Summer Exam Flashcards
What were the reasons for ww2
Treaty of Versailles Hitlers actions Appeasement USA isolationism USSR treaty
What did the treaty of Versailles do to Germany
Germany had to take all the blame for the start of the war although other countries were involved
Their armed forces were limited
They had to spend 132 billion gold marks
They lost lots of German territories
They were excluded from the League of Nations
What was the German army limited to
100,000 men 6 ships No submarines No Air Force And no Tripp’s were allowed to be placed in the Rhineland
What was the League of Nations
It was a worldwide intergovernmental organization that was meant to maintain peace. Germany was not allowed to be part of it.
What countries were in the League of Nations
England, Czechoslovakia,France, Italy, USA
Why was Dunkirk a disaster for the British
He got into France really easily by just going around the defense
Hitler and his army moved really fart
They were caught by surprise and pushed back for Dunkirk
They lost lots of land, equipment and 70,000 men
What was Kristallnacht
It was when a German diplomat was killed in Paris and Hitler blamed a Jewish person and used it as an excuse to start killing all Jews and destroying Jewish homes, shops and synagogues.
When was Kristallnacht
9th of November 1938
When did the war start
In 1939
What made the British and French declare war
When Hitler invaded Poland and took 3 million more Jews under Nazi control they declared war
what were Einsatzgruppen
It was a group of soldiers who killed all the Jews they found.
why did he feel einsatzgruppen tactic wasn’t working
it wasn’t fast enough and it used a lot of ammo
what was a ghetto
a ghetto was a small area where all jews were kept.
what were the conditions like in the ghettos.
there wasn’t much food
viruses spread easily
no heating
7 people living in every room.
why were the Russians to blame for the cold war
they didn’t allow the freed countries to pick their own leaders
They forced countries to be communist with secret police
created the WARSAW pact 1955
Why were the Americans to blame
they didn’t make it clear what soviet sphere of influence meant
They rapidly reacted and tried to stop the spread of communism
They used an atomic bomb on Japan but didn’t tell the USSR till really late
they created NATO in 1949
pearl harbour
when japan planned a surprise air strike attack on the us naval base pear harbour 1941 7th december this is what made the USA join the war
D day landing
when normandy in france was invaded by 140,000 men onto five beaches, it was a turning point because it changed the control of Nazi germany
