WW2 - Churchill's role in the war

Question 1

Dynamic between USA and England in 1940?

Answer 1

Britain was dominated by richer and more powerful USA

Question 2

Where was Britain in the alliance in 1940?

Answer 2

Junior partner

Question 3

Operation Market Garden?

Answer 3

• Poor planning
• Unexpected presence of German SS division

Question 4

‘Big Three’ meetings?

Answer 4

• Stalin
• Roosevelt
• Churchill

Churchill was sidelined

Question 5

Date: Yalta conference?

Answer 5

February 1945

Question 6

What was accepted at the Yalta conference?

Answer 6

Churchill could not defend Poland (as promised in 1939).
Frontiers were moved westward and Russia took Eastern Poland.

Question 7

‘Victims of Yalta’

Answer 7

Russian prisoners who fought on the German side were handed back to Stalin for punishment.

Question 8

Why was Churchill frustrated that he was ignored in the Yalta conference?

Answer 8

1. He had to watch Stalin ignore a crushing rebellion in Warsaw (Poles against German rule). Killed any who would likely stand against Russian rule.
2. Roosevelt ignored his warnings of a post-war Russian dominated Europe.

Question 9

When was importance of main Europe established in war?

Answer 9

1944

Question 10

When focus was in main Europe, where did Churchill send troupes?

Answer 10

Mediterranean
Sent troupes against a communist uprising in Greece.

Stalin did not intervene.

• Advanced into Germany
• Defence of India and middle East
• War in Burma against Japanese
• Campaign in Greece to defend monarchy.

Question 11

Churchill’s speech to House of Commons in February 1945

Answer 11

• “I admit that I never felt so grave a sense of responsibility as I did at Yalta.”
• “It is a mistake to look too far ahead.”