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"Over the Hill In October"
What was the blitzkreig?
The blitzkreig was an attack strategy that used tanks, foot soliders, and air support.
What is Lebensraum?
The ideal Hitler promoted in order to occupy new territory in the name of living space.
Whose ships does Churchill surprisingly order to be sunk and why?
France's ships. To prevent Hitler from aquiring their fleet and using it against Britain.
How did the allies support Czechoslovakia?
They did not.
What was American Isolationism?
America was completely withdrawn from the world.
What was the enabling act?
an amendment passed that gave Hitler the power to enact laws withoutthe involvement og the reichstag
What happened at the Munich Conference?
Britain and France allowed Germany to take over the Sudetenland.
What and where was the Maginot line? Did it work?
A series of concrete and steel fortifications armed with heavy artillery; in Britain; no
Who first signed the Atlantic Charter and how many nations signed total?
FDR and Churchill first signed and then 26 nations signed total.
What was American Neutrality?
Entailed no aid, supply, or involvement with EITHER side in the war. (completely withdrawn)
What did the Anglo-German naval pact say?
Germany could build a navy 35% the size of the british navy
What advantage did Britain have that the Germans had discounted?
Dowding System - coordinated air defense radar system
30,000 observers watched German plans and relayed information
What is the doctrine of Lebensraum?
A nation's power depends on the amount and type of land it occupies.
What was the slogan of FDR's third campaign?
"Don't switch horses in the middle of the stream."
Three important people from the Battle of Britain and what they did
Winston Churchill: decided to fight the battle.
Hugh Dowding: created the weapon that would win the battle.
Keith Park: Single commander of the RAF (wielded the weapon)
What were the primary war goals of the Japanese empire in WWII?
Th primary war goals of Japan were to create a new Japanese led order in Asia. This is done by their concept of a Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. You can also simply state that their goals are land and resources.
What are the three Neutrality Acts?
1935: Forbids selling and transporting arms or other war materials to belligerent nations.
1936: Forbids Americans from joining the military of foreign nations.
1937: Forbids Americans to be on ships controlled by waring nations.
What was the Munich conference and what did it decide?
A meeting between Germany, France, and Great Britain that decided the fate of Sudetenland. Ironically Czechoslovakia was left out of this meeting.
What was Churchill's stance on appeasement?
He was totally opposed to the idea. He was aggressive and confident in his plans and tactics against his enemies.
Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor if America was already neutral?
Japan wanted to intimidate America and scare them into staying neutral.