Chapter 24 Flashcards
Adolf Hitler blamed Germany’s defeat in World War I on the -
a) weak German ruler
b) democratic form of government
c) Jews
d) Slavs
c) Jews
The Nuremberg Laws -
a) took citizenship away from Jewish Germans
b) required all Jewish Germans to move to concentration camps
c) required all Jewish Germans to leave the country
d) authorized German police to shoot Jewish Germans
a) took citizenship away from Jewish Germans
The Nazis’ “final solution” referred to their plans to -
a) defeat France
b) conquer Britain
c) exterminate Europe’s Jews
d) rule Europe after conquering it
c) exterminate Europe’s Jews
Most of the Jewish refugees aboard the SS St Louis -
a) immigrated to the US
b) disembarked in Cuba
c) were given refuge in Mexico
d) died in the Nazis’ “final solution”
d) died in the Nazis’ “final solution”
To get resources, the Japanese military invaded -
a) Taiwan
b) Korea
c) Tibet
d) Manchuria
d) Manchuria
The Neutrality Act of 1935 made it illegal for -
a) American citizens to join another country’s military
b) Americans to sell arms to any country at war
c) Congress to declare war on any country
d) Americans to join the Communist or Fascist Party
b) Americans to sell arms to any country at war
In the Munich Conference, Britain and France -
a) told Hitler that they would declare war if he invaded Czechoslovakia
b) gave in to Hitler’s demands for the Sudetenland
c) allowed Czechoslovakia to become a German protectorate
d) told Hitler they would declare war if he invaded Poland
b) gave in to Hitler’s demands for the Sudentenland
The Nazi-Soviet nonaggression treaty contained a secret deal between Germany and the Soviet Union -
a) divide Poland between them
b) divide France between them
c) not fight each other
d) fight France and Britain
a) divide Poland between them
In the Wannsee Conference, Nazi leaders -
a) planned the invasion of Poland
b) negotiated with Britain and France for the Sudetenland
c) planned the “final solution”
d) negotiated a nonaggression treaty with the Soviet Union
c) planned the “final solution”
The Lend-Lease Act was Roosevelt’s way of getting arms to Britain without Britain having to -
a) pick them up
b) return them after the war
c) take out loans to pay for them
d) pay cash
d) pay cash
The air battle between the German air force and the British RAF that began in June 1940 and lasted into the fall of 1940 became known as -
a) sitzkrieg
b) the Battle of Britain
c) the Munich Crisis
d) the “Miracle at Dunkirk”
b) the Battle of Britain
The Nazis reserved their strongest hatred for Jews, although they also held other groups in contempt including homosexuals, the disabled, Gypsies, and -
a) brown-eyed people
b) Scandinavians
c) Slavic peoples
d) the Japanese
c) Slavic peoples
Hitler’s air force was called the -
a) Wehrmacht
b) Messerschmitz
c) Gestapo
d) Luftwaffe
d) Luftwaffe
The first act of Hitler which violated the treaty of Versailles was the -
a) seizure of the Sudetenland
b) rejoining of Germany and Austria
c) Beer Hall Putsch
d) rearming of the Rhineland
d) rearming of the Rhineland
Hitler’s army was called the -
a) Wehrmacht
b) Messerschmitz
c) Gestapo
d) Luftwaffe
a) Wehrmacht
After being trapped by the Germans in Belgium, the only port remaining open for Britain and France to evacuate their surviving troops was at -
a) Antwerp
b) Brussels
c) Dunkirk
d) Danzig
c) Dunkirk
The Enabling Act -
a) made Hitler dictator of Germany
b) made Hitler head of the Nazi Party
c) brought Mussolini to power
d) allowed the German Constitution to be ignored for 4 years
d) allowed the German Constitution to be ignored for 4 years
The Fascist militia that supported Mussolini was known as the ___________
blackshirts
As Hitler began to claim lands for Germany, other nations followed a policy of _________, or giving in to his demands in exchange for peace. Also the policy of giving concessions in exchange for peace _______.
Same answer to both statements
appeasement
Japans attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on the date _________ (month, day and year)
December 7, 1941
The German attack on Poland began WWII on ______ (month, date and year)
September 1, 1939
The forced rejoining of Germany and Austria was called the ______; another term for unification
anschluss
The night time bombing of London by the Germans was called the _____
blitz
The German attack on Poland was called “lightning war” or _______ (Hitler’s “lightening “war” was called ____?) Same answer for both statements
blitzkrieg
The Axis powers at the beginning of WWII were ______, ______ and _______.
Germany, Italy and Japan
The German secret police was called the ________
gestapo
Hitler’s autobiography, written while in prison, was name ___________
Meinkempf (My Struggle)
Hitler’s attempt to overthrow the government in Munich was called ________.
Beer Hall Putsch
Bolshevik leader of Russia after Lenin; became the leader of Russia after Lenin
Josef Stalin
Japanese Admiral who developed the plan to bomb Pearl Harbor
Yamamoto
Prime Minister of Britain AFTER 1940
Winston Churchill
Il Duce
Benito Mussolini
der Fuhrer
Adolf Hitler
President of Germany who made Hitler Chancellor; gave Hitler the title of Chancellor of Germany
Paul Hindenberg
head of the German secret police
Heinrich Himmler
established a fascist government in Spain after the civil war
Francisco Franco
leader of the government in Vichy, France
Henri Petain
Prime Minister of Britain BEFORE 1940
Neville Chamberlain
What was the Maginot Line? Did it serve its purpose? Why or Why not? (5 pt)
The Maginot Line was a series of concrete bunkers on the French and German border. These bunkers did not stop the Germans from advancing because the Germans were able to cut through the Ardennes Forest.
What was the Night of the Long Knives? Why do you think it occurred? (5 pt)
It was the night when Hitler purged all those who helped him come to power. He knew these were the only people who might could take his power away.
Explain how Hitler’s treatment of the Jews progressed from his first speeches against them to his “final solution.” (10 pt)
The first thing Hitler did to the Jews was to take away their citizenship by issuing the Nuremberg Laws. These laws restricted Jews from being able to vote, hold public office, marry Germans, study medicine and many other things. Hitler’s next step was making all Jews wear the bright yellow star of David. Once they had these, he packed Jews in tiny cities called ghettos. The biggest ghetto was called Warsaw. Once they were in these concentrated areas, Hitler would send his SS (secret service) to bring the Jews to concentration camps. Hitler’s followers had a meeting to decide the “final solution” for the Jews. This decision was extermination. The Jews were then sent to extermination and death/camps.
Explain how the treaty that ended WWI became one of the underlying causes of WWII in Europe. (10 pts)
The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI and became part of what led to WWII in Europe. The treaty placed full blame for WWI on Germany and Austria. The treaty also posed harsh financial repayments required by Germany which led to economic problems. Germany was also limited on how it could rebuild its military. The German people also mistrusted their government. Along with all of this, the depression hit. People were looking for a new leader and government which gave rise to the Nazi party.
Explain how Japanese aggression in Asia and the reaction to it led to the bombing of British and America holdings in Asia. (10 pts)
Answer later
What was kristallnacht? Why was it important? (5 pts)
Kristallnacht, literally, “Night of Crystal,” is often referred to as the “Night of Broken Glass.” The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish actions which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938. This wave of violence took place throughout Germany, annexed Austria, and in areas of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia recently occupied by German troops. Broken glass from the windows of synagogues, homes, and Jewish-owned businesses plundered and destroyed during the violence lined the streets. The rioters destroyed 267 synagogues throughout Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland. Many synagogues burned throughout the night in full view of the public and of local firefighters, who had received orders to intervene only to prevent flames from spreading to nearby buildings. Windows of an estimated 7,500 Jewish-owned commercial establishments were shattered and the businesses looted. Jewish cemeteries became a particular object of desecration in many regions.
It was important because Kristallnacht marked the first instance in which the Nazi regime incarcerated Jews on a massive scale simply on the basis of their ethnicity. Hundreds died in the camps as a result of the brutal treatment they endured. Most did obtain release over the next three months on the condition that they begin the process of emigration from Germany. Kristallnacht would serve as a spur to the emigration of Jews from Germany in the months to come and led to more drastic measures, the Holocaust.
Hitler’s extermination of nearly 6 million Jews is called the ______
Holocaust
The combined air and land force Hitler sent to Spain was called the _____
Condor Legion