
-Germany
-Soviet Union
-Allies
-Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression pact
On September 1, 1939, German troops cross the border, and invade ___
Poland
As German troops invade Poland from the ___, Soviet troops invade ___, ___, ___, and ___ from the ____
-West
-Lithuania
-Latvia
-Estonia
-Poland
-east
The world watched, in horror, and the speed of the German Conquest:
13 days
Blitzkrieg-
lightning war
Following the invasion of ___, Britain and France declare war on ___
-Poland
-Germany
France created man extensive system of fortifications along their border with Germany:
The Maginot Line
Neither Britain’s or France were prepared for air and several months will pass with nothing going on
-Phony War of “Sitzkrieg”
April 9, 1940- As Britain and France waited for a German assault, the Germans shifted their invasions towards ___
Denmark, the Norway
Denmark surrenders in ___
6 hours
Norway surrenders in___
20 days of fighting
Using airbases in Norway, Germany will drive out the ___ that plagued them during WW1
British Blockade
On May, 1940-German troops began simultaneous invasions of ___ and ___
Belgium and Holland
Britain and France are caught off guard by rapid German conquest
-Holland Surrenders in 4 days
-Belgium surrenders in 18 days
Britain and France ___ with ___ in order to ___ a German invasion of ___
-rushed forces to the border
-Belgium
-Blockade
-France
German Forces found a weak spot in the French lines in the Ardennes Forest
-German tanks poured through this gap, and into France.
British and French forces in the ___ began to retreat, while French forces along the ___ were trapped by ___
1.North
2.Maginot Line
3.Germans
The German army descended on the ____ from the ___, and ____
1.Maginot line
2.Rear
3.Millions of French troops descended.
To the north, _____ begin to evacuate ___
1.British and French troops
2.Britain
To the north, British and French troops begin to evacuate to Britian
-Dunkirk
-Over 250,000 British and 100,000 French troops escape
On June 25, 1940, France unconditionally ___
Surrendered to Germany
France was divided into 2 areas
-The occupied zone-controlled by Denmark troops
-Vitchy France-French government collaborating with Nazi France
Britain stands ___
Alone
-With the defeat of Norway and Denmark, Britain’s. naval blockade was lifted
-German ships flooded into the Atlantic
-Now with the defeat of France, the British Island were now under immediate threat of invasion
Despite all of its success
Germany lacked a navy to carry out a full scale invasion
So what was the answer to this problem
U-Boots and Airplanes
The Battle of Britain
-The Germans believed they could bomb Britain into submission with Air Force, while the U-Boots attacked supply ships
-From August to November, the
Luftwaffe attacked Royal Air Fields, and damaged Britains ability to defend itself
-By late August,
the Royal Air Force had 7 days of fighting left.
In April, 1941, Germany had given up hope for ___
Invading Britain
They Focused on a new threat
Mussolini was having trouble in his wars against the allies
The Italians had attempted to invade the ___, But has been stopped by____ and ___troops backed by Great Britain
-Balkans Penninsula
-Greek and Albalnian
Italy had also attempted to invade ___ from their colonies in _____
-British Egypt
-Libya and Ethiopia
-Both Armies were defeated
