germany revision yr 10 Flashcards
where did Germany attack in 1941?
the USSR
what was the impact of the USSR invasion?
the freezing Russian winter meant their guns did not fire, and they did not have the proper clothing for the temperature. the Russians were able to push they back towards Germany. in the battle of Stalingrad 80,000 Germans died and 90,000 surrendered
what were the reasons behind rationing?
supplies were needed for the front line because they were loosing, and there were food shortages
what was rationed?
food and clothing, eg:
-one egg a week
-hot water two days a week
who was made armaments minster and when?
albert speer, 1942
what was everything focused on when the country was organised for total war?
making weapons and growing food for soldiers
what was stopped when the country was organised for total war?
beer houses, dance halls, and sweet shops were closed. letter boxes were boarded up
how many foreign workers were brought in from countries Germany had conquered to work as slave labour?
seven million
when did the Americans and the British bomb Germany?
1942
what were the impacts of the 1942 bombings?
- no electricity, water or transport
- people left their homes to find refuge in safer places
- there were thousands of deaths
- bombing caused food shortages and gas explosions
- Nazi support weakened
why were people opposed to Nazis/Hitler?
- uncomfortable with concentration camps
- didn’t like gestapo
- shocked at treatment of the Jews or mentally/physically disable
- hated restrictions and limits put on their lives
what was the lowest lever of resistance
mumbling/grumbling
- often in the privacy of their own homes
- say an anti-Hitler joke
- complain about the treatment of a Jewish friend
what was passive resistance
when Germans publicly showed that they didn’t support Nazis by refusing to do what they were told
eg they refused to give the ‘Heil Hitler’ salute, or didnt give money to the Hitler youth members who were collecting funds
what did the White rose group do?
they urged Germans to get rid of Hitler. they handed out leaflets, put up posters and wrote graffiti
who were the leaders of the White rose group?
Hans and Sophie Scholl (siblings)
