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unit 4) ww2 Flashcards

1
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when did the war occur

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1939-1945

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who were allied Powers

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Britain, France, Soviet Union, later the United States

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who were axis Powers

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Germany, Japan, Italy

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Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact meaning

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Nazi Germany / Soviet Union to invade and occupy Poland

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what was the last straw that caused ww2

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the invasion of poland

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Phony War meaning

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the first couple months of war where nothing really happened with germany and conflict

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what was maginot Line

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fortifications along the France/Germany border France not that sucsessful because it followed the trench war style which war good ww1 not 2

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who was the ruler of great britian

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Chamberlain then in 1940 resigned and churchill took over

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blitzkrieg tactics meaning

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fast rapid unexpected attacks

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The Miracle at Dunkirk meaning

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British and French cannot hold off the Germans
British are able to escape back to Britain from fishing boats many

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what are some charecteristics of nationalistic regemes

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many have controled elections
many have no secret ballot and people watch over and can see what each votes are

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indoctrination meaning

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polictical / public educationuse state sanctioned force and terror for ppl thinking or acting out

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controlled participation meaning

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when gov announces all freedoms citizens have when theyres very few

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appeasment meaning

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to give in just to result in peace

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what were germanys actions leading to ww2

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  • germany reoccupies the sarr and rhindlands which germany wasnt allowed to have (said my treaty ver)
  • germany annexes austria (takes over) 1938
  • Germany invaids/takes over sudelands
  • Germany invaids czecholsolvacia
  • invaids poland was last straw
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what did hitler express when took over sudelands

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he wanted to start the 1000 year empire

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leaders of ww2 for solviet union and germany italy and japan

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Soviet Union –Joseph Stalin
Germany – Hitler
Italy – Benito Mussolini
Japan – Hirohito/ Tojo

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what countries declared a war on germany after invaiding poland

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britian and france

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after the 1st two countries declared war on germany who declared after them

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canada declared war 1 week after to show that they can make their own decisions and are indipendent

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what event brings usa into the war

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japans bombing of pear harbor

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who was president rossevelt

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the usa president then later was truman

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who did rossevelt declear war on

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he declared war on axis powers germany ect

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operation barbarosa meaing

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when hitler backstabed solviet union and then had to deal with the freezing winters and miscalculated thought would be quick battle

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what happened on D-Day

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france was liberated by allies
- after the Miracle at Dunkirk when british saved then went back to france when germany attacked again france got help to fight back germans because pre miracle dunkirk germany was beating france up

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what ended the wold war 2

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the usa atomic bombings of Hiroshima from truman

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What was the invasion of Nanjing

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  • in 1937
    Japanses invaded China due to ultranationalism murdered 300,000 streets filled with dead bodies killed any children, women ect
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What were pow camps

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they were camps ment for soldiers of war - some in med hat and had sports teams ect
- better tretment here then in the actual country from

28
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what were interment camps

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intented for japanese after bombing pearl harbor any japanese person was considered untrustworthy have little “comunities” and were starved and did hard labor

29
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what is the ICC international criminal court

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created by UN and international court both try and judge people acused of international crimes brings justice to people who break peace

30
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what are some countries that commited crimes against humanity

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germany, turkey, japan, and the solviet union

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what are crimes against humanity

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widespread attacks against civillian population muder extermination ect

32
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what does genocide stand for

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killing memebers of a national race/ ethnic group causing mental / bodily harm

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what does ethnic cleansing stand for

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term used to justify murder from certain race

34
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what are the 8 stages of genocide

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1- classifaction
2- symbolization
3- dehumanisation
4- organization
5-polarization
6-preparation
7-extermination
8-denial

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what does classifaction stand for

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people divided into “them and us”

36
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what does symbolization stand for

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giving names or other symbols to classify ex the swastika and the star bands

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dehumanization meaning

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one group denies humanity of other group and are compared equal to insects and not treated with human rights

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organization meanings

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genocide is always orgainized usally by state and plans made for genocidal killings

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what does polarization stand for

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extremists driving groups apart and teaching propaganda to younger kids for example

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what does preparation stand for

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victims are identified / separated and theres death lists and members / victoms have to wear identifying symbols sent to ghettos / concentration camps

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extermination meaning

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mass killiing labled genocide called extermenation from killers pov bc dont beileve fully human

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denial meaning

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the people who are being killed have to cover up the crimes that the others are doing to them
- ex digging graves helping burn evidence

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anti-semitism meaning

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predudice against jewish people

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nuremberg race law

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  • not citizen if jewish
  • jewish not allowed to marry german
  • decided who jew / not ( taking away all civial rights cant own property and vote if jewish)
45
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what was the kristallnacht when did it occur

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in 1938
- natzi gangs destroying thousands jewish property and buissnesses and killed all jewish people / sent to camps and arrested

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holocaust meaning

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it was when nazi germany funded and supported genocide and changed laws so jewish anti-semitism allowed

47
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what was hitlers final solution

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to exterminate all jewish people in nazi occupied europe

48
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what was the genocide in turkey

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it was when the ottoman empire was controlling and lots armenians (manily christain )
-suffered discrimination then later turikish killed thousands
- Turkish was extreme start of war teamed with germany

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what was 3 orders carried through young turks 1914

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  • kill big % of them in the army by having them in
  • kill all men first under 50 leaving others women and children to be islamized
  • carry away familiesand cut away culture
50
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what was famine under ukraine

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ukraine large in farms when russia took over solview union wanted to have reasources and land belonged to state and ukrains had to work on farms to supply russia if resisted killed

51
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when did ukraine famine occur

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in the 1920s

52
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why did the ukraine famine occur

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bc solviet army declaring land and the ukraine wheat shipped to russia and sold to make cash to modernize
- anyone who didnt cooperate was killed or sent to camps many starved

53
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what was the aftermath of the ukraine famine and how did stalin feel

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he denied the famine was caused by state and never admitted anything

54
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who recognized the ukraine famine

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ukraine gov- declared holodomor the famine plauge act of genocide
canadian gov- created motion calling fed gov to recognize famine

55
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what was the largest man made famine

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it was the ukraine famine created by russia

56
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what were tojos motivations

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  • it was to expand territory and control pacific region ( why bombed usa)
  • to carry out mass attacks against enemys and pow camps
    ex nanjing mass murder
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in great britain who was the presidents

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chamberlain was the apperser, then went to churchill

58
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when / why did war crimes occur a

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willfully killing and torture / inhuman treatment causeing direct attacks against civillian population / those who are in humanitarian and peace keeping

  • can be do to carsmatic leader
  • unltranationalism
59
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what was the bliz

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it was when people in london went out despite the bombings and chamberlain said need to go out to show not afraid

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conscprition meaning

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mandatory military service in ww1 and ww2 had do join war

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what was the term ethnic cleansing evoke

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it is used to desciribe and justify the genocide that takes place

62
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what was the munich pact

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it was the appeasment of britain/france and italy bc didnt want war and agreed that germany can have sudentenland / czecchoslovakia

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what does holodomor refer to

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the famine in ukraine

64
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what was arya race and who supported it

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  • hitler promoting “arya race” (white blonde)

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