History Flashcards

1
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What is Anti-Semitism

A

Hostile and preduce towards Jewish people

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2
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By what year did the jews who did not share christian beliefs become a target

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The year 1000ce

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3
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What is MAIN and what significance did it have with great war.

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Militarism (Countries had new weapons and were eager to try them) Alliance (The triple entrant which consisted of The British empire, France and Russia these countries surrounded the triple alliance that was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) Imperialism ( It wasn’t just Britain at the time that had an empire and there was rivalry between the countries to such as everyone fighting for Africa) Nationalism ( people who were proud of there country wanted to go to war to be the best).

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4
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What is the main reason that ww1 broke out

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the black hand gang taking out the the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne archduke Franz Ferdinand

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5
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what was the germen plan for ww1

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the Schlieffen plan were Germany was going march there men through Belgium in to France avoiding the French defences

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6
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What did most countries do for the beginning of ww1

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Change there uniforms e.g. Frances uniform was bright blue and red.

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7
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How does trench warfare work.

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Two side dig in attempting to rush the enemies trench by sending waves and waves of men to wipe out the enemies trench.

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8
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What is the land in between trenches called?

A

No mans land.

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9
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what were some ideas on how the war could end quickly.

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New frontiers.

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10
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Why did Italy switch side in the war

A

Tense relations with Austria-hungry
and the triple entrant promising some land.

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11
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Why did the battle of the Somme start.

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the battle started because the French wanted help in Verdun so the British wanted to flank.

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12
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Why was the battle of the Somme so bad

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The British army was not adapted for war so the Germans simply machine gunned them down.

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13
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how many casualties were there in the battle of the Somme

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British 60,000 men (on just the first day)
The battle ended on November 18th 1916, with well over one million casualties and 300,000 fatalities

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14
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why did Russia stop fighting. (WW1)

A

Russian civilians who were tired of not eating over through the tsar and started communism (Thanks to Karl Marx)

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15
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What was the treaty of Versailles

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Germany needs to reduce the military to 100,000 men
pay the war reparations
and accept war guilt

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16
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Why did the Nazis gain the vote of the germen public.

A

After the treaty of Versailles Germany was damaged greatly with a loaf of bread being 200,000 million marks. Hitler promised he would make Germany great again.

17
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who started fascism?

A

Mussolini dictator of Italy

18
Q

who were the leaders of WW2?

A

Grand alliance
British empire - Winston Churchill
USA - Franklin D Roosevelt
Russia - Josef Stalin

Axis
Italy - Mussolini
Germany - Hitler
Japan - Hirohito

19
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Which two alliances fought in WW1?

A

Triple entente and triple alliance.

20
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What countries made up triple entente?

A

Britain, France, Russia

21
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What countries made up triple alliance?

A

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

22
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Who were the big three in treaty of Versailles?

A

Britain - David Lloyd George
France - George Clemenceau
USA - Woodrow Wilson

23
Q

What was the biggest concentration camp

A

Auschwitz in Poland

24
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What were ghettos

A

ghettos are a part of a town were the jews are segregated from the rest of the town before them getting sent to the camps.

25
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what happened in 1923 to the Nazis

A

the Nazi party tried to other throw the German government however they were shot and imprisoned instead.

26
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what popular book came out when Hitler was being imprisoned

A

mein kampf

27
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when was the first massive political rally of the Nazi party

A

1927

28
Q

What happens when Germany can’t afford to pay the us in 1929

A

France invades taking some more land and unemployment reaches 4 million.

29
Q

what happend in January 1933

A

the Nazi party is largest political and president Hindenburg is forced to make Hitler chancellor of Germany

30
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what were the methods used by the Nazi party in order to get into power.

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Terror (he used the SS to scare people into voting for him)
propaganda (propaganda was everywhere buildings speakers any were you went there would be propaganda)
youth (Hitler made youth camps like scouts and he educated in schools about the “great” Nazi party)
economic success (no one was allowed to strike he gave plenty of jobs leading to the success of Hitler’s Nazi party)