ch 22 history Flashcards
(31 cards)
blitzkrieg
lightning war
sitzkrieg
phony war
The sitzkrieg happened after what military operation?
Invasion of Poland
Lebensraum
living space
At the Munich Conference, was Czechoslovakia consulted?
no. the conference involved germany, britain, italy and france
What is the Atlantic Charter?
8 points of common principles between churchill and FDR
Pact of Steel members (Italy and Germany)
non-aggression pact with the ussr (refrain from violence for 10 years)
German airforce?
luftwaffe
How was the Battle of Britain won?
germany was unprepared for invasion and hitler began to fall behind on restoring supplies for war. germany also had better and more planes
In 1931, Japan invaded what Chinese province?
manchuria
When was Pearl Harbor bombed?
dec 7 1941
What battle is the turning point in the war in the Pacific for the Americans?
Battle of Midway
What did Winston Churchill say about the RAF?
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt say about Pearl Harbor?
“A date which will live in infamy.”
Code name for D-Day?Code name for D-Day?
operation overlord
Why was the island-hopping technique successful?
American troops bypassed Japanese troops on islands that would not make good air bases.
V-E Day date?
victory in europe, may 8 1945
First atomic bomb date?
august 6 1945
V-J Day date?
sep 2 1945
Start of WW2?
sep 1 1939
Last major German offensive of the war?
battle of the bulge
CRAMCUP
C onscription
R hineland
A nchluss
M unich agreement
C zechoslavakia
U SSR
P oland (start of wwii)
hirohito
emperor of japan, took country into wwii
raf
british royal airforce
