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WWII Flashcards

1
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Failure in France

A

June 1940

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2
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Failure in North Africa

A

October 1940 - May 1943

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3
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Italian troops outnumbered British

A

8:1
Only advanced 60 miles however

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4
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German forces arrive in Libya

A

Feb 1941

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5
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Defeat in battle of El Alamein

A

Nov 1942

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6
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Italian prisoners of war in North Africa by mid-1941

A

380,000

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7
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Failures in the med

A

Nov 1940

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8
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Disaster in Greece

A

Oct 1940

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9
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Defeat in Russia

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Over 200,000 soldiers fought, barely any survived due to battle of Stalingrad

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10
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Number of Aircrafts build, Italy vs Britain

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2000 in Italy by 1939
7,900 in Britain by 1939

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11
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1941, GDP spent on war effort

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23%
Britain dedicated 55%
Liberal gov in WWI allocated 40%

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12
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Bread riots and strikes

A

over 100,000 people
March 1943

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13
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Allied invasion of Sicily

A

9th July 1943

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14
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Mussolini deposed

A

July 1943

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15
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Decision to remove Mussolini

A

19 votes to 7

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16
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Fascist Grand Council Resolution

A

25th July 1943

17
Q

France surrender to Germany

A

22nd June 1940

18
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British take Abyssinia

A

April 1941

19
Q

Italians held prisoner by Jan 1941

A

125,000

20
Q

Number of troops who invaded Greece

A

70,000

21
Q

British sink Italians ships in Greece

A

3 Cruisers
2 Destroyers

22
Q

German forces to Greece

A

6th April 1941

23
Q

Italy steel production 1938

A

2.3 mill tonnes

24
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Italy steel production 1942

A

1.9 million tonnes

25
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Italy steel production 1943

A

1.7 million tonnes

26
Q

Houses destroyed in Turin by 1943

A

25,000

27
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Harvest decline

A

1.5 million tonnes 1938-43

28
Q

Bread and eggs June 1943

A

Sold at 8x and 15x their official prices

29
Q

March on Rome anniversary

A

only 800 squadistri out of 4600 turned up

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