World History: 32.1

What was Operation Barbarossa?

Hitlers plan to invade the Soviet Union

Who was Hitlers Mediterranean partner?

Mussolini

In May, 1940, where did Hitler strike?

Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

What did the Germans gain by attacking Russia?

Nothing

What country did they agree to divide among them?

Poland

Who did Germany attack on 9/1/39?

Poland

What 2 inventions kept the English in the war?

Radar and a German code making machine called Enigma

Who was the US president?

Roosevelt

What was the RAF?

Royal Air Force

What strategy did the Russians use?

Scorched-earth

What did hitter plan to do to great Britain?

Invade it

Why was Egypt's Suez Canal so important?

It was the key to reaching oil fields of the Middle East

Who did the British fight in Egypt?

Italy

Who had signed a 10 year nonaggression pact with Hitler?

Joseph Stalin

When did French leaders surrender?

June 22, 1940

What did the American Neutrality acts do?

Made it illegal to sell arms or lend money to nations at war

Who did the Germans leave in charge of the puppet government in southern France?

Marshal Philippe Pétain

When higher couldn't break Great Britain where did he shift the war?

Mediterranean area and the Balkans

What was a blitzkrieg?

"Lightning war"-a form of warfare in which surprise attacks with fast-moving airplanes are followed by massive attacks with infantry forces.

What was the Phony War?

7 month period from September 1939 to April 1940 where no fighting took place between Germany and the Allies.

What did the Battle of Britain refer to?

A series of battles between German and British air forces, fought over Britain in 1940-1941.

What and where was the Maginot Line?

A system of fortifications along France's border with Germany

These eastern countries were all called what?

Balkans

What Eastern Europe powers did Hitler persuade to join him?

Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary

In 1939 how did we help the Allies?

By selling them American arms

What all did they resort to eating?

Cattle and horse feed, cats, dogs, rats, and crows

After France fell, who set up a government-in-exile in London?

Charles de Gaulle

What was Rommel's nickname?

Desert Fox

At what seaport did Great Britain rescue many French soldiers?

Dunkirk

What German general drove the British back to Libya?

Erwin Rommel

Hitler invaded Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg because he really was anted to divert the Allies attention from his invasion of what larger country?

France

Who declared war on Germany on September 3?

France and Great Britain

What was the Luftwaffe?

Germany's Air Force

What country now stood alone against Germany?

Great Britain

What did hitter order his submarines to do?

Sink any cargo ships they met

Who in 9/17 tried to occupy Finland?

Soviet troops

What did Hitler try to do to the people of Russia?

Starve them

What lesson did the Battle of Britain teach the Allies?

That hitler attacks could be blocked

What was the Lend-Lease Act that passed in 1941?

The president could lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country vital to the U.S.

Who escorted the British ships?

U.S. Navy

Who was Great Britain's leader?

Winston Churchill

What 2 Eastern European powers did Hitler take over in a short period of time?

Yugoslavia and Greece