Start of WWII 2 Flashcards
Maginot Line
system of France force fail to stop German in Berlin
Dunkirk
French town was driven and vacuated
340,000 troops from Dunkirk
Neutrality Act
keep the US out of the war
Nuremberg Laws
- stripped Jews of their citizenship, jobs, and property.
- forced to wear the yellow Star of David
Failure of Treaty of Versailles
- War Guilt Clause (blame Germany for the outbreak of hostilities)
- Harsh reparations (Russia lost more lands than Germany)
- Germany lost its colonies
- Break up of the army
Quarantine speech
the speech was given by FDR called on peace-loving nations to “quarantine” Japan of their invasion of China.
Cause if WWI & WWII
Germany ambition dominating Europe
Sudentenland
-Hitler convinced the German-speaking people that Sudentenland was being threatened
Non-Aggression Pact
- an agreement between Russia and Germany promised that neither one would invade the other
- eliminating the possibility of a 2-front war
- 2nd secret pact between Germany & Russia to divide Poland
Wannsee Conference
German meeting where they decided how they would go to carry out their plan to exterminate Europes and Jews
Basic beliefs of Nazism
- Extreme nationalism and racism.
- Purification “Aryans” race
- National expansion “Lebenscraun”
Munich Agreement
accomplished Germany occupation of uniting Sudentenland