WWII Presentation Flashcards

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Beer Hall Putsch

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They began at the Bürgerbräu Keller, a beer hall in the Bavarian city of Munich. Hitler and the Nazi Party aimed to seize control of the state government, march on Berlin, and overthrow the German federal government.

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Appeasement

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The policy mostly implemented by British Prime Minister Chamberlain, who aimed to avoid war with Nazi Germany by making concessions to Hitler’s territorial demands.

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Dunkirk

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Operation Dynamo - the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

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Bombing of London/Britain

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The Blitz. The German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, for eight months during the Second World War.

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Luftwaffe

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The German air force.

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Spitfire

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A type of plane used during ww11.

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