WWII Flashcards
Who didn’t Hitler kill?
scandinavians
Which group would be the ubermench?
the aryan race
When hitler pulls out of the league of nations, what was russia’s response?
they increased security measures
who led the fascist movement in the spanish civil war?
Franco
Which of these was the dress rehearsal?
the spanish civil war
Why does hitler move into austria?
there was a plebiscite that said that austrians liked hitler
what is anscous
annexation of austria into Germany
what does hitler say
I do not want any more territory
the soft underbelly of europe according to churchill was
Italy
blitzkrieg
lightening war; it was an intense military campaign to bring about a swift victory.
who made secret alliances and divided the territories of Eastern Europe?
Germany and the Soviet Union
The invasion of this country began world war 2
Poland
Who never allies?
greece
Why was germany successful in invading france?
all of the above
which part of france was occupied during WWII by Germany
north and west
how much territory did hitler have in comparison to previous historical figures
as much as Napoleon
Who did Germany overcome quickly
Germany overcame france quickly
The possibility of Germany and England joining forces was ruined when this person came to power
Winston Churchill
which battle had as many total loses as us
battle of stalingrad
who called it the great patriotic war
the soviet union
what was the holocaust
mass extermination
who were the Big three in potsdam
Truman, Stalin and Attlee
What is a far departure from how germany was treated after WWII
Italy, Germany and Japan were each given economic assistance by the victorious powers
Why did churchill leave
conservatives voted out and the labor party voted in the elections
