WWII Leaders
i was known as the appeaser, a PM in England.
Neville Chamberlain
12/7/41
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The entire region under Petain's rule
Vichy France
This conference resulted in Hitler being given the Sudetenland
Munich
Armored divisions of German armed forces.
Panzar
I was the Supreme Allied Commander for Europe.
General Eisenhower.
6/6/44
D-Day or Operation Overlord - the invasion of France by the Allies.
A conference of high-level officials
summit
This act of congress in 1941 allowed the president to sell or transfer military supplies to any country whose security was vital to the U.S.
Lend-Lease Act
German air force
Luftwaffe
I led a group of revolutionaries in China which led to the communists ruling.
Mao Zedong
9/1/39
Invasion of Poland by Germany
The British commander who defeated the Germans at the Battle of El Alamein
Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
This conference recognized Soviet control in Eastern Europe.
Yalta
French defensive line along the French and German border
The Maginot Line
I led the Free French movement to wage war against the Axis Powers.
Charles de Gaulle
6/3-6/42
The Battle of Midway
This American commander led the Pacific forces, mainly on the Philippines
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
The big three were?
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
Invasion by sea is called this
Amphibious
This marshal, a hero of WWI, was appointed to head a new French government.
Henri Petain
1942-1943 in Africa - what operation?
Operation Torch
I was the Allied Commander of the Third Army and instrumental in winning the Battle of the Bulge.
Gen. George S. Patton
An 8 point document that was between the U.S. and Britain setting forth basic principles for after WWII.
The Atlantic Charter
This aircraft assisted the British in defeating the Germans during the Battle of Britain
Spitfire