History Revision Flashcards

Question

Pearl harbour - when, what

Answer 1

December 7th 1941 Japanese attack on USA (they were neutral at the time) Allied loss Roosevelt declared war on Japan, Japanese did not declare war) 230000 civs killed 350 Japanese planes, sunk 180 ships

Answer 2

4-7th June 1942 Naval battle Occurred as a result of the Doolittle air raid on Tokyo Japanese loss 4 Japanese carriers destroyed, 1 American destroyed

Answer 3

19th feb - 26th of march 1945 American invasion of Japanese island Iwo Jima American victory 5 week battle

Answer 4

1st and 6th of August 2 atomic bombs dropped 1 on Hiroshima and 1 on Nagasaki Effectively ended the war 220000 killed Only use of atomic weapons in history 70% of building destroyed

Answer 5

Means lightning war Tank, motorised infantry. Penetrate the weak points of the enemy Luftwaffe provided air support by bombing objectives Destroyed France and Poland in 4-6 weeks each All forces used at once

Answer 6

Also known as operation dynamo. Involved rescue of 338000 British and French soldiers from Dunkirk between 26th may to 4 June 1940, was a big boost for British morale. Created “Dunkirk spirit” which helped British to fight on. Could argue that Dunkirk could be either a win or a loss as 1.2mil allied soldiers were captured and most of the BEF’s heavy guns and vehicles

Answer 7

1st ever air battle Stopped the German invasion of Britain and kept them in the war RAF vs Luftwaffe Operation sea lion was to follow this (German landing on Briton via sea) Sea lion would only work if air superiority was gained. It could also intimate Britain into surrendering July 10th 1940, Luftwaffe attacked British shipping to prevent supplies from reaching Britain Majority of German airforce was bombers with a handful of fighters (tactic was bombing enemy airstrips to stop the dogfights before they even started) British were well prepared (dowding system of radar, aircraft, ground defences) radar gave advance warning of German aircraft and fighters easily took out German bombers (slow, big) 8th Aug Germans started bombing and shooting planes down, impacted RAF September was the British bombing raid in Berlin, key as infuriated hitler causing him to command the Luftwaffe to attack London instead of radar stations and airstrips. RAF no longer threatened by bombers, were shooting them out of the sky faster then they were produced Also allowed the Americans to establish a base in Britain

Answer 8

Attempt to avoid war on 2 fronts - attack by Russia and France at the same time by doing a scythe like attack through Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Rest of German army would be sent to stop Russian advance. If France defeated quickly, Britain and Russia would be unwilling to continue fighting Was important for France to surrender in as short a time as possible 2nd August 1914, plan was put into operation German army invaded Luxembourg and Belgium 3rd Sept French army retreated 6th Sept French 6th army attacked German 1st Alexander Von Kluck moved to meet attack, split the German armies in half British and French 5th army advanced into the gap 9th Sept Germans retreated German loss

Answer 9

Belgian Army held them up at Liege Russia was quick to mobilise Britain was quick to mobilise French resistance Good French tactics

Answer 10

1916 Day 1 bloodiest day, 57470 casualties 1/8 of total battle casualties happened on the first day Issues with battle were underestimating the Germans, German preparations, artillery failed to destroy the barbed wire, British lacked time to destroy German defences

Answer 11

Passed on 8 Aug 1914 Gave the government power to intervene in people’s lives to a level never seen before Designed to protect sensitive information, maintain morale and maximise protection Striking outlawed BST was introduced and wages were lowered Pub opening times were limited and strength of beer was watered down Buying binoculars, trespassing on railways or bridges, lighting fireworks or bonfires and talking about military matters in public were all banned Impacted Britain - lives restricted, more work, no idea what was happening on the frontlines

Answer 12

Before WW1, women were considered to be within the home, during the war they took over the jobs of men and received wages. Impact on women from munitions factories, unable to have children, got sick, women over 30 were able to vote.

Answer 13

April 1917, German U boats sinking, one in every four British merchant ships. That was less food so there was less energy and food became more valuable. Less money the economy got worse.

Answer 14

Germany: Wanted colonies and upset Britain by taking African land, built up armed forces France: reacted by building up its own armed forces (could make Germany build up theirs) Br: built up their navy (Germany worried by aggression)

Answer 15

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated (heir to Austrian throne) Wanted revenge against Serbia (assassins hiding there)

Answer 16

Front line trench, support trench, reserve trench Concrete block for machine gun, artillery is placed 10km behind front line Dug outs provide protection, barbed wire stops enemy troops, aircraft can warn allies of enemy troops and vehicles before they arrive.

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