Germany - ww2 Flashcards

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what is the pneumonic for the impact of WW2

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Rationing
Area bombing
Refugees
Employment

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how was rationing affecting germany

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rationing of food introduced 27 august 1939, points syste, for clothing introduced october 1939
autarky and rearmament = expensive goods
monotonous diets
meat shortages
food entitlements depends on importance of individuals to war effort
jews food entitlement less than aryans

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3
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how was area bombing affecting germany

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1942, RAF commander starts ‘area bombing’ targeting large industrial cities with incendiary bombs, not distinguising miltary and civilian
30 may 1942, first british thousand bomber raid

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4
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how much damage was done in area bombing

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61 german cities combined population of 25 million attacked
3.6 million homes destroyed
7.5 million made homeless
300,000-400,000 killed im raids
800,000 wounded

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5
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how were refugees affecting germany

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intensive area bombing created thousands of refugees from the ruhr
during advance of soviets through poland many flee west to avoid russian soliders

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6
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how did WW2 begin

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german occupation of poland

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7
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how did germany prepare when germany invaded USSR

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goebbels begins propaganda campaign to boost morale - cinemas allowed to stay open
prepare for total war, concentration camps begin forced labour

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8
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what was volksgemeinschaft

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nazis vision of a perfect society
- family orientated
- all men work and contribute to society
- no class divisions

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9
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what was the opposition from within the army in october 1939

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admiral canaris head of counter intelligence attempted to gain support for a coup fearing a repeat of the schifflen plan
dissolved when the harsh winter came

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10
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what was the july bomb plot

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july 1944, army officers try to assassinate hitler using a bomb
planted by colonel stauffenberg
stauffenberg shot same day, 5,000 others executed

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11
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what was phase one leading to the final solution

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polish ghettos

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12
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when was the final solution supposedly given

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1941

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13
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what was phase 2 of the final solution

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mass killings
german invasion of ussr, einsatzgruppen follow behind german army
task was to round up jews/communist/russians and execute

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14
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what were the victims of phase 2 made to do

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dig mass graves

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15
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what was the total number of victims from einsatzgruppen

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1.2 million

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16
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what was phase 3 of the final solution

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extermination camps

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