Karteikarten: The Road to World War II — 16 Karten

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.