Mr soiesth history test two ( i will not fail!)
What was the Munich Agreement
An agreement that allowed for the German annexation of the sudentland ( part of czheslovakia) Agreement was signed on march 30th of 1938 between Germany, Britian, France and Italy. ( this is famously where Britan used the term of appeasment)
Where is the sudentland on the map
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What was the importance bewteen the pact between the Soviet Union and Germany
Soviet Union and Germany were secretly allies while they were both outside of league of Nations.
This is signifgent because it meant that Germany only had to fight a war on one front.
When was the Soviet Union and Germanys pact of mutal non agression signed
August 1939
" England has been offered a choice between war and shame. She has chosen shame and will get war." Who said this qoute and in what was its contenxt?
Winston Churchill about Chamberlins policy of apeasment
What were two of the league of Nations biggest faliures that ultimately contributed to its demise
- The incident of Japan in Manchuria 1931
- Mussolinis seizure of Ethipoia 1935-1936
Collectivization meaning
the act or policy of joining several private farms, together so that they are controlled by the community or by the state.
Factors of Facism
- Extreme Nationlism
- Racial Purity
- Violence and war
- Devotion to a leader
-Creation of scapegoats
when was and what was the phoney war
Sep - April ( a period of quite , not much happend)
What event caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany
Germanys invasion of Poland
What was and when did the Blitzkrieg start
Sepetmber 1 1939, Military tatic to create suprise and sudden warfar against enimes - also called lightning war. Goal was suprising and overwhelming enimes
When was Poland Desolved
Sepetmber 29th 1939
Simple Timeline of beginning of WW2
Germany + Soviet Union invade Poland
Britan and France declare war on Germany
Germany goes to Norway, Denmark (APril 1940)
Germany invades Beligum, Netherlands, Luxemburg, and France ( may 10)
France fell in 6 weeks
Find the city Dunkirk on the map
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What was Operation Sea-Lion
Germanys code for the invasion of Britian. Was supposed to take place during battle of Britian
What was "Operation Barbarossa"
Germanys plan to get more territory from Soviet Union, begin in 1941
What was the El Alamein and when
October 1942 battle for control of the Suez Cannel and control of Oil
When was the Bombing Pearl Harbour
December 7th, 1941
When does Italy Campaign take place?
Starts July 9th 1943 ends May 2nd 1945
Why did Winston Churchill push for Italy Campaign instead of going to Western Front?
Because he 1 feared faliure through the beaches of France 2. Wanted Stalin to suffer on eastern front for a bit before they drew attention from Eastern front to Western Front.
What beach did Canadains fight at on D-Day
Juno beach
When did Germany Surrender
May 8th 1945
When was Bombing of Dresedan
Feb 13,14 , 1945 - Bombing set off Fire storm
When did A bomb go off in Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima - August 6, 1945 ( 7th to the Japanese)
Nagasaki - August 9th, 1945 ( 10th to the Japanese)
Which President made the descion to use the A-Bomb
Harry Truman
Why did the maginot line fail?
germans were able to bypass it and enter through Beligum
What was Hitlers final solution
Hitlers final solution is the plan of systematic mass murder of Jewish people. This was the last stage of the holocaust.
Why was the Potsdam conference signfigent
Conference involving Harry Truman, Stalin and Clement atlee, the conference where Stalin was informed that the U.S successfully set off the first A bomb. The three leading Allies to plan the postwar peace, while avoiding the mistakes of the Paris Peace Conference The three most pressing issues discussed at Potsdam concerned how to handle a defeated Germany, the fate of Poland, and the final destruction of Japanese military power.
Maginot line on a map
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What was the Anti-Comintern pact?
Pact to fight against international communism signed by nazi germany and imperlist Japan
Numerburg city
Where the trials of the war were held. Carried out from 1945-1949 where high ranking Nazi officers where charged with various crimes.
Stalin grad
Stalingrad was the battle ( took place in Stalingrad) where the Soviet army inflicted major damage against German army. Turned the tied of the way for the allies August 23, 1942
Polish corrider
This territory was created to give Poland access to the baltic sea, cut East prussia off from the rest of Germany
What happened at Yalta conference
At this meeting in February 1945, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met to decide the fate of postwar Europe. They agreed that, once defeated, Germany would be temporarily divided into three zones, with Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union each controlling one zone.
What was the manhatten project?
project established by FDR to create an Atomic bomb before Germans, Lead by Robert Oppenheimer ?( cant spell his name). Started 1941 December.
what was the Blitz?
June 1940- May 1941 german plan against Britian - bombing and night bombing happend in Blitz
What is German Lebensraum?
Lebensraum meaning - living space was the basis for Nazi exspansion plans, thought to be needed in order for Germany to thrive.
What is Italys irridentism
Annexation of areas populated with ethincally Italian people.
What portion of Germany did france occupy during Weimar republic and why
France occupied the Ruhr area which was highly industrialized because Germany missed a war payment
Dawes plan?
Plan that helped lower Germanys reperations payments, make the french leave the Ruhr and let americians loan money to germany
The Kapp putsch???
The Kapp Putsch, also known as the Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch, was an attempted coup against the German national government in Berlin on 13 March 1920