HSTR 391 World War II Midterm Flashcards
What was the Beer Hall/Munich Putsch
1923
a failed nazi coup detat led by hitler trying to overthow the weimar republic
what was significant about hitlers imprisonment and trial in 1923
Hitler used his imprisonment to express his political views to the populace
he wrote mein kampf in prison
what was mein kampf
blueprint of how hitler would govern germany
outlines hitlers antisemitism
outlined political and military idealogy
when did hitler become chancellor
jan 30 1933
when did hitler become chancellor
jan 30 1933
what was significant about the burning of the reistag on feb 27 1933
reistag was a symbol of the weimar republic
it created widespread distaste for communists
allowed hitler to pass the reistag fire decree to legally suppress communist opposition
what power was granted through the enabling act
the chancellor (hitler) could pass laws without consent of parliament
when and what was the night of the long knives
june 30 1934
Hitler killed off all political opponents within the government
military starkly loyal to hitler
what was significant about the death of hindenburg and the date
aug 2 1934
hitler was able to become both president and chancellor (all powerful)
Nuremburg decrees
laws that made prosecution of the jewish people legal and laid the institutional groundwork for pureblood and anti-semetic ideology
what occured on kristallnacht
nov 9 1938
immense violence agaisnt anything jewish
shop and synagogs destroyed, graves defiled, murders etc
carried out by nazis and german people
what was decided at the wansee protocols of 1942
the jewish problem would be solved by genocide
what was significant about hitlers reoccupation of the rhineland
the allies acted with appeasement
hitler is expanding the borders of germany
hitler is making territorial claims
what was the anchluss
the german annexation of austria into germany
austrian people wanted to join germany and follow hitler
why was the soviet non aggression pact important and why did Stalin agree to it
it was a non aggression pact between the USSR and Germany that allowed Stalin to rearm
it also secretly promised stalin a sphere of influence over several eastern european countries
hitler could avoid a 2 front war
what was the official start of the war
sept 1 1939
hitler invaded poland
what were the allied justifications for appeasement (4)
bought time for re armament
fear of a repeat of ww1
recognition that the treaty of versilles had been too harsh
christian values (blessed are the peacemakers)
what is aufragstaktik
decentralized command
what is drang nach osten
drive to the east
consolodate german people
what was kesselschlacht
cauldron war
what was the schutzstaffel
hitlers personal body gaurd
manages concentration camp and domestic police
why is the battle of khalkhin gol significant
the russian defeat of the japanese military forced japan to turn south toward the US controled Phillippeans which led to pearl harbor
what is the concept of ethnocentricsm and where did it appear and why was it significant
the idea of giving each ethnicity their own nation
treaty of versilles
in reality it crammed ethnicities that didnt like each other together and caused conflict
what was the war guilt clause and why was it significant
germany had to take full blame for ww1
gave the legal basis for germany to pay the reparations
the situation created by the war guilt clause gave hitler the situation to rise
