Treaty of Versailles
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
A document that had a list of punishments for Germany for losing the war
What year did WW2 start?
1939
What year was the battle of Britain
1940
What year did the Pearl harbour attack happen
1941
When did the USA drop the bombs
1945
How many men was the German army reduced to?
100,000
What country was invaded by Germany which caused Britain to declare war
Poland
What was the codename of the German plan to invade Britain
Operation Sealion
Who attacked on Pearl Harbour
Japan
What was the name of the 2 cities that had the bombs dropped on them
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
How much did Germany have to pay for the reparations
6.6 billion
Who was Prime Minister when Britain joined the war
Neville Chamberlain
What was the aim of the German Luftwaffe attacks at the start of the Battle of Britain
To destroy the RAF
What were 2 reasons for the Pearl Harbour attack
Wanted to take revenge for USA stopping selling oil to them
Wanted to strike first to get an advantage
Why did the USA drop the bombs
They wanted to avoid suffering heavy losses in an invasion of Japan
What was the WAR GUILT CLAUSE?
Germany had to accept the blame for starting WW1
Before Britain declared war, what was the policy they were following
Appeasement
Name some of the advantages the RAF during the Battle
Radar allowed the RAF to see where Germany was attacking
British pilots who were shot down landed in Britain so could fly again
Britain was able to make more planes than what the Germans could
What happened on the day
400 Japanese bombers attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour and destroyed 21 warships and killed 2,000 Americans
What was the outcomes of the bombs
Japan surrender
300,000 Japanese killed
90% of Hiroshima destroyed
Name 2 things related to land that Germany were punished with
Germany were not allowed to send soldiers to the Rhineland
The Sudetenland was given to Czechoslovakia
Land was given to France and Poland too
Name a time when Britain followed appeasement
Germany puts troops in the Rhineland
Germany and Austria unite
Germany takes over Sudetenland
Name some of the disadvantages the Luftwaffe had
Had to fly from Europe to Britain and back which wasted time and fuel
German planes were slower than RAF planes
They attacked during the day to begin with which meant they were easy to see and shoot down
What was the American response to Pearl Harbour
They were angry and declared war on Japan the next day
Do you think the USA should have dropped the bombs and why?
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