17-1 Flashcards
Demilitarized
The elimination or prohibition of weapons, fortifications, and other military installations.
Appeasement
Satisfying reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability.
Lebensraum
“Living Room” Hitler’s idea that the Aryan was superior and need more room, so he would kick everybody out of the territories he had and keep only his perfect race and put them in the houses and business he stole.
Rhineland
One of the areas taken from Germany in the Treaty of Versailles; one of the first breaks of the treaty when Germany took it back, said it was their rightful land.
Panzers
German tanks in WWII.
Wehrmacht
German army in WWII.
Luftwaffe
German air force in WWII.
Rome-Berlin Axis
Mussolini and Italy with Hitler and Germany pact to mobilize for war and help Spain (Spanish Civil War)
Aryan
Hitler’s perfect race, blonde hair, blue eyed people
Nazi-Soviet (Non-Aggression) Pact
Mussolini and Italy with Hitler and Germany agreement saying they won’t attack each other, but they won’t stop each other from attacking anyone else. The agreement just said that Hitler won’t attack them “yet.” Big plan was to take Poland.
Anschluss
Union of Germany and Austria; Hitler came in and took over the government and people let him and were happy about it.
“The Rape of Nanjing”
Chang Kia-shek and the Japanese invaded Nanjing and raped women, stole their resources, and brutally murdered almost all of the Chinese people living there.
Sanctions
Restriction intended to enforce international law
Sudetenland
German border area of Czechoslovakia that was taken in the Treaty of Versailles that Germany took back (Great Britain let them have)
Manchuria
Chinese natural resource area that Japan decided they would take for themselves instead of having to trade to get it; Mukden Incident
