WWII Flashcards
1
Q
Timeline towards war
A
Sep. 1, 1939: Germany invades Poland
Nov. 1939: Cash & Carry
July 1940: Japan moves into Pacific (US freezes Japanese assets)
September 1940: Destroyers for bases
March 1941: Land Lease Act
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor
December 11, 1941: Germany/Italy declare war on US
2
Q
Economic/political causes of WWII
A
- Desire in some countries for peace at any cost
- Hitler seen as defense against communism
- Economic depression
3
Q
WWI Peace Treaty (Treaty of Versailles)
A
German reparations
redrawn boundaries
creation of weak nations
4
Q
Diplomatic causes of WWII
A
appeasment
Alliances (Germany, Italy, Japan)
5
Q
Maginot
A
series of bunkers along French side of Rhine River
6
Q
Invasion of France
A
April 10, 1940
