Appeasement — policy?
Avoid war by conceding to demands.
Treaty of Versailles — violation?
Germany rearmed and reintroduced conscription.
Munich Agreement — purpose?
Accept Hitler’s demand for Sudetenland to prevent war.
Sudetenland — region?
Czechoslovakia with many German speakers.
Outbreak of war — date?
1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland.
Phoney War — period?
Sept 1939–Spring 1940, little Western fighting.
Blitzkrieg — mechanism?
Fast, surprise attack using tanks, aircraft.
German victories — 1940?
Denmark and Norway invaded; Norway vital for iron ore.
Battle of Britain — target?
Destroy RAF to prepare invasion.
Luftwaffe — role?
German air force attacking Britain.
The Blitz — campaign?
Bombing of British cities, 1940–41.
Living under Blitz — measure?
Blackout to hide lights from bombs.
Wartime rationing — purpose?
Control food supply; ration books issued.
Churchill — role?
Prime Minister, leader of resistance.
Battle of Britain — outcome?
Britain resisted, RAF and radar helped.
Atlantic Charter — date?
14 August 1941, Churchill and Roosevelt.
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2. Which action clearly violated the Treaty of Versailles before the war began?
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