After WWI and Lead up to WW2 Flashcards
1
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Ultra nationalism in Japan
A
- Worships emperor as a demigod
- Believe Japanese people are superior
- Want to expand their borders.
- Kamikaze pilots
Great Depression crushed Japan
- Went to China for more wealth
- Rape of Nanjing
- Bataan Death March
- Sex slaves
2
Q
Ultranationalism in Italy
A
- Mad about not acquiring land that was promised
- Wants to be seen as superior
- Mussolini rose in power after the government was seen as ineffective and useless
3
Q
Ultranationalism in Germany
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- Suffered through hyperinflation
- They wanted a strong leader, Hitler seemed like he could fix their problems and he was elected in 1933
- After that he passed the Enabling Act which allowed him to pass laws on his own
- He created a dictatorship and eliminated rights and freedoms
4
Q
Propaganda in Germany
A
- Joseph Goebbels controlled the media and propaganda
- it convinced people that the jews were evil
5
Q
Nuremberg Race Laws
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- They had a yellow star of david on them
6
Q
Nazi Organisation:
A
Gestapo: Secret Police force that didnt answer to any legal stuff
Sturmabteilung: Fight other political members
Schutzstaffe: Bodyguard orginally but became an elite guard
Kristallnacht: Nazi Thugs
7
Q
For appeasement
A
Germany got Sudentenland
