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Quiz 24 S 1Name the leader of Italy B MPolicy that banned war except for self defense K B PName the leader of Soviet Union J S Event that brutally killed Chinese civilians R O NPolicy that banned construction of large warships F P TName the military leader of Japan H T Term for having complete control over civilian lives T G Name the Emperor of Japan E HEvent that led to full scale war between china and Japan M P B I 10. Soviet Union elimination of its unwanted people P

Chapter 24 Section 2 WAR IN EUROPE

target # 1 (Sep. 30, 1938)Rhineland to remilitarized the area(shall be regarded as committing a hostile act...and as calculated to disturb the peace of the world)Deemed forbiddenHitler marched soldiers to Rhineland

Hitler: In order to grow, Germany needs the land of its neighbors.Target # 2 (Mar. 12,1938)

Austria6 million people (Germans).Unification was favored.Germans troops marched unopposed /celebrated.

Target # 3 (Sep. 30, 1938)Sudetenland3 million German speaking people and important natural resources.

Munich Agreement

Meeting with Britain and France

Last demand

To avoid war- they agreed to his demand

Appeasement = Passive agreement to avoid war.

After 6 months, Germany invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia

Target # 4Polandsizable German speaking pop.

Direct invasion would bring conflict with the Soviet Union.

Nonaggression Pact (Aug. 29, 1939) =

Germany and Russia committed never to attack each other.

In secret: Divide Poland Soviet can have land they lost after WWI

Germany invaded Poland from the westSeptember 3, 1939Britain and France declare war on GermanyWWII have begunSoviet invaded Poland from the east

Poland : (

BlitzkriegLightning War, taking enemies by surpriseLuftwaffe- aircraftPanzer unit- tanksStuka- dive bomber

Blitzkrieg Lightning War, taking enemies by surpriseLuftwaffe- aircraftPanzer unit- tanksStuka- dive bomber

The Phony WarMagniot Line = System of forts built along Frances East border.Sitzkrieg Sitting War

Germany invades :

NorwayDenmarkNetherlandsBelgiumLuxemburg

France Germany invaded FranceGerman offensive trapped almost 400,000 British and French soldiers at Dunkirk Beach.France surrenders (June 22, 1940) .

Battle of BritainGermans assemble an invasion fleet on the coast of France.To gain control of the sky Germany Destroy Britains Royal Air Force (RAF).Luftwaffe raids (every night for 2 months)

Radar detect aircraft and predict flight paths.Ultra- decoding machineShot down several luftwaffeSaved Britain (Germany retreated)

Soviet Union (June, 1941)

Hitler breaks pact and invades Soviet Union.

Axis power

Aimed at keeping the U.S. out of the war Germany, Italy, and Japan joined forces.

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