Causes of the War
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
28 June 1919
What happened on September 1, 1939?
Germany invades Poland.
When did the French government surrender to Germany?
June 22, 1940
When was D-Day?
June 6, 1944
What did the British and French public want from Germany in the Treaty of Versailles for the pain of the war?
revenge
When did France and Great Britain declare war on Germany?
September 3, 1939
France was divided into two parts in WW2. What were the names of the two parts?
Occupied France and Free France (Vichy France)
What was Operation Overlord?
An Allied plan to drive the Germans out of France. It included a military assault of naval, land, and airborne attacks on Germany.
What was decided for Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?
They had to accept guilt, to pay reparations. They lost territory, and was prohibited from having a large military.
What were the names of the two opposing sides in WW2? Name the main countries for each side.
The Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, US, and (China, USSR)**
The Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan
When did Charles de Gaulle send his speech, and from where?
June 18, 1940 from London
What was the code-name for the Normandy Landings?
Operation Neptune
How did Germany's economic depression lead to the rise of Hitler?
A depression leads to closed businesses and loss of jobs. The Germans looked for a strong leader, and Hitler promised to restore Germany's wealth and power.
What is "blitzkrieg," who used it, and why?
Blitzkrieg means lightning war. It was a military tactic used by Germany to take the enemy defenders by surprise and quickly overwhelm them.
Who was Marshall Petain? What was his relationship with Hitler?
Marshall Petain was the leader of the Vichy Regime. He was a collaborator who signed an armistice with Germany.
Name the 5 Normandy beaches that the Allied troops landed on, and what countries landed on which beach.
Utah and Omaha Beach: US troops
Sword and Gold: British troops
Juno: Canadian troops
Give an example of failure of appeasement.
Britain and France allowed Hitler to annex parts of Czechoslovakia and Germany agreed not to invade all of Czechoslovakia. But, he did, and then later, he invaded Poland.
What is the significance of May 1940?
Hitler mobilized his military and proceeded to invade the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.
What did Charles de Gaulle's speech inspire? And how did they show this?
The speech inspired resistance in France. They did this by working slow, helping the Jewish hide, sabotage supply lines, and disrupt communications.
When was Paris liberated, and when was Operation Overlord completed?
Paris was liberated on August 25, 1944, and Operation Overlord completed its mission on August 30, 1944 when the last of the Germans retreated from France.