Respiratory System Review Flashcards

Question

Who was Joseph Goebbels and what did he do?

Answer 1

Joseph Goebbels was the head of the Nazi Propaganda Ministry. He tried to take control of all forms of communication in Germany, including newspapers, magazines, books, public meetings, rallies, art, music, movies, and radio broadcasts.

Answer 2

Hitler tried to control what people read and believe by burning the old books from bookstores and libraries made by Nazi student organizations, professors, and librarians across Germany and introducing new books in schools that taught blind obedience to the Nazi party, love for Hitler and anti-Semitism. One schoolbook titled “The Poisonous Mushroom” was meant to install hatred of Jews at a very young age for school children. Youth groups such as Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls trained children to be faithful to the Nazi Party. Hitler did this because the Nazis employed a massive propaganda campaign designed to win the loyalty of the German population.

Answer 3

The SS targeted Jewish businesses by the storm troopers standing menacingly in front of Jewish owned shops. The yellow star of David was painted across thousands of doors and windows. Signs were posted saying “Don’t Buy from Jews" and “The Jews Are Our Misfortune”. This was done because since the German population was filled with 600,00 German Jews, all were targeted for discrimination and eventual death with the rise of Nazism.

Answer 4

Because it marked the beginning of a nationwide campaign by the Nazi party against the entire German Jewish population.

Answer 5

Where pogroms, like Jewish businesses being trashed and looted, dozens of Jewish people being killed, and one thousand burned synagogues, became known as “The Night of Broken Glass” or “Kristallnacht”. It’s also called “The Night of Broken Glass” for the shattered glass from store windows that littered the streets.

Answer 6

Because Kristallnacht marked the turning point toward more violent and repressive treatment of Jews by the Nazis.

Answer 7

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour in December 1941.

Answer 8

Because Canada is allies with Britain and wants to stop Japan from trying to take over Hong Kong, a British colony.

Answer 9

Because his unit was pinned down by Japanese forces.

Answer 10

A total of 5000 Canadians

Answer 11

Over 1000 Canadian troops.

Answer 12

Lightening war.

Answer 13

Britain's new prime minister

Answer 14

British Royal Air Force.

Answer 15

New pilots were trained and planes came off assembly lines at about 500/month.

Answer 16

Canadians, Poles, Britons, South Africans, and New Zealanders.

Answer 17

RAF lost 915 planes and Luftwaffe lost 1,722 planes.

Answer 18

Then he would turn against the Soviet Union.

Answer 19

Albert Einstein came up with many theories that helped scientists in the making of the atomic bomb. When he realized that such a bomb could be made, he was frightened about what might happen if Hitler and Germany learned how to make the bomb first. He wrote a letter to US President Franklin Roosevelt telling him about the atomic bomb. As a result, Roosevelt set up the Manhattan Project.

Answer 20

It was the name for the research and development program for the atomic bomb. It started small, but as the bomb became real, the United States added scientists and funding to be sure they were the first to have the bomb. Ironically, many of the scientists involved in making the bomb have defected from Germany. By the end of the project, funding had reached $2 billion and there were around 200,000 people working on the project.

Answer 21

On July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb was exploded in the New Mexico desert. The explosion was massive and the equivalent to 18,000 tons of TNT. Scientists figured that the temperature at the centre of the explosion was three times hotter than the centre of the sun. Although the scientists were happy they had successfully made the bomb, they also were sad and fearful. This bomb would change the world and would cause mass destruction and death. When president Harry Truman heard of the bomb's success, he wrote "We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world".

Answer 22

By the time the first atomic bomb had been made, Germany had already surrendered and World War 2 in Europe was over. Japan was defeated as well, but would not surrender. The US was contemplating an invasion of Japan. Army leaders figured that anywhere from 500,000 to 1 million US and Allied soldiers would die in an invasion. President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb instead.

Answer 23

Little Boy.

Answer 24

Tens of thousands of people.

Answer 25

The Enola Gay was the name of the plane and Colonel Paul Tibbetts was the name of the pilot.

Answer 26

The Little Boy was over 10 feet long and weighed around 10,000 pounds.

Answer 27

In order to slow its drop and allow the plane time to fly away from the blast zone.

Answer 28

It was nicknamed the Fat Man.

Answer 29

Six days after the bombing of Nagasaki.

Answer 30

J. Robert Oppenheimer, who is often called the "father of the atomic bomb".

Answer 31

Plutonium.

Answer 32

At least 135,000 people.

Answer 33

Another 70,000.

Answer 34

Because it was a large port city with an army base. It also had not been damaged much by earlier bombings. This would show just how powerful the new weapon was.

Answer 35

In order to increase its natural resources.

Answer 36

They staged a sneak attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941.