chapter 30 : lesson 2 : world war two
German for "lightning war"; a swift and sudden military attack; used by the germans during WWII.
blitzkrieg
Germany went around France's main defensive system and trapped the French and British troops. France soon signed a armistice with Germany, who placed France under an Authoritarian regime.
How did Germany conquer France?
german air force
Luftwaffe
The Japanese (Ally of Hitler) bombed Pearl Harbor Hawaii and killed/wounded over 3,500 Americans. This put a fury in the American heart and united them all against the Axis powers.
What brought the United States into the war?
Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941 and german troops advanced rapidly. But an early winter and fierce Russian resistance halted the german advance. This was the first time the german military had been stopped.
What was the German attack on Russia like?
France believed Germany would attack France from their borders alongside Germany and put heavy defensive station along that entire border (the Maginot Line), but the Germans instead interest France by going through Belgium where they had no defense.
how did the germans surprise France when they attacked France?
British forces had stopped the German advance in to North Africa, and the British and US troops forced the Italians and Germans to surrender in Africa. Hitler wanted the Soviet oil reserves and tried to take Russia once more, but the Russians surrounded the Germans and forced them to surrender at Stalingrad.
how did the tide turn against Germany?
a policy of national isolation by absentation from alliances and other international political and economic relations
isolationism
The Authoritarian government set up by the germans after they conquered France that was led by a French hero under German control.
what was Vichy France?
American forces stopped Australia from being invaded and soon after destroyed the Japanese naval fleet and became the naval power in the Pacific Ocean. The US in acted "island hopping" and slowly began to take Japanese territory island by island.
what was the Asian theater like after the US joined the war?
Hitler realized that in order to conquer Britain he needed to be in control of the air first and sent in a major offense in which destroyed much of Britain, but Winston Churchill refused to surrender and forced the german air force to surrender after displaying superior air force strength.
what was the Battle of Britain?
and Alliance between England, Soviet Union, and the United States to share resources and military operations, as well as ignore political differences for the time being until all of the Axis powers surrendered.
what was the Grand Alliance?
the border defense system set up by the French along the French-German border that failed when the Germans decided to go around.
what was the Maginot Line?
late 1942 is when the tide began to shift for the Germans and the Allies began to seem victorious.
when did the tide turn against the Germans in WWII?
Poland, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and France
which countries did Hitler blitzkrieg in his early victories?
British prime minister during World War II who boosted the morals of the people during the Battle of Britain and with his motivations, the British found it within themselves to push back the german Luftwaffe (air force) and forced Hitler to repeal the attack.
who was Winston Churchill?
Germany believed that the British were only resisting because they new they had an ally with the Soviet's and if they were destroyed, Britain would surrender.
why did Germany attack the Soviets?
