People

Question 1

Guderian

Answer 1

pioneer of tank technology, clashed with hitler a lot but was so important that hitler had to keep reinstating him

Question 2

Albert Speer

Answer 2

Minister of Armaments and War Production, Chief Nazi architect, said sorry at Nuremburg Trials

Question 3

Goering

Answer 3

2nd to Hitler, founded gestapo, commander and chief of airforce, in charge of germanys 4 year economic plan

Question 4

Goebbels

Answer 4

propaganda minister, burning of books, night of broken glass, named chancellor before Hitler died, then he and his wife committed suicide and killed all 6 kids before

Question 5

Von Hindenburg

Answer 5

President of Germany, appointed Hitler chancellor, when he died hitler took his place and combined it with his, so he was now head of goverment and head of state

Question 6

Ludendorff

Answer 6

stab in the back philosophy that germans only lost WWI because it was stabbed in the back by civilians, Promoted Total war, prepare for the war that will come

Question 7

Petain

Answer 7

Transformed france from a republic to a authoritative state, vichy france- pro hitler

Question 8

Riefenstahl

Answer 8

woman that directed triumph of the will

Question 9

Franco

Answer 9

Formed a fascist state, did not participate in WWII as spanish civil war was going on. allowed hitler and mussolini to help with civil war

Question 10

Salazar

Answer 10

prime minister of portugal that ran a fascist government, wanted all to be catholic. military dictatorship brought wealth but did not want to decolonize for sake of revenue.

Question 11

Rivera

Answer 11

mythical martyr, launched a fascist party, executed during the Spanish civil war.

Question 12

De Gaulle

Answer 12

French general, led free forces in WWII, Founded 5th French republic that still stands today and became president

Question 13

Rosselli

Answer 13

Italian anti- fascist activist, founded a non- marxist socialism- founded anti- facist militant movement, justice and liberty

Question 14

Ciano

Answer 14

Foreign minister of italy- mussolini’s son in law- is killed

Question 15

Haile selassie

Answer 15

ethiopia’s regent, condemned use of chemical weapons by italy in 2 italo-ethiopian war. became member of united nations, promoted multilateralism. Rastafari movement based off of him being the messiah

Question 16

Hess

Answer 16

Deputy Fuhrer, signed Nuremburg Laws into law, flew to Britain to make secret treaties, crashed in Scotland, imprisoned and brought back for Nuremburg trials

Question 17

Eichmann

Answer 17

major organizer of holocaust, managed logistics of mass deportation of jews,

Question 18

Bloch

Answer 18

French Historian- Annales school- natural history is more important than surface events. Shot by gestapo for taking part in french resistance

Question 19

Toscanini

Answer 19

Italian music conductor, ran for fascist candidate, lost- became disillusioned and opposed to fascism

Question 20

Heydrich

Answer 20

Introduction of extermination camp. SS General, Chief of police, organized olympics

Question 21

Himmler

Answer 21

Head of SS,built extermination camps, opened peace talks without hitler knowing, removed from post- later committed suicide

Question 22

Quisling

Answer 22

Norweigan who seized power in 1940 by a coop backed by the Germans. Worked with occupied territories and helped with the final solution. Later tried and executed

Question 23

Rommel

Answer 23

desert fox, very moral, led assasination attempt on hitler. Hitler made him commit suicide

Question 24

Grandi

Answer 24

Italian fascist who opposed war, frustrated with Mussolini and asked parliment to vote him out which they did, left country as new fascist regime brought in by hitler

Question 25

Pope Pius XII

Answer 25

accused of not doing enough to stop war, yet sheltered jews and brought unity during war

Question 26

Evola

Answer 26

Italian anti-fasicst

Question 27

Fini

Answer 27

former leader of pro- fascist italian social movement