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26 Cards in this Set
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When did ww2 begin? |
September 1, 1939 |
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What was Erwin Rommel's nickname |
desert fox |
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what did Erwin Rommel do? |
Led the Nazi Afrika Corps |
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Who was Dwight Eisenhower |
U.S supreme Allied Commander |
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Bernard Montgomery |
British General |
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Who did Montgomery lead? |
Desert Rats |
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Who was General Paton |
One of the leading U.S. Generals |
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Who were the axis powers? |
Germany, Italy and Japan |
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Who were the Allied Powers? |
U.S ,Great Britain, and France |
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What does Anschluss mean |
Germany's version of "like old times" or reuniting the old G empire |
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What was the first country Germany took back? |
Austria |
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What is the Sudetenland? |
Northern, western and southern edge of Czech. |
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Why did Germany want the Sudetenland? |
1. Mostly Aryan 2. Part of old unity 3. Had a lot of natural resources |
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Munich Conference |
meeting with the western world to give Hitler what he wants (negotiation) |
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Munich Pact |
Official document of Munich Conference |
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Appeasement |
Giving into the aggressor's demands for the sake of peace |
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Non-Aggression Pact |
agreement between nations not to attack each other Hitler and Stalin made one |
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What happened September 3, 1939 |
Great Britain and France declared war on Germany |
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What is a Blitzkrieg? |
-Germany's warfare style -used overwhelming amount of airforce and army -fast and concentrated |
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Maginot Line |
France's massive string of underground tunnels |
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Who is Charles DeGualle |
French General who formed the Free french Forces |
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Where did DeGualle flee to ? |
Great Britain |
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What is the Free French Forces |
the French resistance force against nazis |
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What is the Miracle of Dunkirk |
Churchill's plan to save 338,000 french prisoners Sent fleets through English Channel |
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What was the Battle of Britain's nickname |
Operation Sea Lion |
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What was the Battle of Britain |
Hitler's attack on GB 1. First a bombing 2. Then an amphibious attack Proved that Hitler could be halted |
