ELLA WW2 REVISION Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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what did the nazis sign in 1939

A

nazi soviet pact

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2
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what is the nazis soviet pact

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nonagressive pact with the USSR

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3
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when did the nazis invade Poland

A

1 September 1939

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4
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nazis had double what

A

army

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5
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when Poland was invades this was the first time what

A

blitzkrieg was used

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6
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blitzkrieg was what

A

very successful

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7
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how did nasiz target civilians

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einsatzgruppen or death head unit and began to mass kill innocent people

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8
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when did the invasion of the west begin

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1940

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9
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where was the French army pushed to

A

beaches of Dunkirk

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10
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how many people where stuck on Dunkirk beaches

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400,000

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10
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what couldn’t reach the beaches of Dunkirk and why

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navy ship as to big

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11
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British sent what to transport troops

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little ships

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12
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after the Dunkirk avacuation France became

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occupied by nazis Germans

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13
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when did the battle of britain begin

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1940

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14
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the german luffwafer outnumber what

A

RAF

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15
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what did the British use to fight of the attach

A

radars and barage ballons

16
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lots of British success is owed to who

A

pilets from the empire

17
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lots of British success is owed ro pilots from the empire including who

A

Jamaica Canada new Zealand and Australia

18
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what was the invasion of the Soviet Unions codenamed

A

operation Barbarossa

19
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when was operation Barbarossa

20
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operation Barbarossa was what

A

the largest invasion force in human history

21
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the Soviets troops were determined to what

22
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what did the soviet troops use and why

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the scorched earth policy to damage the German war effort

23
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operation Barbarossa force nazis to do what

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fight a war on two fronts

24
what was the blitz
the German Air Force dropped bomb on British cities
25
the blitz was used on British city such as
Plymouth London Manchester and Liverpool
26
the blitz was used ...
in hope of breaking the British spirt
27
when was the battle of stalingrad
between august 1942 and February 1943
28
where did the battle of Stalingrad take place
house/streets rather than on a battlefield
29
the soviets disruped what
German supply lines
30
the disruption of German supply lines caused what
lake of food which lead to hypothermia and frostbite
31
when did the d-days landings take place
June 1944
32
the armed force were lead by who
einsehower
33
what did einsehower attack
5 beaches along the coast of Normandy