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A.P. European History-Unit XIX: The Second World War Flashcards

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335177108Maginot LineFrench plan that is war does come, they would fight behind this line of fortifications on this line on the eastern frontier facing germany (Switzerland to Belgium)0
335177109Neville ChamberlainPrime minister of England in 1937, architect of appeasement policy, yielded to the legitimate demands of the dictators, noncommittal1
335177110Saar PlebisciteJanuary 1935, under stipulations of Versailles Treaty, voted for union of the Third Reich2
335177111Remilitarization of the Rhinegoing against the treaty of Versailles, german troops occupied the Rhineland, talk of French Action but non because England didn't feel the need to stop it3
335177112Haile SelassieEthiopian Emperor who called for more action in Geneva, in response to Ethiopia being defeated in 19364
335177113Anschlussafter German forces moved into Austria in March 1938, Austria and Germany became a union5
335177114Spanish Popular Frontall groups to the left, from anarchists to republicans, joined together to get rid of the monarchists, won in elections of 1936 and launched reform programs6
335177115Francisco Francoled an insurrection against republican government, won civil war in 1939 and established authoritative Fascist regime7
335177116Rome-Berlin AxisMussolini and Hitler came to an understanding, one day hoped they would be the diplomatic axis in which the world turned8
335177117Anti-Comintern PactJapan, Germany, Italy and agreement to oppose communism, basis for diplomatic allies9
335177118Sudeten GermansGermans in Czechoslovakia fell under German control, who were trying to relieve grievances not promote national socialism10
335177119Nazi-Soviet PactAugust 23 1939, treaty of nonaggression and friendship, would divide Poland, Russia could have Baltic influence under stipulation they wouldn't join the war11
335177120Blitzkrieglightening warfare, rapid military advancement, best shown by the german attack on Poland12
335177121Russo-Finnish WarFinland refused to listen to Russian demands, so Soviets attacked and Finnish resisted with French and Great Britain support13
335177122DunkirkBritish and French troops were evacuated from the beaches in repines to Hitler's "trap"14
335177123Vichy Francethe northern 2/3 of France was occupied by Nazi Germany, so the remaining part was run out of Vichy, Nazi collaboration government15
335177124Festung EuropaAll civilians worked under close German supervision for the german war industry, garrisoned Europe with solders, fortress of Europe16
335177125Vidkun QuislingModel sympathizer who organized Norwegian fascist part in 1933 and was premier from 1942 to 194517
335177126Four FreedomsUnited States promised to make world safe for freedom of speech, worship and freedom from fear and from want18
335177127Lend-LeaseUS provides arms, raw materials and food to those in war against the axis19
335177128UltraBritish Royal Air Force fought off Germany with this operation that broke the code of German communications20
335177129El Alameinfinal British stand against German Rummel and his troops, with their backs to the Suez, where finally able to hold the Germans21
335177130Capture of SingaporeJapan captured British naval base that was the Gibraltar of the east, showed military dominance with the sinking of The Prince of Wales22
335177131Albert Speerorganization genius who coordinated labor and resources in the next two years, tripled armaments production23
335177132Battle of the AtlanticGerman submarines were in control of the Atlantic, blockading, gradually won be american and british forces as submarine threat was reduced to tolerable amounts in 194324
335177133Siege of Leningradlarge Siege by german troops, Hitler trying to win Russia25
335177134StalingradAugust 1942 huge german offensive on Stalingrad, but red army was able to push out germans, lead to huge westward push and USSR on the offensive26
335177135Admiral DarlanVichy France leader who assisted the allies in assuming control in North Africa, but was assassinated27
335177136Invasion of SicilyJuly-August 1943, Allies conquered the island of Sicily, Mussolini fell and lead to battle on the mainland, Italy (part not occupied by Germany) is cobelligerant28
335177137plot of July 20, 1944resistance movement attempted to assassinate Hitler by exploding a bomb at military headquarters in East Prussia, only injured29
335177138Final Solutionwould fix the jewish problem, in which jews were killed in a systematic, modern, orderly way, annihilation of a race30
335177139Wannsee Meetinghigh level Nazis decided the final solution, which Hitler had agitated for so many years31
335177140Battle of the BulgeHitler offense in Dec of 1944, Belgian sector of the Ardennes on american forces that cause heavy loses in the allied push forward32
335177141Dresdencity in Germany that was destroyed by Allied bombing33
335177142Katyn Forest Massacrein 1940, Soviet Union had shot prisoners of war and officers in Poland because of their joining with germany in the partition of Poland34
335177143Leyte GolfOct 1944, Americans defeated Japanese in an impressive battle35
335177144Atlantic CharterRoosevelt and Churchill, pledged sovereign rights and self government would be restored, would have access to trade, improve economy and security36
335177145Casablanca ConferenceJanuary 1943, resolved to accept nothing less than then unconditional surrender37
335177146United Nationsinternational organization that would act as a police, serve to the peace and security of the world, security council would have veto on importance decisions38
335177147Curzon linerussian-polish of Poland behind this line, and would be compensated for lost territory in the west39
335177148Potsdam ConferenceJuly 1945, after german collapse, big three met again and made decisions of german defeat conditions40
335177149Oder-Neisse Boundariesthis river divided Germany and Poland, westward compensation for Russian expansion41
335177150Declaration of Liberated Europepromised sovereign rights of democratic self determination, to precent Stalin from total control in east and central Europe42

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