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1
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When was the Netherlands invaded?

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May 1940

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2
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What city was bombed?

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Rotterdam

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What did the royal family refuse to do?

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Cooperate so went into exile to Britain.

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4
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Why were the Dutch treated largely with respect?

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They had the same ethnic background as the Nazis.

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5
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When and how did Dutch communists strike?

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1941

400 Jewish men were rounded up for deportation so they striked in retaliation.

Trams stopped working & strikers marched in Dutch towns, ending the friendly attitude the Nazis had for them. They shot, killing 9 and arresting hundreds

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6
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When did the Nazis switch to intimidation & violence methods?

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1943-44

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7
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Who did the Nazis target in the Netherlands?

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The 140,000 jews who lived there.

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8
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What did the Jews have to identify themselves with from 1942?

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The yellow Star of David.

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9
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What percentage of Jews were deported to extermination camps?

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76%

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10
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What did the Nazis do to sort the severe shortage of workers in Germany?

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300,000 Dutch ex-soldiers were sent to Germany to work in forced labour. All Dutch men 18-35 had to become forced labourers (only 54,000/170,000 went) so then it extended 16-60 (500,000 went)

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11
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How did Dutch resistance develop?

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By 1944: 300,000 men were in hiding & illegal printing presses were set up producing anti-Nazi leaflets. Armed resistance began as Dutch fought back.

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What did the Dutch do late 1944 when occupation was coming to an end?

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Dutch government called for railway strikes. 30,000 rail workers went into hiding. This severely limited the Germans’ transport leading to food being in short supply. Living conditions worsened & food shortages severe. 20,000 Dutch died of starvation.

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13
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When and how did 5 years of Nazi occupation come to an end?

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5th May 1945 when the Netherlands was liberated by Canadian soldiers.

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14
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Poland had only existed as a country since ____, before this it had been part of ________ ________.

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1918
Greater Germany

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15
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Why did the Nazis invade in 1939?

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They wanted to remove all Polish control of culture and ‘Germanise’ the country.

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16
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What were the people of Poland seen as by the Nazis?

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Slavs.

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17
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In 1940, Himmler drew up his…

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Eastern General Plan.

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18
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What was the Eastern General Plan?

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A strategy for the occupation of the east - remove all Polish or Slavic people and replace them with Germans.

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19
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How many native Polish citizens were replaced with Germans from 1940?

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500,000

20
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Where did native Poles move to?

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The General Government region.

21
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Who governed the General Government region?

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Hans Frank - nazi ex-lawyer.

22
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In 1940, Frank destroyed…

How?

A

Polish culture, education and leadership.

Schools closed, Polish leaders were targeted, 30,000 arrested, many tortured and murdered.

23
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How many Slavic Poles were murdered?

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1.9 million.

24
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What rules were established by the Polish Decrees?

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Slavic Poles had to wear a ‘P’ on their arms, sexual relations with Germans banned & they were paid a lower wage than Germans.

25
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Jewish people were concentrated in…

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Ghettos.

26
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The Nazis murdered over 3 million Polish Jews through…

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Concentration & extermination camps, including Auschwitz.

27
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How did Poland resist?

A

In 1939, The Polish Government helped establish Delegatura (secret state in Poland).

28
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When and what was the uprising in Warsaw?

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1944

2 month long uprising that was crushed by Nazis. Hitler ordered destruction of Warsaw and its people. Patients in a city hospital were shot in their beds. 200,000 killed in Warsaw.

29
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How did the French suffer in 1940?

A

North (‘occupied zone’), South (‘free zone’) - ruled by right wing nationalist Petain.

People angry & humiliated to see swastika flags on public buildings. Severe shortages of food, strict censorship & night curfew. Hundreds of thousands of French workers taken to Germany for forced labour, many refused to leave so went into hiding.

30
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How did people in France engage in minor acts of resistance?

A

Listening to BBC, radio & helping members of resistance.

31
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Who was Trocme?

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Protestant Pastor in South France, a pacifist who cared for all human beings whatever their religion.

32
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Why did Catholic France dislike authority?

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A long history of persecution.

33
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When Vichy France was established, what did they refuse to do?

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Read the oath to Petain or ring church bells in honour.

34
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What did Trocme arrange for 1940-44?

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All Jewish people to be hidden in homes, hotels, farms and schools. They forged identification cards, ration cards & led escapes to Switzerland. Whenever the Vichy police were coming they moved the Jews into the mountains.

35
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When was Trocme arrested and what did he do after?

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1943, released after 28 days due to lack of evidence.

Went into hiding in fear of another arrest.

36
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How many Jewish people did Trocme save?

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5000

37
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Did Coco Chanel stay or leave Paris in 1940?

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Stayed & made friends with the Nazi occupiers.

38
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Who did Chanel start a romance with?

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Von Dincklage - military intelligence officer.

39
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What did Chanel try to persuade the authorities to do?

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Remove Jewish directors of her perfume company & give her sole ownership as an Aryan.

40
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What was the German’s deal with the Danish people?

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They could keep their government & reject demands for legislation against their Jewish population in return for establishing favourable relations with Germans - trade in Denmark was redirected to Germany.

41
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What was the DeVlag movement in Belgium?

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Nationalist group who wanted stronger ties with Nazi Germany. 50,000 members by 1943. They helped Nazis recruit members to Waffen-SS.

42
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Who were The Chetniks?

A

Group of Serbian nationalists. In 1943 they agreed to work with the Nazi forces that had invaded.

43
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Who were The Bielski partisans?

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Led by 4 brothers who managed to escape Jewish ghetto in Poland & live in forest. Group numbered 1236 completing sabotage missions against Nazi rulers.

44
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During the occupation of Monaco…

A

The police gave over 42 foreign Jewish refugees but protected its own Jewish population.

45
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What was The Ustasa?

A

Extreme right-wing political party in Croatia who were inspired by Nazis to build their own concentration camps where they killed 25,000 Jewish people.

46
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During occupation of Greece…

A

3 prime ministers (controlled by Nazis) passed legislation demanded by occupiers.

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