Appeasement

Question 1

What did Churchill call Dunkirk in private?

Answer 1

The greatest military defeat for many centuries

Question 2

How were the men undisciplined in Dunkirk?

Answer 2

• stole food from local people

- deserted their men to be evacuated first

Question 3

How did Churchill describe the withdrawal?

Answer 3

A miracle of deliverance

Question 4

Where did the British go when they had decided the battle was lost on May 22

Answer 4

to the sea port of Dunkirk

Question 5

How did the Germans attack to get into France

Answer 5

The Germans attacked through the Ardennes( heavily wooded area in Northern France)

Question 6

How long did it take for Denmark to fall

Answer 6

It took 4 hours

Question 7

When did “ the phony war “ end and why?

Answer 7

Ended on April 9, 1940 when Hiltler launched a surprising invasion on Denmark and Norway ..

Question 8

What is the “phony war” ?

Answer 8

• sitzkrieg ‘ sitting war’
• after war was declared on Germany, the French and British stabilized their troops along the Maginot Line and waited for the Germans to attack .. But nothing happened

Question 9

When did France and Britain declare war on Germany ?

Answer 9

September 3rd

Question 10

How did the Germans attack Poland ?

Answer 10

September 1, 1939

German tanks and troop trucks took over

German aircraft bombed Warsaw ( Poland’s Capital)

Question 11

What is Polands capital ?

Answer 11

Warsaw

Question 12

Why were most countries in Europe anxious to avoid another war ?

Answer 12

They knew the effects of world war 1 , both in terms of money and lives

Question 13

How many people died in world war 1?

Answer 13

Nearly nine million people

Question 14

Who was the prime minister of Britain in 1937 ?

Answer 14

Neville Chamberlain

Question 15

What is appeasement ?

Answer 15

To pacify , soothe , or satisfy

Question 16

Germans and Austria joined together in:

Answer 16

1938

Question 17

What was Germany and Austria known as when they were joined together ?

Answer 17

Anschluss

Question 18

How did hitler justify joining the two countries ?

Answer 18

He was uniting all German speaking people in one ‘greater Germany ‘

Question 19

Where did the German speaking people in Czech live ?

Answer 19

Sudetenland

Question 20

Why couldn’t Hiltler just take over Czechoslovakia ?

Answer 20

They were a powerful new country

&

Had the backing of the Soviet Union

Question 21

Who’s actions were responsible regarding Czech going to Germany ?

Answer 21

Britain
France
Soviet Union

Question 22

Who was invited to the Munich conference ?

Answer 22

Chamberlain ( Britain )
Hitler ( Germany )
Daladier( France )
Mussolini ( Italy )

Question 23

What was decided at the Munich conference ?

Answer 23

Germany would occupy the Sudetenland within 10 days

• Czech parts would go to Hungary and Poland.

Question 24

How did Churchill feel about appeasement ?

Answer 24

Churchill thought that the Munich agreement was bad. It gave Hiltler to much power and that they needed to stand up to him and fight for their power back.

Question 25

How did chamberlain feel about appeasement ?

Answer 25

He was happy that the four powers could work it out without a war

Question 26

When did German troops invade the remaining parts of Czech ?

Answer 26

15 March 1939

Question 27

The arguments for Appeasement:

Answer 27

- Hiltler was only taking back land threat the treaty of Versailles took - people did not want another war - a stronger Germany would prevent communism spreading to the west - Britain could not fight Germany alone.. - Britain had no resources to fight a war.. - fear of bombing campaigns

Question 28

Arguments against Appeasement:

Answer 28

- Hiltler could not be trusted - it allowed Germany to become stronger - Hiltler became overconfident and he thought that no country would challenge him - increased division between Russia and the West - it made Britain and France look weak - giving land to Germany meant that there was more land to conquer when the war began

Question 29

What is the Nazi - Soviet pact ?

Answer 29

Non aggressive pact signed between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in Moscow secretly agreeing to invade and divide Poland between them

Question 30

What is Blitzkrieg

Answer 30

``` Military strategy ( lightning war ) Armored divisions smashed thru enemy lines and isolated segments of enemy ```

Question 31

Sophisticated German air-force that destroyed polish air capacity

Answer 31

The Luftwaffe

Question 32

Where did Hiltler being a dramatic sweep thru in May of 1940 ?

Answer 32

Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg

Question 33

The strategy to strike at France :

Answer 33

Dramatic sweep tegu Netherlands , Belgium , Luxembourg ( keep the allies attention on those countries ) - squeeze between the Maginot line fort through the forest (Ardennes )

Question 34

What is the Maginot line ?

Answer 34

Extensive line on underground forts protecting France from a German attack

Question 35

What is a key feature of Blitzkrieg ?

Answer 35

At takes avoid the enemy's strong points..

Question 36

Why was the situation in Dunkirk a "necessary myth"

Answer 36

Necessary to maintain morale- but not true