How did new ideas cause conflict? and How were the Nazis able to implement the Final Solution? Flashcards
When did Karl Marx form the basis of communism?
Karl Marx formed the basis of communism in the late 19th century. His ideas were later build on and changed by others.
What would be established after a natural and inevitable overthrow of governments that favoured private property occured?
A dictatorship of the proletarait.
How was the Russian Revolution caused?
The Russian Revolution was caused by several things including the nature of leadership of the Tsar, Nicholas II, rising political opposition due to a growinig middle class and Russia joining the First World War.
How did the Western world feel about Russia becoming communist?
The capitalist West were horrified by the establishment of communism in Russia and contributed to the Russian Civil War, which later fuelled suspicions between East and West in the future.
Why did fascism become popular?
Fascism becam popular due to unhappiness with democratic governments which were seen as ineffective during the inter-war period.
What is fascism?
Fascism is a movement that promotes the idea of a nation being under the control of an autocratic rule. The rule is that you are mean’t to hate communism, think democracy is bad, be very nationalistic, believe in unity through propegnda and make sure there are no political parties
How did Adolf Hitler use economic depression in the 1930s to present himself as the only hope?
Adolf Hitler used the economic depression of the 1930s to present himself as the only hope to restore German pride an hounor, and stop a communist takeover. He became the leader of Germany in January 1933 and by 1934 he called himself the Fuhrer which is the German word for leader.
What did Hitler do which was one of the main causes of the Second World War?
Hitler wrote his ideas down in a book (Mein Kampf) which would become the basis of Germany’s foreign policy, playing a major role in causing the Second World War.
What is Capitalism?
If you are a capitalist you support capitalism which is an economic system in which certain people own and control property in accord with their interests.
What is Communism?
It is a system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives what they need.
What happened between 1939 and 1941 with the Jewish people in Europe?
Between 1939 and 1941, most of Europe fell under the control of the Nazis and this placed many Jews under Nazi control. Many of these Jews were deported to Poland to live in ghettos.
What happened between 1941 and 1945 with the Jewish people in Europe?
Between 1941 and 1945, mistreatment escalated with the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Einsatzgruppen were given the task of killing Jews they found.
What happened in the Wannsee Conference?
In 1941, SS Genral Reinhard Heydrich was told to make plans for a ‘compete solution to the Jewish question.’ In 1942 at the Wannsee Conference, they came up with the ‘Final Solution’ of the ‘Jewish problem’.
Why were extermination camps built?
Extermination camps were built throughout Poland, with the largest at Auschwitz Birkenau, to mass murder the jewish people.
How many Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?
Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. That is two out of every three Jewish people living in Europe before the war.
