1.Soviet-German Non Aggression Pact- Russia gave raw materials to Germany in exchange for money and weapons. Both agreed to stay neutral if the other entered the war. Agreed to invade and split Poland. Germany would get the western half and USSR the eastern half. Russia would get Finland, Estonia and Latvia and Germany would get Lithuania.
2. Germany/USSR invasion of Poland- They had no chance against a blitzkrieg. Under a month Poland surrendered.
3. Blitz/Sitz- lightning warfare. Airplanes come in first and bomb Poland. First they would try to take out airplanes, fighters, transportation, communication with bombs. mechanized groups go deeper into the enemy territory outflanking the enemy positions and prevention with drawing troops and defenders from establishing effective defensive positions. The goal was to achieve victory as quickly as possible. Sitz- Sitting warfare. The pony war. They wanted to prepare for war during the winter to fight in the spring. Great Britain and France did not send troops to help Poland.
4. Axis vs. Allied- Axis- Germany, Italy, Japan. others(Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Thailand, Hungary) Allied- Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, China, France, Australia.
5. German Invasion of: Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg- spring of 1940. All within 3 months.
6. Invasion of France- Maginot Line, Vichy Government- Maginot Line- Build to keep Germany out of France but it didn't work because Germany just went around it through Belgium. Miracle of Dunkirk- hundreds and thousands of soldiers evacuate to Great Britain because Hitler said not to attack right away going against what his generals said. Vichy Government- worked with Hitler. Worked to round up French Jews for Hitler. Had control of southern France.
7. Battle of Britain- Royal Air Force (RAF) vs. Luftwaffe- "never was so much owed by so many to so few" The royal air force deserved all the credit in the world.
8. Japan Invades French Indochina-We told them we wouldn't trade with them unless they withdrew from Indochina. They had 3 options
1. Withdraw from China
2. They chose to attack us (pearl Harbor)
3 Compromise with us
9. Germany Invades USSR- "Lebensraum" His idea or plan on why he invaded the USSR for more living space for his breeding people. Hitler hated communism. Hitler would breed blonde hair blue eyed girls and men. This was a bad idea for Germany to invade the USSR because the USSR was way to large for him to take over. It was the final plan for Operation Barbarossa.
Stalingrad- Worse battle in world history
Moscow- They never got to it
Leningrad- The surrounded and bombarded the city to try to get the city to surrender because they lacked food and services.
-Germany never was able to take over all 3 of these cities. The Germans weren't prepared for the very cold winter and it helped the Soviets slowly push them back.
- US Neutrality Act of 1937
Congress outlawed the arms trade with Spain. The 1937 act provided the provisions of the earlier acts, this time without expiration date, and extended them to cover civil wars as well. U.S. ships were also prohibited from transporting any passangers, and U.S. citizens were forbidden from traveling on ships of belligerent nations. The President could permit the sale of materials and supplies to belligerents in Europe as long as the recipients arranged for the transport and paid immediately in cash. This was called the Cash and Carry. Roosevelt believed that cash-and-carry would aid France and Great Britain in the event of a war with Germany. President Roosevelt, who supported the Chinese side, chose not to issue the Neutrality Acts since the parties had not formally declared war. By doing this he ensured china's efforts of defense would not be hindered. China was dependent on imports and only Japan would have been able to take advantage of cash-and-carry
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