7 World War II Flashcards
(36 cards)
What was happening when the move Casablanca was released?
Churchill and Roosevelt were meeting in Casablanca.
Who was controlling the ME&NA in 1939?
What mandates were given after WWI?
France - Syria and Lebanon
Britain - TransJordan, Iraq and Palestine
How did France and Britain treat those territories?
Like colonies.
What did these mandates make Britain?
The largest empire ever. 1/4 of the globe
How secure were Britain and France?
Not as much as 20 years earlier because of uprisings.
Who was uprising under the British?
Egyptians, Iraquis, Berbers, Jews
What did the Berbers win?
A temporary establishment of the Republic of the Rif in northern Morocco.
What was the Great Druze Revolt?
Against the French in Syria between 1925 and 1927.
Who won?
The French.
How long did fighting last in North Africa during WWII?
About 36 months.
When did it start?
Italy’s invasion of British-occupied Egypt in June 1940.
When did it end?
The surrender of 250,000 German and Italian troops in Tunisia in May 1943.
What triggered WWII?
Germany’s invasion of Poland in September1939.
When did Germany invade France?
May 1940.
What did this embolden Mussolini to do?
To declare war against the Allies in June 1940.
What did Vichy France include?
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and possibly Lebanon and Syria
What happened 4 days after Italy entered the war?
Britain entered Libya from Egypt.
Why was this worrisome?
The Italian forces in the region outnubered British by 6 to 1 [although they were spread out]
How did the fighting in North Africa go?
Back and forth because each side’s tank could do well in the desert.
What did this do to dupply lines?
It stretched them thin.
How did Arab forces respond?
Britain was so hated in Iraq that they joined with Hitler.
What did they do?
Siezed British military bases in Iraq. But they never fully took them.
What was Operation Exporter?
The Syria-Lebanon campaign of 1941.
