causes of WW2 Flashcards
what is the Treaty of Versailles?
Peace treaty signed between the Allied Powers and Germany in 1919, ending World War I
what were the harsh terms put on Germany?
War guilt clause (article 231)
Huge reparations payments
Territorial losses
Military restrictions
what was the TOV impacts on Germany?
Resented by Germans, led to rise of nationalism and extremism
Economic hardship bothfrom reperations and great depression
Created a power vacuum in Europe that allowed Hitler to rise to power
what is Fascism and Nazism?
Fascism is a political ideology that is patriotic, restrictive and militaristic.
Nazism is another form of fascism that developed in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.
who led the Nazi party and why the leader created it for?
The Nazi Party was led by Adolf Hitler, who promised to restore Germany to its former greatness and avenge its defeat in World War one.
what was the Nazi ideology based about?
Nazi ideology was based on racial superiority and anti-Semitism.
what were the factors that contributed to the rise of the Nazis?
post war Economic hardship
Treaty of Versailles
Weak Weimar government (democratic gov after WW1)
Hitler’s charisma and effective propaganda
what is appeasement?
Preventing conflict via giving concessions to an agressor
who adopted appeasement and the examples?
Adopted by Britain and France in the 1930s in an attempt to appease Hitler and prevent war.
Examples of appeasement:
Munich Agreement (1938): Britain and France allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland, a German-speaking region of Czechoslovakia.
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (1939): Germany and the Soviet Union signed a treaty agreeing not to attack each other.
why did the examples failed?
it just gave him more confidence and led to the outbreak of World War II.
for all of the topics covered in these flash cards, what was the biggest cause
the global economic suffering of the great depression in 1929 – 1939!!!
