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    • Chiang Kai-Shek and the Kuomintang
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    • Little Rock
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    • Margaret Thatcher (The Falkland Islands War, 1982)
    • Ghandi and Women’s Rights
    • Golda Meir
    • Birth Control
    • Equal Pay
    • Benazir Bhutto

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"I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way."
George  McGovern

The Invasion of Poland

  • Sept. 1, 1939 by Germany
  • European Conflict
  • German attack using Blitzkrieg warfare (Panzers, Lightnening War) - drivng deep behind enemy lines and encircle enemies and limit enemy supplies
  • Captured many troops
  • Planes, Tanks, Mechanization are used
  • Britain and France declared war on Sept 3 1939
  • Russia joins and occupies Eastern half of Poland on 17th September 1939
  • War ends on 29 September 1939

The Phony War

  • The term describes the lack of action after Invasion of Poland
  • Ends in April, 1940
  • During this time, the 'Winter War' between Finland and Russia
  • 300,000 Russians dead because Finland used Winter Warfare but Russians won
  • French make small attack into the Saarland(Germany)

Summary

Germany used the Blitzkrieg tactics on Poland and succeeded. Britain and France declared war on Germany on Sept 3 1939. But they had no action after they declared the war so this time is called the Phony War.
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