Great Brutain & WWII Flashcards
(22 cards)
Wilson’s ideas
-disarmament
-promotion of democracies
-Association to avoid a new war
Treaty of Versailles
-war reparative
-loss of territories
-war guilt clause
SDN
International organization to preserve peace, 1919
1938
-Impact of economic crisis of 1929
-rise of totalitarianism
-growing tensions between Europe and Munich conference
What did Germany do with the treaty of Versailles?
German destroys the treaty of Versailles because they say it was unfair
What is the date of the meeting in Munich?
September 1938 to prevent war
What was the conclusion of the meeting in Munich
They accepted to give it Hitler what he wanted,Sudetenland
When did Hitler took cover all Czechoslovakia?
In 1939
What happened the 1 September 1939
Germany start invasion of Poland
What was the reaction of Great Britain and France after invasion of Poland
Say declare war on 3 September
I was called the war declare by the Great Britain and France on 1939
It was a phoney war
What is the date of the battle of France?
10 May 1940
When Churchhill became Prime Minister
10 May 1940
White Churchill has been choosing to become Prime Minister
He has been chosen because he was an opponent to an appeasement. He declared a total war.
When was the armistice for France
On 22 June 1940
When was battle of Britain?
1940
What was the battle of Britain
It was air battle. Between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe
Blitz
1941, bombing and British cities
What was the aim of the blitz?
-cut Britain off from overseas supplies
-to destroy the production efforts
-to demoralize people
Why did Germany start blitz
It was to seek an armistice but they resisted
Blitzkrieg
Air battle between Germany and Britain, royal Air Force and luftwaffe
Blackout
British cities were cutting off street lights and citizen covering their windows with black curtain to hide light from air bomb
