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HSTR 391 World War II Midterm Flashcards

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What was the Beer Hall/Munich Putsch

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1923
a failed nazi coup detat led by hitler trying to overthow the weimar republic

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what was significant about hitlers imprisonment and trial in 1923

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Hitler used his imprisonment to express his political views to the populace
he wrote mein kampf in prison

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what was mein kampf

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blueprint of how hitler would govern germany
outlines hitlers antisemitism
outlined political and military idealogy

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when did hitler become chancellor

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jan 30 1933

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when did hitler become chancellor

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jan 30 1933

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what was significant about the burning of the reistag on feb 27 1933

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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

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7
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what power was granted through the enabling act

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the chancellor (hitler) could pass laws without consent of parliament

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8
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when and what was the night of the long knives

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june 30 1934
Hitler killed off all political opponents within the government
military starkly loyal to hitler

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9
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what was significant about the death of hindenburg and the date

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aug 2 1934
hitler was able to become both president and chancellor (all powerful)

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10
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Nuremburg decrees

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laws that made prosecution of the jewish people legal and laid the institutional groundwork for pureblood and anti-semetic ideology

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what occured on kristallnacht

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nov 9 1938
immense violence agaisnt anything jewish
shop and synagogs destroyed, graves defiled, murders etc
carried out by nazis and german people

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12
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what was decided at the wansee protocols of 1942

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the jewish problem would be solved by genocide

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what was significant about hitlers reoccupation of the rhineland

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the allies acted with appeasement
hitler is expanding the borders of germany
hitler is making territorial claims

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what was the anchluss

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the german annexation of austria into germany
austrian people wanted to join germany and follow hitler

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15
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why was the soviet non aggression pact important and why did Stalin agree to it

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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

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16
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what was the official start of the war

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sept 1 1939
hitler invaded poland

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17
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what were the allied justifications for appeasement (4)

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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)

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18
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what is aufragstaktik

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decentralized command

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what is drang nach osten

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drive to the east
consolodate german people

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what was kesselschlacht

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cauldron war

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what was the schutzstaffel

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hitlers personal body gaurd
manages concentration camp and domestic police

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22
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why is the battle of khalkhin gol significant

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the russian defeat of the japanese military forced japan to turn south toward the US controled Phillippeans which led to pearl harbor

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23
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what is the concept of ethnocentricsm and where did it appear and why was it significant

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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

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24
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what was the war guilt clause and why was it significant

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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

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25
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what was the primary cause for ww2

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hitler and the nazis

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26
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why didnt the US join the league of nations

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isolationist tendencies
fear of losing autonomy

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who were the members of the triple entante

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britian france russia

28
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who were the members of the central powers

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germany austria hungary italy turkey

29
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what was 11/11/11/11/1918

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world war one ended at 11:11 on november 11 1918

30
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schrecklichkeit

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terror warfare
bombed Rotterdam into absolute ruble
whistles on bombs planes etc

31
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lebenstraum

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living space
key tenant of nazism

32
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einsatzgruppen

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mobile killing squads
played a large roll in the holocaust

33
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irridentism

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policy of reclaiming lands that one believes to be his own
hitler practiced irridentism in the austrian anschluss and the re occupation of the rhineland

34
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luftwaffe

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german air force

35
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kriegsmarine

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german navy

36
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aufragstaktik

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decentralized command
Each level of command down to the nco understood the objectives could take command and could keep fighting

37
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what is blitzkreig and where was it first implemented

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lightning war
war of movement
act swiftly and powerfully
poland

38
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untermensch

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those deemed inferior to the arrayan nazis

39
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uber mensch

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goal for humanity to strive for
the perfect people
part of nazi ideal for people

40
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what was the blitz

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the intense bombing campaign by the luftwaffe agaisnt major british cities

41
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sirzkrieg

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the 8 month period of little armed conflict after france and the UK declared war on Germany
ended with Nazi invasion of France and the low countries

42
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operation sea lion

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german invasion to invade the UK

43
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Heinrich himmler

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head of the Nazi SS
oversaw concentration camps

44
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herman goring

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leader of the luftwaffe

45
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heinz guderian

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father of blitzkreig

46
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maginot line

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string of defensive french fortifications on their border
circumvented by siccle cut plan

47
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what was the winter war

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USSR wanted a chunk of finland to protect leningrad
USSR wins eventually but with heavy losses to fin markmanship

48
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pact of steel

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alliance between germany and italy

49
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sturmabteilung (brown shirts)

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Nazi paramilitary group responsible for political suppression in the rise of the Nazi party

50
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reichswehr

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name for german armed forces

51
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untersee schiffen

A

german U boats

52
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oberkomando der wehrmacht

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high command of german military

53
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adlertag

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“Eagle day” first day of mass bombing by the luftwaffe on british people

54
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what helped hitler rise to power (4)

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put people back to work
Nazis strong Wiemar weak (brown shirts)
propoganda
Cult of personality

55
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what are the causes of WW2

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Hitler and the nazis
treaty of Versailles
Appeasement

56
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what were the 4 major mistakes made by the german military by 1941

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The miracle of Dunkirk
engaged in a two front war
switched bombing targets to cities instead of airfields
overconfidence in the enigma

57
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How did WW1 affect the outbreak of ww2

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treaty of versilles
appeasment

58
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characteristics of blitzkreig

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act swiftly
cauldron warfare
use of air power
disrupt logistics

59
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why did the british win the battle of britian

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home turf (longer fly times reuse of soldiers)
radar and code breaking ability
manufacturing capability
superior aircraft

60
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enabling act date

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mar 23 1933

61
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military occupation of the rhineland

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1936

62
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anschluss year

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1938

63
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invasion of norway

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april 9 1940

64
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invasion of western europe

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may 10 1940

65
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stop order at dunkirk

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may 24 1940

66
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start of battle of britian

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aug 13 1940

HSTR 352 History of the French Revolution (11 decks)

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