WW2 Flashcards
what was signed on the 28th of July 1919
the treaty of versallies
what are the key terms of the treaty versalies
-reperation
-billions disarmanet
-rhineland independence from austrai
-war guilt clause
-lost colonies
-no submarines or airforce
-limited arm and loss of land
the three main countries involved in the treaty of versalies and who were the leaders
United states, britain, france
US- Woodrow Wilson
Britain- Lloyd George
France- Georges clemenece
what did france, britian and the us want
france wanted revenge britian wanted germany to never be able to wage war again, US wanted to introduce the 14 point peace plan
What happened with the US
stay out of the european affairs due to the losses in WW1. the united states did not join the leagues of nation. The united states out of european affairs until pearl harbour. The great depression meant that the US wanted the focus on local issues.
where was hitler born
austria
what was the beer hall putsch
on november 8-9 1923, Hitler and the Nazi Party
what is conscription
compulsary miliatary service
define blitzkrieg
The method of offensive warfare responsible for Nazi Germany’s military successes in the early years of the Second World War.
what was the luftwaffe
german air force
when japan included china who did china ask for help
the league of nations
why did the league of nations fail
league was weak because it had no army, met infrequently and did not have significant countries.
what date was pearl harbour attacked by japanese
dec 7th 1941
which australian city was bombed by the japanese, and what was the date
Darwin, 19th feb 1942
what were the code names of the bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki
little boy and fat man
what was the strategic importance of Port Morresby
Port Morresby was a strategic part that would have provided a base for further advances towards asutralia
Why was the USA a neautral force up until pear harbour? what changed
US remained neutral until the 8 dec 1941 when they declared war on Japan in response to the surprise attack on Pearly Harbour . Thye stayed neautral because they tried to prevent US for getting involved in war.
What was the attempted invasion of britian called?
operation sealion
define the term holocaust
killing of millions of jews and other people by nazis in ww2
what did the noremberg race laws do
they deprieved the jewish people of their rights as citizens
what was the manhatten project
code name for the effort to produce an attomic bomb
what was the first solution
nazis plan to elimanate all jews, make more extermination camps, transported jews from ghettos to extermination camps.
what was the environment conditions of the kokoda trail in papa new guinea
dense jungle
couldnt see ahead, steep mountains, no fresh water,.
what date was the herisha bomb
august 6th 1945
