USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the term “blitzkrieg” mean?
A
A fast paced attack or “lightning war”
B
A new type of French tank
C
A new method of deciphering German code
D
The struggle that Jews faced during the Holocaust
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"Blitzkrieg, ” a German word meaning “Lightning War, ” was Germany’s strategy to avoid a long war in the first phase of World War II in Europe. Germany’s strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Blitzkrieg, meaning ‘Lightning War’, was the method of offensive warfare responsible for Nazi Germany’s military successes in the early years of the Second World War.

Detailed explanation-3: -blitzkrieg, (German: “lightning war”) military tactic calculated to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces through the employment of surprise, speed, and superiority in matériel or firepower.

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