MON:
I took Day 1 of the test
Italy
- Germany still had control of Italy even after the allied conquest
- Mussolini was hanged in 1945
Reasons why Italy lost
- they were not prepared to fight in a war for so long
- Germnay always had to help them out
- they had troops all over
- they spread themselves too thin
- People in Italy didn't want to fight; they were forced to fight
- Italy was very weak
Mussolini was jealous of Germany
Impact WWII had on Italy
- 410 000 - 330 000 military deaths
- spent 94 billion
- Italy joined the allies in 1943 to make sure they wouldn't turn to communism
- US gave millions of Dollars to Italy to help rebuild after the war
- Became a member of NATO in 1949
- Became a member of the United Nations
WED:
- I took part 2 of the test
- free french -> allies
- vichy-> axis
FRI:
Britain
- 1930's road to war
- signs of threat from germany
- Chamberlain's policy of appeasement
Battle of Britain
- Hitler wanted air superiority over Royal Air Forces and Britain
- Luftwaffe targets RAF airfields and raids cities
- nighttime bombing
Great Britains role in WW2
- appeasement at Munich
- Declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939 after the german invasion of poland
- last allied country still standing
- battle of britain - we shall never surrender
- GB served as a base for US and free french forces
- D-Day invasion starting point
- received the most lend-lease aid from world
-lost the "most powerful country in the word" status after WW2
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