History Revision Flashcards
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Which of the following countries did NOT declare war on Germany on the 3rd of September 1939?
Italy
Why did the USSR not declare war on Germany over the invasion of Poland in 1939?
Germans had an agreement with the Soviets
What was the German military tactic used during the invasion of Poland and France?
Blitzkrieg
What was France’s defensive line called?
Maginot Line
Through which French port did the bulk of British troops escape in June 1940?
Dunkirk
The German invasion of Britain under Operation Sealion did not go ahead due what event?
German Airforce defeated by the RAF
What was the name given to the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
Operation Barbarossa
What was the main reason for the German army’s defeat at Stalingrad?
Russian winter conditions
Which military force fought their way into Germany from the east?
USSR
Where did the Allies establish a second front to take the pressure off the Soviets in the east?
Italy
What was the name of the largest amphibious landing in history?
Operation Overlord
What is the 6th of June 1944 better known as?
D Day
Who was the overall commander of Allied forces in Western Europe?
Eisenhower
What was the last major World War II battle fought by the Germans in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg?
Battle of the Bulge
Which Allied army defeated the German defenders of Berlin?
Soviet
Which event immediately came before the retreat of the Germans in the USSR in 1943?
Siege of Stalingrad
Which event immediately came before the Allied invasion of Italy?
Stalin demands the Allies open a second front
Which event immediately came before the Battle of the Bulge?
Germans decide to counterattack American forces in the Ardennes.
Which event immediately came before the suicide of Hitler?
Soviet troops surround Hitler’s bunker in Berlin
Which event immediately came before VE Day (Victory in Europe)?
German military leader surrenders
Which event immediately came after the invasion of Poland?
USSR occupies the eastern third of Poland
Which event immediately came after the German invasion of the USSR?
Soviet army rapidly retreats
Which event immediately came after the German Airforce raids on Britain?
British Airforce repel the Germans
