7 - WW2 Flashcards

1
Q

3 factors that led to the fall of Nazi Germany

A

Military defeat on Easter and Western fronts

USA got involved

Internal Resistance in Germany

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What military defeats happened that ended the war, and the years they happened (Western and Eastern Fronts)

A

Eastern Front –> Battle of Stalingrad, 1942-43

Western Front –> D-Day, 1944

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3
Q

Why and when did the USA get involved in the war?

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Got involved after the Pearl Harbour bombing in 1941

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4
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What were the internal resistance the Nazis faced?

A

Rosenstrasse Protest

Swing Kids

George Elser, communist

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

Germans tuning into BBC radio

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5
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When was the Rosenstrasse Protest and what happened?

A

1943

1,800 Jewish and non-Jewish couples protested against Jewish men being imprisoned

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6
Q

What did George Elser do and when?

A

1939

Attempted to kill Hitler and other German officials by bombing them

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7
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What did the attempted bombing of Hitler do?

A

Made Hitler supporters believe he was divine

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8
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Who were Sophie Scholl and the White Rose and what did they do? What happened to them?

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They were students from Munich doing non-violent protest against the Nazis

They were beheaded

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9
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Who were the Swing kids and how did they resist the Nazis?

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They were teenagers who listed to American Jazz as a means of protest

They refused to join then Hitler Youth and beat up Nazi officials

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10
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How many Germans listened to BBC radio in 1944

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Approximately 15 million

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11
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What did some women do during WW2?

A

Have relations with foreign workers

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