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WWII
| Monday, April 26, 1937, marked the date of ______________ | bombs killing more than 1600 people in the small town of Guernica. |
| The King forced to ________________________________ in the Spanish Civil War. | step down and republican government was created |
| Republican government run by ___________________ | liberals and socialists |
| Catholic Church lost ___________________________ and much of church property was ________. | status of being country's official religion, confiscated |
| In the Spanish Civil War, the government reduced the size of ______ | army |
| _______ union staged strikes | Socialist |
| _____________________ set fire to Catholic convents | Anticlerical forces |
| Clergy denounced policies of _______ | government |
| Conservative gov’t set up __(Date)______ | 1933 |
| Conservative government was made of _____, ________, and ______ | Made up of liberals, socialists, and communists |
| What moved against army? | Conservative government |
| What happened July 1936? | group of generals led by Francisco Franco staged an uprising against gov’t |
| Francisco Franco's staged uprisings made generals want what? | Generals wanted restored power to the churches |
| Franco's uprisings destroyed ______ and _______ in Spain | socialism and Communism |
| Franco's followers | nationalists |
| Franco's followers were called _______ or _______ by government | Republicans or Loyalists |
| Rome-Berlin Axis was ________________________ | Cooperation between Italy and Germany in Spain led to military alliance |
| When did the Spanish Civil War end? With a victory for ________. | 1939 , the Nationalists |
| German troops went into __________ | Rhineland (DMZ) |
| When German troops went into the Rhineland it was a violation of _______________. | Versailles Treaty |
| French Opposed Action of _______ | German troops into Rhineland |
| The French would not act out unless _________ | supported by GB |
| Hitler took _______ | Anschluss |
| Anschluss was ________ | union between Germany and Austria |
| Appeasment | decision to keep peace |
| 5 factors contributing to the Policy of Appeasement. | 1) to many ppl in Britain 2) Rhineland & Austria didn't seem important enough to risk a war 3)thought strong Germany would be check on Soviet power 4)Britain's felt Versailles Treaty to harsh on Germans 5) French not prepared to stand up to Hitler |
| United States followed _________ | Policy called Isolationism |
| Where is the Rhineland | northeast of France, west of Germany, and east of Belgium, also controlled by Germany |
| Where is Sudetenland | east of Germany and western territory in Czechoslovakia |
| Where is Munich | southeastern tip of Germany |
| Where is Danzig | north of Poland, northeast of Germany, and west of Lithuania |
| Francisco France | dictator of Spain, leader of fascism |
| Rome-Berlin Axis | alliance Italy and Germany in Spain |
| Neville Chamberlain | British Prime Minister, pushes for appeasement policy |
| Nonaggression Pact | made by Hitler and Stalin saying they wouldn't attack each other and that they would share Poland |
| Pacifism | refusal to fight in war |
| How did Britain react to Hitler's occupation of the Rhineland? | British thought the Germans had the right to occupy the Rhineland since it was German territory |
| How did France react to Hitler's occupation of the Rhineland? | Wanted to take an aggressive stance, but wouldn't unless Britain backed them up |
| "Phony War" | little things happening after Germany takes over Poland and war is declared |
| Outcome of the Battle of Britain? | strengthened British morlae |
| Battle of Britain | attack by Germany of bombs on Britain, purpose was to plan to weaken Britain so that they could invade , evacuate to Dunkirk, Operation Sealion- Battle of Britain |
| If you were not fighting another battle, you _______________ | find another game plan and restock |
| Pacific consisted of ______, and ______ | Japan and USA |
| ________ was first for aircraft carriers engagement | Coral Sea |
| ________ was first major victory of USA | Coral Sea |
| __________ was code breaking for USA gives benefit | Midway |
| ________ was when the US destroyed many Japanese ships | Midway |
| _____________ is why Iwo Jima is important | landing base |
| _____ had the largest number of casualties in pacific | Okinawa |
| Shortly after ________ there was a bombing of Japan | Okinawa |
| Why is North Africa important? | oil |
| Amphibious landings | trying to land troops from water to land. Want to practice to get reinforcements more quickly, and preparing getting from GB to Germany |
| Desert Fox was _____ | Erwin Rommel |
| Rommel was a ________ in North Africa | major player |
| Erwin Rommel was from _______ | Germany |
| Stalingrad was the ______ ________ in war | turning point |
| In Stalingrad, Germany ____, and never recovered in Eastern _____ again. | lost, Europe |
| D-day (invasion of Normandy). They took France back _______ the ________ back. | pushing the Germans back |
| ________ of the _________ was the last major push by Germans | Battle of the Bulge |
| Why do many people have no homes? | bombings, concentration camps, fleeing Soviets |
| Roads were packed with ____ million people | 40 |
| ________ __________ led to starvation after war | war destruction |
| How much land was suitable to grow crops? | little land |
| European Countries: _______ were bombed, with civilians _____ ______ _______ | cities, losing their lives |
| Total war | every resource has to be devoted to war |
| People stopped producing _____ goods, and only __________ | consumer, produced goods for war |
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