Chapter 13 Extended Response Flashcards
(3 points) What were the three main beliefs of the early Nazi party?
-Expanding Germany’s territory
-Rejecting the Treaty of Versailles
-Anti-Semitism
(3 points) Discuss what Hitler wrote about in Mein Kampf.
-Blonde, blue-eyed Germans belonged to a “master race” called Aryans
-Eastern Europeans were inferior and should be enslaved by Germans
-Blamed Jews for all of the world’s problems including Germany’s loss in WWI
(3 points) As Hitler began to build his armed forces, why did other European countries want to make a deal with him?
-They wanted to avoid a repeat of WWI
-Some thought that Hitler’s demands were somewhat reasonable
-They assumed that the Nazis would want peace once they gained more territory
(2 points) Describe the Spanish Civil War.
Began with General Franco leading the Fascists and supported by Germany and Italy with other side (Republicans) supported by the US, Soviet Union, and many Europeans
(3 points) Name the three main countries that made up the Axis powers.
Japan, Italy, Germany
(5 points) Describe the attack on Pearl Harbor.
-Japan attacks Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
-8 battleships, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers, and 4 other vessels were sunk and damaged
-Over 180 aircraft were destroyed
-2403 Americans killed and 1178 injured
-December 8, Roosevelt declares war on Japan
(3 points) List three of the Nuremberg Laws.
-Took German citizenship away
-Banned marriage between Jews and other Germans
-Stopped Jews from holding public office and voting
-Passports would be marked with a red J
(3 points) Describe what happened during Kristallnacht.
-After a German diplomat had been murdered by a Jew, Hilter ordered attacks in Germany and Austria on the Jews
-Over 90 Jews were killed and 7500 Jewish businesses and synagogues were destroyed
-Nazi secret police arrested around 30,000 Jewish men
(3 points) Why did the US put limits on Jewish immigration?
-They were seen as poor
-There were not jobs for them (Great Depression)
-Many Americans were Anti-Semitic
