Test 17 (2) Flashcards
(10 cards)
What were the sides of WW2
Axis powers: Germany, Japan, Italy
Allied powers: GB, USA, USSR, China, France
Long term causes of WW2
-conquest for lands by fascists
-bad economic times
-harsh WW1 peace on Germany
-Failure of LON
What did the USSR blame WW2 on?
Capitalism
What was the outcome of the Munich Conference?
Western leaders deiced on appeasement
What was the significance of the Non-Aggression Pact?
The USSR and Nazi’s agreed not to fight for a decade, and divided up there conquering’s
How did WW2 in Asia go?
-Japan became superpower
-China absorbed a lot of deaths
-Chinese civil war
-Japanese killed 6-7 million Asians
What was Germany’s WW2 blitzkrieg strategy about? Was it affective?
-Use plans, tanks, and infantry to make a first strike
-Very effective
How did France fight in WW2?
Surrendered very quickly to Germany
What country’s joined the war late?
USSR and USA
What made the US enter WW2?
Pearl Harbor bombing, then Nazi’s declared war