ww2 Flashcards

1
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2 main points about Hitler

A

Nationalist Socialist Party
Elected by the people then rose to power

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2
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when did hitler invade Czechoslovakia?

A

march 15 1939

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3
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when did Hitler invade Poland

A

September 1 1939

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4
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What ‘war’ took place after Poland’s invasion and where was it?

A

The Phoney War: 7 Months of British troops at Belgium border

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5
Q

Wehrmacht meaning?

A

Armed Forces

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6
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Blitzkrieg meaning?

A

Lightning war

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7
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Kristalnacht meaning?

A

Night of Broken Glass: nazis attacked Jewish people and property

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8
Q

BCATP?

A

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

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9
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C.D. Howe was what?

A

Minister of department of munitions and supplies

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10
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The blitz

A

45 nights of Germans bombing England civilians and streets

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11
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Operation Sea Lion

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Invasion of Britain: take out Britain’s Air Force, bombing campaign began July 10, 1940

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12
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Why did Hitler start his invasion of USSR early?

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He was suspicious of Stalin when he took over Balkans in 1940

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13
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Victory in Japan day

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September 2 1945

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