WW2 Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
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Ultranationalism/imperialism
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- No consideration for interest of other nations
- cost civilian lives
- weapons of mass destruction
2
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Rome-Berlin axis
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- Germany + Italy alliance
- Hitler and Moussilini
3
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Hitler invades what country in 1938
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- First invades Sudetenland - part of Czech
- later invades and occupies rest of Czech
4
Q
Alliance in 1938
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Germany + Austria - duh
5
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Hitler and Stalin pact and what did Hitler give Russia
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- Nazi-Soviet pact
- weird because ideoligical opposites
- Hitler wants to avoid war on two fronts
- They split Poland up as well
6
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1939 invasion
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Nazis invade Poland
7
Q
Blitzkrieg
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- Lightning war
- luft waffe/Air force
- Panzers = tanks
- Mechanized motor infantry
8
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Warsaw Poland
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- Concentration camp
- Complete destroyed
9
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Neville Chamberlain
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- Resigned - Munich pact
- Replaced by Winston Churchill
- British primeminister
10
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Countries taken over by Germany by May 1940
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- Italy, Spain, Austria, Czech, Russia, Japan, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands
11
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Dunkirk
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- Miracle
- Largest evacuation in European military history
- 340 000 troops evacuated
12
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Operation Sea Lion
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German plan to defeat Britain
13
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Blitz of London
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- initially to wipe out Royal Air force
- Hitler eventually targets civilian pop of London
- bombing 24/7/60
- turning point in war - gave RAF time to rest up, get new pilots and reatack
14
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North Africa 1941-42 to later
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- Italians losing territory to Brits
- Suez Canal threatened by German push
- Nazis are winning later
- Rommel isolated British troops
15
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Irwin Rommle
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- Germain lead in North Africa
- desert fox
16
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Operation Barborosia
4 failures
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- German invasion of Russia
- repeats history
- weather - rain + winter
- lack of supplies
- Russian scored earth tactic
- Massive Russia counter attack
17
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Stalingrad
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- Largest Urban battle in history
- turning point for war on Eastern front
18
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Pearl Harbor
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- Pearl harbor - dec 7, 1941
- Japan atacks US naval base
- Hawaii
- goal to control Pacific
19
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Battle of midway
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- Naval + arial battle
- critical victory for USA
- Japan vs USA
20
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Battle of Corral sea
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- Japan vs USA
- kamakaze pilots
21
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Battle of Atlantic
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- allied supply routes
- German subs
22
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Allies invasion
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- First morocco
- later Normandy = 3rd front for Nazis
23
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D day beaches
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US - Omaha, Utah
Brit - Gold, Sword
Canada - Juno
24
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Dresden
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- War end
- Allied bombing of city
25
War end - berlin
- captured by Russia and USA
26
France Nazi occupation
South of France = nazi sympathtic government
North = occupied by nazi
27
Dieppe
- D day test run
- worst military day in Canada
- complete un-prepared
- not enough air support
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Poland liberation
- Canadian
