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23 Cards in this Set
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Non-Aggression pact |
Hitler and Stalin agree to peacefully split Poland |
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Blitzkrieg |
Sudden massive attack |
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Underground |
Secret resistance movement |
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Polish corridor |
Strip of land had been cut from Germany after WW1 to give Poland access to the sea |
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Luftwaffe |
German air force |
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Maginot line |
Fortifications on the German France baorder |
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Dunkirk |
Port on the English channel |
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Vichy Regime |
The new southern French government |
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Free French |
Underground or secret resistance movement |
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Charles de Gaulle |
Leader of the freedom fighters |
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RAF |
Royal air force |
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What demands did Hitler make in the spring of 1939 |
Polish corridor Sea port Railway |
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How did Britian and France end their policy of appeasement? |
Hitler entered Poland and they declared war |
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Why did Hitler and Stalin sign a non aggression pact. |
So Germany wouldn't have push back from Russia |
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In what way was the German attack on France similar to the beginning the two wars led to the French Defeat. |
He went through Belgium |
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How was France governed after it's fall? |
2/3 by Hitler 1/3 by Vichy regime |
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How did Hitler plan to defeat Britian? |
Attack air force bases first |
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Why did he fail? |
British radar intercepts the attacks |
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What were Hitler's goals in attacking the soviet union |
To get more living space Natural resources Slave labour |
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What success did the Germans archive? |
Gained massive amounts |
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How did the campaign turn into disaster for Germany? |
He wanted to rush the attacks |
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What key difference between the 2 wars led to French Defeat |
The speed |
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Churchill |
PM of England after Chamberlain |
