WW2 TEST important Flashcards
Churchill
British Prime minister helped roosevelt and truman
FDR
President of the US rly good isolationism
Stalin
leader of Russia
Mussolini
dictator of italy
Eisenhower
supreme leader of all invading forces in europe
Rommel
Nazi general, Dessert Fox used outflaking
De Gaulle
Led the Free French forces in resisting capitulation to Germany during World War II and became provisional president of France in the immediate aftermath of the war.
Mac Arthur
commander of American forces in the Philippines led to Australia.
Petain
commander of American forces in the Philippines led to Australia.
Petain- as head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France.
Hideki Tojo
long leader of Japan
Chiang Kai-Sheck
Leader of China
Neville Chamberlain
British Prime minister munich agreement
George Patton
United States Army general
Mao Zedong
Important Chinese government person
Joseph Goebells
Propaganda minister
douglas bader
symbolized stubbornness and ambition of British
Eli Weisel
Nazi Death camp survivor wrote book won noebel peace prize
Munich Pact
Hitler could gain sudetenland so long as he would no longer gain territory. appeasement from Churchill
Munich Putsch
Hitlers first attempt at overthrowing germans
What was Germany’s last major offenseive?
It was the Battle of the Buldge.
Battle of El Alemein
Germans first major loss hiters second biggest mistake.
Battle of Staligrad
Major turning point of war in europe
Three turning points of the war.
El Alamein, Stalingrad, Midaway
Panzer (fighting)
tank
Stuka
plane
