| A | B |
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| What followed the blitzkrieg? | The sitzkrieg |
| What does the term sitzkrieg mean? | sit down war |
| What was another name given to the sit down war? | the phony war |
| What was the sitzkrieg or the phony war? | a six month lull between the fall of Poland and the German invasion of Norway and Denmark |
| This was the name of the defensive line built in France. | The Maginot Line |
| This was the name of the German line. | The Siegfried Line |
| What event ended the sitzkrieg? | When Germany attacked Norway and Denmark in April of 1940 |
| Which countries were bullied into giving Russia bases? | Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania |
| Where did the Soviet army invade in Nov. 1939? | Finland |
| What name was given to the Soviet invasion of Finland? | The Winter War |
| What difficulties did the Soviets run into in fighting the winter war? | The Soviets thought they would be welcomed as liberators and did not expect the war to last long so all they had was light clothing. They were not equipped or trained for the harsh Finnish winter. The Finns wore white camoflouge clothing while the Soviet troops wore olive drab or khaki uniforms. The Soviet tanks were painted black and they carried heavy field stoves that sent thick smoke that was visible for miles. |
| Where did the Finns draw the Russians for battle? | They would fall back and draw the Germans into the forest and then they would strike. |
| This was the name of the Finnish line. | Mannerheim Line |
| Why does Stalin realize he needs to bring in more troops to fight Finland? | He realizes that Hitler is watching and wondering if Russia was weak enough for Germany to take so he must look strong to avoid a German invasion. |
| For their victory in Finland, what does Russia get? | Everything they demand- Finland's second largest city, their biggest artic ocean port, Karelian Isthmus |
| Was there ever a sitzkrieg on the sea? | no |
| What British passenger liner did the Germans sink off the coast of Ireland? | Athenia |
| Did Hitler admit to the German sinking of the Athenia? | no, he said the Athenia was sunk by a bomb secretly place aboard her by orders of Winston Churchill. |
| This was a system where ships gather in groups and were escorted by destroyers who circled around the convoy, hunting for submarines. | Convoy system |
| How did Churchill improve upon the convoy system? | He added aircraft protection at either end of the voyage. |
| What new type of mine did the Germans start using as part of the war at sea? | A magnetic mine that was drawn to a ships hull as the vessel passed over it. |
| This was a system that was developed to combat magnetic mines. British ships would be encircled with an electric cable and this was called __________. | degaussing |
| This was a feared British pocket battleship that sunk 3 British merchant ships in five days. | Graf Spee |
| Eventually, the Graf Spee was surrounded in what bay? | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| What eventually is done with the Graf Spee? | it is scuttled or sunk. They were fearful that if the ship was captured, secret equipment would fall into enemy hands. |
| What happened to Langsdorff, the captain of the Graf Spee? | he is so brokenhearted at the loss of his ship that he shoots himself. |
