The Second World War

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Treaty of Versaille: Date Signed

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June 28, 1919

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Treaty of Versaille: Three main leaders

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France: Georges Clemenceau
Britain: David Lloyd George
America: Woodrow Wilson

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Treaty of Versaille: Three Conditions of Surrender

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132 billion marks in reparations
Army limited to 100,000 troops
Loss of territory in East and West

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Invasion of Poland: Date of Invasion

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September 1, 1939

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Invasion of Poland: Invasion Name

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Plan White

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Invasion of Poland: German Attack details

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60 divisions
Concentrated Attack Up the Centre
Only 30 defending Polish Divisions

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Invasion of Poland: Poland's Last Stand

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Battle of Burza, September 9-19

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Invasion of Poland: Date of Red Army Invasion

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September 17, 1939

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Invasion of Poland: Date of Polish Surender

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October. 6, 1939

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Invasion of Poland: Date of the Fall of Warsaw

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September 30, 1939

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Invasion of Norway: Date of initial Invasion

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April 8, 1940

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Invasion of Norway: Two points of attack

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Oslo and Narvik

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Invasion of Norway: Date of French and British Military Aid

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April 14, 1940.

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Invasion of Norway: Allies leave the Country

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Force to leave in May because of the invasion of France.

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Invasion of Norway: Nazi Sympathizer who becomes the leader.

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Vidkun Quisling

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Invasion of Norway: Most valuable resource

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Iron Ore

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Battle of France: Date of Initial Attack

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May 10, 1940

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Battle of France: Date the Panzers reach the Meuse River

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May 13, 1940

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Battle of France: Date German Forces Reach the Sea

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May 20, 1940.

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Battle of France: Date Italy declares war on France

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June 10, 1940

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Battle of France: Date of French Surrender

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June 22, 1940

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Evacuation of Dunkirk: When were forces trapped in Dunkirk?

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Late May, 1940

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Evacuation of Dunkirk: Name of Operation for Evacuation

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Operation Dynamo

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Evacuation of Dunkirk: Date evacuation began

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May 26, 1940

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Evacuation of Dunkirk: Number of British and French evacuated

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240,000 British Troops
100,000 French

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Battle of Britain: Month the attacks started

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June 1940

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Battle of Britain: Initial German Aims

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Germany attempted to achieve air superiority over Britain

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Battle of Britain: British advantages

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Superior number of fighters
Long-distance radar
Home-field Advantage
Superior Industrial Production

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Battle of Britain: What month did German Tactics Change?

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September 1940.

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Raid on Dieppe: Date of Raid

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August 19, 1942

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Raid of Dieppe: Significance

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First return of allies to France since the evacuation of Dunkirk

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Raid on Dieppe: Three reasons for failure

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Poor Intelligence by British
No Navy or Aerial bombardment

First attempt at amphibious landing

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Raid on Dieppe: Number of troops from initial 5,000 who returned that day

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2,211

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Raid on Dieppe: Lessons for the Allies

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Germans thought the allies would need a port for an invasion of Western Europe

Germans believed coastline defences were sufficient

Allies realised how difficult amphibious landings were

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Operation Overlord: Date

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June 6, 1944

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Operation Overlord: D-Day Landings

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150,000 British, American, and Canadian troops stormed six beaches while paratroopers were dropped inland.

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Operation Overlord: Allied Supreme Commander

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Dwight D Eisenhower

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Operation Overlord: Name of Harbour

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Mulberry Harbour

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Operation Overlord: Two sights where Germans thought the landings would come.

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Normandy
Pas de Calais

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Operation Overlord: Reason German troops moved to Pas de Calais

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Operation Fortitude

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Operation Overlord: Disagreement about Defence of France

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Rommel thought Germany should try to stop the allies on the beach.

Guderian thought Germany should mount its main defence further inland.

Hitler chose a middle ground that satisfied no one.

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Operation Barbarossa: Date of invasion

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June 22, 1941

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Operation Barbarossa: Length of Front

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1,800 miles

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Operation Barbarossa: Depth of German advance by August

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200 miles

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Operation Barbarossa: First snowfall

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October 7, 1941

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Operation Barbarossa: Name of operation to take Moscow

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Operation Tycoon

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Operation Barbarossa: Date German offensive ends

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December 2, 1941

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Stalingrad: Importance of City

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Supply point for oil from the Caucuses

Industrial Centre

Named after Stalin

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Stalingrad: Problems with German Bombings

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Made it more difficult for Panzer units to move through

Turned the city into a fortress for the defenders

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Stalingrad: Month of Attack

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August 1942

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Stalingrad: Month of Operation Uranus

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November 1942

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Stalingrad: Date of German Surrender

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February 2, 1943.

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Battle of Kursk: Date of beginning

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July 1943

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Battle of Kursk: Description

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First major German Offensive after Stalingrad

Battle was in a Bulge in the Russian line in Ukraine

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Battle of Kursk: Name of Russian General

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Georgy Zhukov

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Battle of Kursk: Two Reasons Soviets were better prepared

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Better Intelligence

Stalin Made fewer military decisions

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Battle of Kursk: Date Hitler calls off offensive

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July 13, 1943

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Battle of Kursk: Result for Germany

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Germany begins a series of fast retreats, and starts to trade land for time on the Eastern front

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Battle of Kursk: Number of casualties

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Over 1 million

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Operation Bagration: Date

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June 22, 1944

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Operation Bagration: Description

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A Russian offensive in Belorussia that led to the complete destruction of German Army group centre

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Operation Bagration: Results for Soviets

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Soviets took all of Eastern Poland

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Pearl Harbour: Date of Attack

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December 7, 1941

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Pearl Harbour: Target of Japanese Bombers

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American aircraft carriers

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Pearl Harbour: Battle Result

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A limited strategic victory for Japan, allowing them to take control of the Pacific

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Japanese Conquest of the Philippines: Date

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December 8, 1941

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Japanese Conquest of the Philippines: Mission of Japanese

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Clear Americans out of the Philippines

Take control of oil installations in Dutch East Indies

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Japanese Conquest of the Philippines: Leader of American Forces

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Douglas McArthur

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Japanese Conquest of the Philippines: American defence plan

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Original plan called for a defence of Manila Bay

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Japanese Conquest of the Philippines: Date McArthur leaves

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January 1942

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Japanese Conquest of the Philippines: Date of American Surrender

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May 5, 1942

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Burma Campaign: Conquest Date

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Japanese conquest began in January 1942

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Burma Campaign: Point of Campaign

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Stop the movement of supplies heading to China

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Burma Campaign: Local Response

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At first, the locals helped the Japanese invaders, though this attitude changed once they were under occupation.

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Burma Campaign: British Concerns

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Feared Japanese troops threatened India

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Burma Campaign: Name of British Jungle Fighters

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Chindits

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Burma Campaign: Date campaign ends

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July 1945

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Midway: Date of Battle

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June 4-7, 1942

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Midway: Significance of battle

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First major naval engagement between Japanese and Americans in the Pacific.

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Midway: Japanese goal

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Japan wanted to destroy the American carriers it missed at Pearl Harbour

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Midway: American Intelligence

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Because of their codebreakers, the Americans knew the Japanese were coming.