WWII: Mediterranean Strategy Flashcards
1
Q
Which area was of vital importance to Britain?
A
Suez Canal
2
Q
When did Italy join WWII?
A
1940
3
Q
Why did Churchill hope for a Balkan Front?
A
The ‘soft underbelly of Europe’ was Germany’s vulnerability
4
Q
Where did British troops face defeat in 1940-1941?
A
Greece
5
Q
Who was Commander of the German Afrika Korps?
A
General Erwin Rommel
6
Q
When was the Battle of El Alamein?
A
1942
7
Q
Where did fighting take place as a result of the Mediterranean Strategy?
A
Italy, North Africa, Balkans
8
Q
Where did Britain invade in 1943?
A
Sicily
9
Q
How many allied divisions fought in Italy?
A
16
10
Q
What were the attitudes of the US and USSR towards the Mediterranean Strategy?
A
Against - advocated for a second front
