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WWII
brief over view of WWII
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History
9th Grade
04/30/2013

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Term
Hitlers 3 goals
Definition

Undo treaty of versailles

conquer living space

regain lost land

Term
Conditions of Europe in the 1930s
Definition

1. Hitler began undoing treaty of Versaiiles

2. Germany began breaking provisions/ more      broken=more power

3. G.B. unprepeared for war, thought treaty was unfair

4. france is gun-shy; tired of fighting

 

Term
WHo appealed to league of nations?
Definition
Ethiopia
Term
Where was Germany told to stay out of?
Definition
Rhineland
Term
When did Germany take Rhineland?
Definition
1936
Term
DATES OF SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Definition
1936-39
Term
LIST TWO GROUPS IN SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Definition

FASCIST 

Republicans

Term
Who was the Fascist Leader?
Definition
Gen. Francisco France
Term
Another name for fascist
Definition
Revoulutionarys
Term
Who aided the fascist?
Definition
Germany and Italy
Term
What was a province in western chekoslavakia?
Definition
Sudetenland
Term
List three countries who tell hitler he cant take sudetenland.
Definition

1. Us- Roosevelt

2. G.B.- Chamberlin

3. France- Daladier

Term
Munich confernace date
Definition
september 29, 1938
Term
Munichs purpose
Definition
to determine the fate of sudetenland
Term
Name 4 people who attend Munich
Definition
  1. G.B.- Nevvile Chamberlin
  2. France- Daladier
  3. Germany- Hitler
  4. Italy- Mussolini 
Term
What did Chamberlin say
Definition
we have achieved peice in our own time
Term

when did stalin start the purges?

 

Definition
1930s
Term
What was polands port?
Definition
Danzig
Term
Three Reasons Russia didnt get involved.
Definition

1. They werent invited to Munich

2. Poland didnt want Russia involved 

3. Germany gave Russia an offer she couldnt refuse 

Term

Results of hitler stalin pact

 

Definition
  1. G.B. and France pledged loyalty to Poland
  2. G.B. and France couldnt save Poland
  3. Russia will be able to mobilize
  4. Germany will avoid a two front war 
  5. Poland is doomed 
Term

Reasons Hitler wasnt stopped

 

Definition
  1. U.S. had Returned to a policy of isolationism
  2. G.B. and France didnt like Russia(visa-versa) 
  3. G.B. and France had an anti war feeling 
  4. Western nations beileved he was a nice guy
  5. G.B. and france had bad leadership
Term
When did Germany and Russia invade Poland
Definition
September 1, 1939
Term
Directions of Germany and Russia into poland
Definition

Germany from west

Russia from east 

 

Term
Hitler used what to invade poland?
Definition

Blitzkrieg 

(Lightning warfare) 

Term
Within a matter of months hitler had taken ?
Definition
  1. Luxemburg 
  2. Belgium 
  3. Denmark 
  4. Norway 
  5. Netherlands
Term
How many killed in Rotterdam
Definition
40,000
Term
Why france fall
Definition

1. Didnt Know how to use weapons

2. Bad Leadership 

Term
Direction of hitler, and Musolini into france
Definition

Hitler came from North 

Musssolini came from south

Term
Another name for Dunkirk
Definition
Operation Dynamo
Term
# of soldiers at Dunkirk
Definition
360,000
Term
List 7 ships of Dunkirk
Definition
  1. Old Sailing/ Rowing Boats 
  2. Yachts
  3. Pleasure boats
  4. fishing boats
  5. Barges
  6. fireboats
  7. Destroyer and Larger ships 
Term
Dunkirk took how long?
Definition
9 days
Term
Who made Dunkirk happen?
Definition
Winston Chuchill
Term
When Germany declared war on G.B.
Definition
August 8th, 1940
Term
How long did Germans bomb G.B.
Definition
28 days
Term
5 Reasons British won
Definition
  1.  Royal Air Force
  2. Radar
  3. Unity of British People 
  4. Leadership winston Churchill
  5. British Navy 
Term

Axis Alliance

 

Definition

Germany 

Japan 

Italy 

Term
Last Time England was invaded
Definition

1066, Battle of Hastings

William the Counqueror 

Term
What did the NUetrality treaty of 1937 say?
Definition
No selling of war Equipment to Belligerent nations
Term
What did the nuetrality treaty of 1939 say?
Definition
we will now allow the selling of ammo to belligerant nations
Term
Who were the only people we sold to?, and why?
Definition
the british, they controlled the sea
Term
we tell GB that they can hve our 50 old destroyers if ____?
Definition
we get a lease to use their army and navel bases
Term
what is a first national conscription law?
Definition
a Draft
Term
what is the lend-lease act?
Definition
says you can now buy goods on credit.
Term
What did Germany do to a merchant ship, and what happend in response?
Definition
Germany sank a U.S. Merchant ship, so we froze all german and italian assets in U.S. banks.
Term
Tell all about the atalantic charter.
Definition

it was on August 1941, and it was a meeting between roosevelt and churchill. took place on a british battleship off the coast of Newfoundland. 

Purpose- Discuss war aims for democracy.

 

Term

When was U.S. declaring unnoficial war on german subs?

 

Definition
fall of 1941
Term
How is U.S. aiding british after Atlantic charter?
Definition
All short of war
Term
When did Germany declare war on Russia?
Definition
6-22-41
Term
When did Germany arrive in Russia?
Definition
9-08-41
Term

When did hitler start and end his trip to russia?

(end of hitler-stalin pact)

Definition
spring, winter
Term
Codename for battle of leningrad?
Definition
Operation Barborrosa
Term
How long was Leningrad under seige?
Definition
872 days
Term
how much food did occupants of leningrad get a day?
Definition
1/4 pound a day
Term
What was used to et people out of leningrad?
Definition
Lake Ladoga
Term
Trucks would go across frozen lake to:
Definition

1. Get food

2. to ferry people in and out

Term
Temp at Leningrad?
Definition
-40
Term
When did germans began to be pushed back(at leningrad?)
Definition
january 44
Term
Names of Leningrad
Definition

1703-1914 St. Petersburg

1914-1924 petrogaurd

1924-91 Leningrad

ow St. Peterburg 

Term
Two fold purpose of the new order
Definition

1. Create the perfect race

2.exterminate the Jews

Term
Seven goals of new order
Definition
  1. Germanize all counquered peoples
  2. Take counquered peoples kids to be raised by Germans
  3. Use counquered peoples for slave labor
  4. take counquered peoples resources
  5. Make POW's out of counquered peoples 
  6. Kill all russian officials
  7. Kill all jews(Genocide-killing an entire race)
Term
What is the term used for "killing an entire race"
Definition
genocide
Term
What was Auschwitz, and who lead it.
Definition
One of the most popular concentration steps, Lead by Rudolph Hoess
Term
What are Brown shirts, and list another name for them.
Definition

Hitlers personal army

Also known as storm troopers

Term
Who are the Black Shirts
Definition
Mussolini's army
Term
Hitlers ecret police are called?
Definition
Gestapo
Term
who supervised killing of all European Jews?
Definition
Heinrich Himmler
Term
who was the minister of propaganda?
Definition
Joseph Goebbels
Term

Lsit two names for German air force.

(Main first, other second)

Definition

Hermann Goring

Luftwaffe 

Term
What all had japan taken over by 1942
Definition
  1. §  1. Dutch E. Indies

    §  2. Burma

    §  3.Thailand

    §  4.Malaya

    §  5.Hong Kong

    §  6. Philippines

    §  7. Fr. Indo-China

    §  8. Korea

    §  9. Manchuria

Term
When was Peral Harbor?
Definition
dec. 7th 1941
Term
What is Peral Harbor?
Definition
A naval base in Hawaii
Term
What time were planes picked up on radar(pearl harbor, and when did they begin bombing?
Definition

7:00 am

8:00 am 

Term
How many american people, planes, and ships damaged or destroyed?
Definition

2,300 people

323 planes killed

21 ships damaged or destroyed

Term
when did Franklin D. Roosevelt ask for a decleration of war?
Definition
December 8th, 1941
Term
what did franklin say when asking for decleration of war?
Definition
This day will live in infamy
Term
Three Reasons counquered peoples hated the Japanese
Definition
  1. Japanese mistreated them and used them for slave labor
  2. Japanese took their resources, and made them buy their products
  3. Treated them as inferior, gave native rulars little power
Term
When and where was the battle of Midway?
Definition

June 1942

in the pacific

Term
What did Japanes beileve about Midway?
Definition
if they draw U.S. into battle, and win that U.S. will surrender
Term
what did admiral chester nimitz do?
Definition
he was an american that will use navel intelligence to analyze the japenese plans.
Term
what was fighting what in midway?
Definition

U.S. torpedo planes and dive bombers

VS.

Japanese zeros

Term

how many torpedo planes used at midway? 

and how many were shot down?

Definition

41 used

35 killed

Term
why did we send torpedo bombers on a suicidal mission (two reasons)
Definition

1. to draw Japanese zeros fire

2. to make it possible for dive b ombers to defeat the ships

Term
purpose of the whole plane thing?
Definition
zeroes couldnt gain altitude fast enough.
Term
where is stalingrad and when/whats did its name change?
Definition

on volga river

after 1961 its known as volgograd

Term
three reesons hitler wanted stalingrad.
Definition
  1. it was named after stalin
  2. its located on some major oil fields
  3. its the major transportation route on the volgar river
Term
wat did hitler tell his soldiers about stalingrad (and why is it funny)
Definition

he said "you must have stalingrad by a certain date."

(which wasnt succesful)

Term
the good the bad and the good for russia after stalingrad
Definition

good-hitler didnt have stalingrad

bad-russians are totally exhausted

good- russia will send in some fresh recruits

Term
who did hitler put n chrage of army when germans threatend to surrender( WHAS IT SUCCESFUL?)
Definition
paulus, but he still surrendered against hitlers wishes.
Term
russian leader at stalingrad?
Definition
zhukov
Term
name one of the bloodiest battles in history.
Definition
Stalingrad
Term
what was the turning point in north africa?
Definition
El Alamein
Term
tell about italy in  begging before alamein
Definition

italy wanted to take suez canal, then saudi arabia

British will stop them, then germany comes in 

Term
what does rommel, GERMANY WANT TO take IN EL ALAMEIN
Definition

Alaxandrie

then suex canal

 then Saudi Arabia

then get oil from saudi Arabia 

Term
WHAT is germanys first step in getting oil?
Definition
Taking over El alamein
Term
Rommels knickname was?
Definition
Dessert Fox
Term
who was the British leader at El alamein, and whats his knickname?
Definition
Montgomery, monty
Term
who leads British and american soldiers to North africa?
Definition
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Term
where do Alllies take during Turning point north africa
Definition
N. Africa, then sicicly, the =n s. italy
Term
who kills mussolini?
Definition
his own people
Term
purpose of d-day?
Definition
Retake france from Germany
Term
plan of d-day?
Definition

English and America cross british chanel into Normandy

then push germans all the way back to berlin 

Term
what was the practice for D-day called?
Definition
oporation/practice excersise
Term
Supreme commander of allies at normandy was?
Definition
Eisenhower
Term
what is oporation overlord?
Definition

Codename given for the allied invasion of France and northwestern Europe 

Term
What was the crossing the chanel phase of D-Day called?
Definition
Oporation Neptune
Term
what 5 beaches do allies land on?
Definition
  1. Omaha
  2. Utah 
  3. Gold
  4. Juno
  5. Sword
Term
three reasons allies were succesful
Definition
  1. Allied Air Force
  2. we caught germans by suprise
  3. Beachheads
Term
List another name for battle of the bulge.
Definition
Ardennes offensive
Term
What was hitlers final counter attack?
Definition
Battleof the bulge
Term

2 reasons hitler was succeding(early on) at the battle of the bulge

 

Definition
  1. we were caught off gaurd
  2. weather was cloudy
Term
how much had hitler taken at bulge in two days?
Definition
60 miles
Term
what american refused to give up?(Bulge)
Definition
General Anthony mcAuliffe
Term

6 results War-War II

Definition
  1. Germany split in half

(east is russias, est is G.B's, france and U.S.)

2. UN set up to keep peace after wwii

E. Europe was controlled by the soviet union

4. U.S. nd Soviet Union are now super powers

5. Western Europe s no longer a super power

6. the atomic age has begun

Term
Tell where, what of, length, and why for maginot line
Definition

beween france and germany

Made of steel and concrete

200 miles wrong

a line of fortifications

Term
Yelta, what did it decide?
Definition

determine that Germany will be split in two

Term
Who were the big three at yelta?
Definition

Josef Stalon

Winston Churchill

Franklin Roosevelt

Term
Purpose of Potsdam
Definition

to send Ultmatum to Japan, Either Surrender or Bomb

Term
Who were the big three at potsdam?
Definition

Harry Truman

Richard Atlee(P.M. Great Britain)

Stalin (P.M. Russia)

Term
Who was the military leader of japan?
Definition
Tojo
Term
Who was the emporer of japan
Definition
Hirohito
Term
German Political party was???
Definition
Nazism
Term
Italalys political party was???
Definition
Fascism
Term
Who was American Leader at phillippeanes, and what did he say?
Definition

Gen. Douglas Mcarthur

He said "I shall return"

Term
Hiroshima name of plane and pilot
Definition

Enola Gay-B 29 Plane

Paul Tibbets was the pilot

Term
nagasaki Name of plane and pilot
Definition

Charles Sweenie(pilot)

Blocks Car

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