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Inflation

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When a lot of money is printed
Loses it’s value
Prices rise

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Weimar Republic

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The government of Germany post ww1
Very weak
Faced opposition from both sides

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Reichstag fire

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Fire started to meeting place of the parliament by communist brick layer
Hitlers opportunity to blame all communists

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Rhineland

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Strip of land between Germany and France
Due to treaty Germany had to stay off
Hitler took over the land though

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Anschluss

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A union with Germany

Hitler tried to form this with Austria

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Sudetenland

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Land that surrounds Czechoslovakia

Hitter encouraged Germans living there to revolt against Czech government

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Munich conference

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France, Great Britain, Italy, and Germany met here
Great Britain and France trying to get Germany and Italy to stop taking over lands
Leaders used appeasement for peace

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Appeasement

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Giving in to aggression to make peace

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Non-aggression pact

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Agreement between hitter and Stalin
Neither side would attack each other
Russia would receive part of Poland

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Blitzkrieg

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“Lightening war” in German

To quickly rush into a country throwing everything at them so they can’t defend against it

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Sitzkrieg

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“Phony war” in German
The winter of 1939-1940 that Germany did not attack
They were planing their war

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Maginot line

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Line of defenses set up by the French
Very ineffective
Germany just went around it

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Evacuation of Dunkirk

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Thousands of allied troops were trapped at the port Dunkirk
340,000 troops were evacuated from Dunkirk
Hitler screwed up by letting them go

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Vichy France

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Areas of France that were not occupied by nazis, but were controlled by French rulers sworn to cooperate with hitler.

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French resistance

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Civilians that caused resistance in areas of France under nazi control.

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Isolationist

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People who did not want to get involved with other countries affairs

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Pacifist

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People who do not believe in military force.

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Interventionist

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People who believe in intervening in conflicts around the world

FDR

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Neutrality act

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Act passed that prevented us from getting involved in the war

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Quarantine speech

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Speech made by FDR stating that we should be friends with GB and France and cut off trade and such with Germany Italy and Japan.

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Cash and carry policy

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Allowed other countries to come to America and buy weapons with cash then take them back to their country

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Lend lease act

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Allowed the British to borrow weapons from us and either pay us back later or trade something of equal value

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Atlantic charter

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Secret meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill to talk about opposing the axis powers

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Convoy system

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System used by US and Britain to carry supplies across Atlantic
Supply ships in middle, battle ships around perimeter

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Liberty ships

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Henry kaiser modified fords assembly line to make ships

Could produce one every 4 1/2 days - very fast

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Rosie the riveter

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Propaganda character
Used toward women
Told them to get jobs in factories and help the cause

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Bracero program

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Program allowed Mexicans to come to America to work in our factories

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Zoot suit riots

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Riots caused by racial tensions in US with Hispanics

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Exec. Order 9066

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Put the Japanese Americans in internment camps

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Big three

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Stalin
Churchill
Roosevelt

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Tehran conference

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1943 - first conference between these three
Discuss battle plans
Tensions between Russia and Great Britain/America begin
Great Britain and America agree to have an invasion on France by summer of 1944, request invasion to the east by Russia to divert attention

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Anti semitism

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Prejudice against Jews

Hitler was anti semitist

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