SS Test WWI Flashcards
WWI, The Rise of the Nazis, Holocaust, and Russian Rev.
After the Russian Rev happened who became their leader?
Vladimir Lenin
Why did people in Russia throw over the monarchy, and killed the family?
Because they suffered from food shortages, coal shortages, and everyone was exhausted from war.
When did WWI start?
July 28th, 1914
When did WWI end?
November 11, 1918
The Allied Powers consisted of _____. Which countries?
France, England, Russia, and the United States, among many others.
The Central powers consisted of which countries?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
How did WWI start?
It started when a Serbian assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand on and then Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia
When and Why did the United States enter the war?
When: April 6th, 1917
Why:Because German submarines sank the Lusitania which prompted anger among the American people.
What is the Treaty that ended WWI called?
The Treaty of Versailles.
What did Germany have to do according the Treaty of Versailles?
They had to pay high cost of WWI, must down size military, give up land, and take blame of causing WWI.
Why were the Nazis able to gain support?
Because the Nazi party spread messages about hope and solutions to Germany’s problems.
Why did Germans blame Jews for?
financial issues in the country
What did Hitler do first with the Jews when he first gain power? Where did Jews go next?
They first went to ghettos then after that they went to concentration camps.
Hitlers Storm Troopers went on a rampage, burning 267 synagogues, arresting 20,000 people, and smashing Jewish places of business in an orgy of terror which has since been called. What has it been called?
Kristallnacht “the night of the broken glass”
