Flashcards: WWII-Blitzkrieg

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What three countries comprised the Axis powers?

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Germany, Italy, Japan

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What word describes American attitudes on foreign policy during the 1930s?

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Isolationist

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What was FDR's foreign policy toward Latin America? How did it differ from Theodore Roosevelt's "big stick" policy?

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Good Neighbor Policy; it emphasized non-intervention

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What was Hitler's action in the late 1930s that concerned France and Britain?

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He began his conquest of European territory.

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What area did Hitler focus on after disregarding the Treaty of Versailles?

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Sudetenland

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What was the outcome of the Munich Conference regarding the Sudetenland?

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Hitler was allowed to annex it.

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What was the reaction of Britain and France to Hitler's actions in March 1939?

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They promised to protect Poland and Romania.

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What was the duration of the nonaggression pact between Hitler and Stalin?

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Ten years

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What did the secret agreement between Hitler and Stalin allow the USSR to do?

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Invade Poland

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What role did the Luftwaffe play at Dunkirk?

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They were tasked with destroying the Allied armies