History Flashcards
(19 cards)
When was D-day
6th June 1944
What beach did they land on during D-day
Normandy
What would have happened if D-day failed
The war would have gone on for years longer and the world could be be under Nazi control today.
How many allied soldiers died on d day
Roughly 4,414
Appeasment
Giving into a person or groups demands to avoid conflict
Evacuation
Removal of vulnerable people from cities or towns
Holocaust
The killing of jews at concentration camps
Luftwaffe
German air force
RAF
Britains air force (Royal air force)
Total war
A war that affects everyone in a country not just the fighters and people in charge
How many West African divisions were there.
Two, the 81st division and the 82nd division
Why did British General George Giffard, suggest making a African division
Because West Africa and Burma had similar climates and British troops often struggled for the first few months getting used to it, especially from disease.
How did general slim use air power
To parachute down supplies to surrounded troops
Why did Japan invade?
To try to take India for the resources and money
Why did West Africans fight for Britain?
Because Africa was part of the British Empire
3 reasons that Britain won the battle of Britain
Radar, rotation system, Germans shot down would be captured but Brits could just return to their bases, Britain could call on it’s allies experienced fighters like Polish fighters, German leaders were indecisive.
English Prime Minister during the war
Winston churchill
German Prime Minister during the war
Adolf Hitler
USA’s President during the war
Franklin Roosevelt
