General WWII
What year did World War 2 start?
1939
An agreement to stop fighting for a period of time
How many terms did Roosevelt serve?
3
Who refused to believe that Germany intended to attack
Stalin
What sea did Roosevelt declare as "no longer a war zone"?
Red Sea
What was an invention to come out of WWII?
Radar, Nuclear Weapons, Penicillin, Vaccines, Jet Engines, Computers
Where did 200,000 british troops & 100,000 french troops evacuate?
Dunkrirk
On the topic of building up a real Air Force, what did congress pass?
A "2 ocean navy"
Where did Hitler intend to station his troops after resolving an issue with said country
Romania
What country did Italy invade without consulting the Belgians?
Greece
What kind of Nationalism was shown in the American propaganda example?
Civic
Where did the germans want to invade?
Belgium, Luxembourg, & Holland
Where did Roosevelt send remaining WWI weapons?
England
Hitler realized his plan was going to be too late and decided to move it. As he did, what did this cause, IE: who did this encourage and discourage
This encouraged Japan and discouraged Britain
What country did the Greeks drive the Italians into?
Albania
What year did WWII end?
1945
What was Vichy?
A resort town that had instructions to never fight Axis countries, but to always fight the Allies.
What 2 countries placed orders for military equipment in the U.S.?
France & Britain
Hitler and his Army Chief-of-Staff had been planning to invade, even before which major event (be specific this was in the slides)
Armistice with France
Through what African country did the British fight the Italians?
Kenya
Italy joined the war after what country was defeated?
France
Where did the British Government send its gold and foreign exchange reserves?
Toronto & Montreal
What was the Lend Lease system?
The U.S. would lend or lease, not sell, weapons to any nation “vital to the defense of the united states”
In November, who did the Soviet Leadership send to Berlin to arrange a new agreement with Germany?
Hint: Their last name is a type of weapon/bomb
Vyacheslav Molotov
What was the name of the British colony in Africa?
Somaliland