WW2 Flashcards
What were the 3 causes that lead to ww2 ?
Appeasement
Hitters foreign policy
The failure of the League of Nations
When did hitler come to power
1933
What did hitler begin to do when he came to power
Rebuild the army
What was the aim of appeasement
To try and solve problems by negotiation and compromise and preserve the peace
What was the League of Nations
A group of countries to try and keep peace however Germany was excluded
Which treaty constantly had its terms broken
The treaty of Versailles
What happened march 1936
Hitters army marched into the Rhineland meaning he could now manufacture planes , tanks and weapons
When was Anschluss
March 1938
What was Anschluss
German troops were sent to force the Austrian leader to unify with Germany
In April 1938 why did hitler threaten to invade czechslovakia
He demanded that Germany be given the Sudetenland are however they refused
What did Neville chamberlain agree with hitler on in September 1938
That Hitler could have the Sudetenland part of czechslovakia as long as the demands stopped there
When did Hitler break his word and invade the rest of czechslovakia
1939
Which country did Britain and France promise to help if Germany invaded
Poland
When did Britain and France declare war on Germany
3rd September 1939
Why did Hitler invade Poland in 1st September 1939
As Poland refuses to give Germany the land they lost under the treaty of Versailles
Who did the nazis defeat at the beginning of 1940
Poland , Denmark and Holland
What was the Nazis main tactic
Blitzkrieg
Who did the battle of the Atlantic take place between
Submarines , warships and planes at sea
Why did the allies establish a naval blockade of Germany when war broke out
So merchants and traders could successfully carry supplies and travel
What brought the USA into ww2
The suprise attack at Pearl Harbor their naval base in hawaiii
