Start of WWII 1 Flashcards

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Kristallnacht

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“Night of Broken Glass”

Germany attacked Jewish homes, businesses, & synagogues

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Vichy

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a public government that rules southern France on behave of German

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Blitzkrieg

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translate to “lightning war”, rely on surprise, an overwhelming force

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Sitzkrieg

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translate to “sitting war”, Britain & France waited on the Maginot Line while Germany watched from the Siegfried Line, Poland and France

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Anschluss

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translate to “union”, apply to the unification between Austria and Germany

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Lend-Lease Act

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the US would lend or lease arms to “any country whose defense was vital to the United States”.

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Lebensraum

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“leading space” is the part of the German plans of international expansion

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Appeasement

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giving the demand to an aggressive power to maintain peace

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Battle of Britain

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face 1 of Germany plan attack to invade Britain’s seaborne

it’s failed

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German Acquisition of Austria

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it was the 1st German territory gain (took over)

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Neville Chamberlain

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British Prime Minister who made the concession to Hitler and hope to avoid the war

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