WW2 test 1 Flashcards
Who did Japan invade and why?
Japan invaded Manchuria, China in 1831 for its raw materials that Japan was lacking
What approach to foreign trade did the USA take after WWI
isolationism
The Spanish civil war was what 2 parties against each other, who made up the parties, and who supported each party.
Fascists vs. republicans, Fascists- monarchists and fascists and backed by Germany+ Italy, France the fascist leader seizes power.
Republicans- made up of pro-republicans and communists, backed by the USSR, Britain, French citizens, and the U.S
When does Hitler test drive the Luftwaffe, and what is the Luftwaffe
He test drove it in the Spanish civil war and the Luftwaffe means the German military
Where does Germany invade in 1936, against the treaty of Versailles
The Rhineland as part of the DMZ
What does Germany annex that creates a German superstate (in violation of the treaty of Versailles)
Austria
What does anschluss mean
Austria
Why does Germany want to annex the Sudetenland, and what is the Sudetenland
It is a piece of western Czechoslovakia Hitler claims is German (it belongs to him)
During what conference do the powers allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as long its the end of Nazi agression, and who are the powers
Munich confrence, Britain and France
Whats appeasement
Giving in to Hitlers demands to prevent war (countries were still recovering from the first world war)
Did appeasement work?
No, shortly after Germany annexed the rest of Czechoslovakia
what is the Nazi- Soviet pact, and another name, how long did it last, and what other country did it effect and why
Secret non-agression pact between Soviet union and Nazi Germany, they agreed to avoid war with eachother for 10 years, and another name is Molotov- Ribbon Pact, it effected Poland because it agreed to split Poland up into 2 when it was invaded a month later
Allied powers and leader
Franklin Roosevelt- U.S
Joseph Stalin- USSR
Charles de Gaulle- France
Winston Churchill (Neville chamberlain at the start of the war)- Britain
Axis powers and leaders
Adolf Hitler - Germany
Benito Mussolini - Italy
Hideki Tojo- Japan
Whats another word for fronts
Theaters of war
Whos impearlistic intentions led to war in the pacific
Japan
Blitzkrieg
Lightning war relied on suprise to be effective it attacked many targets with overwhelming numbers to devastate the enemy
Who used Blitzkerieg and what were the 3 steps
Hitler used lightning war against Poland
1. attack with luftwaffe (air)
1a. frghters (air supweority)
1b. Stuka (dive bombers)
1c. bombers
- Panzers (tanks)
Hitler had advanced tanks that destroyed anything left behind by the luftwaffe
Goals- destroy communications, transportation, and military targets - infantry (troops)
Trained and ready troops cleaned up anything left
Was Blitzkrieg a new type of war or was it used before, and was it sucessfull
NEW, sucessful
luftwaffe
Germany military specifically air force
Frghters
German air superiority
Stuka
German dive bombers
Panzers
German tanks
infantry
German troops on the ground