Y9 - T5: World War Two Flashcards
What was Appeasements?
Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, was keen to avoid war. He believed this could be achieved through the use of negotiation, agreements and diplomacy. His policy was to appease Hitler, which usually meant giving in to Hitler’s territorial demands.
When and were was Adolf Hitler born?
Austria in 1889
What were the main allies?
- Britain
- USA
- USSR
What were the main axis?
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
What were the factors that led to war breaking out in 1939?
- The treaty of Versailles
- The weakness of the League of Nations
- American Isolationism
- The Nazi-Soviet Pact
What was American Isolationism?
This was when the USA refused to join the League because a previous European war had already costed them too many American lives and Germany new the only country strong enough to defeat them was the USA.
What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
This was when the Nazis and Soviet Union ceated a pact to temporarily not fight each other which bought them both time.
What happened in June 1942?
American dive -bombers destroy the Japanese aircraft carriers at the Battle of Midway
What happened in October 1942?
General Montgomery’s troops defeat the Nazis at El Alamein
What happened in February 1943?
German General von Paulus surrenders at Stalingrad
What happened in July 1943?
Allies invade Sicily and Italy surrenders
What happened in Autumn 1943?
Hitler’s forces on the Easter Front were defeated.
What happened in June 1944?
Britain and the USA invade France. 6 June was known as D-Day
What happened in August 1944?
Allies arrive in Paris
What happened in March 1945?
Allies cross the Rhine into Germany.
What happened in April 1945?
Hitler commited suicide.
What happened in May 1945?
Soviets now in Berlin - Germany Surrenders.
What happened in August 1945?
Cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroyed by Atomic bombs to end the war in the Far East.
What did Neville Chamberlain let Hitler get away with during appeasements?
- Build up Germany’s armed forces - 1933
- Reoccupy Rhineland - 1936
- Enter Austria - 1938
- Take over Sudetenland - Munich Agreement - 1938
- Ignore the agreement and invade Czechoslovakia - 1939
- Invade Poland (WW2 Starts) - 1939
Which Japanese city did USA release a nuclear weapon on?
Hiroshima
What are some reasons to suggest that the nuclear bomb was justified?
- To save the lives of more allied soldiers
- To get revenge on Japan
- They spent time developing the bomb so wanted to test it
- To show the world (especially USSR) how powerful they were
What’s happened in September 1939
The war begins
When is the phony war?
Till the end of 1939
What happens in February and March 1940?
Nazis occupy Denmark and Norway
