unit 4) ww2 Flashcards
when did the war occur
1939-1945
who were allied Powers
Britain, France, Soviet Union, later the United States
who were axis Powers
Germany, Japan, Italy
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact meaning
Nazi Germany / Soviet Union to invade and occupy Poland
what was the last straw that caused ww2
the invasion of poland
Phony War meaning
the first couple months of war where nothing really happened with germany and conflict
what was maginot Line
fortifications along the France/Germany border France not that sucsessful because it followed the trench war style which war good ww1 not 2
who was the ruler of great britian
Chamberlain then in 1940 resigned and churchill took over
blitzkrieg tactics meaning
fast rapid unexpected attacks
The Miracle at Dunkirk meaning
British and French cannot hold off the Germans
British are able to escape back to Britain from fishing boats many
what are some charecteristics of nationalistic regemes
many have controled elections
many have no secret ballot and people watch over and can see what each votes are
indoctrination meaning
polictical / public educationuse state sanctioned force and terror for ppl thinking or acting out
controlled participation meaning
when gov announces all freedoms citizens have when theyres very few
appeasment meaning
to give in just to result in peace
what were germanys actions leading to ww2
- 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
what did hitler express when took over sudelands
he wanted to start the 1000 year empire
leaders of ww2 for solviet union and germany italy and japan
Soviet Union –Joseph Stalin
Germany – Hitler
Italy – Benito Mussolini
Japan – Hirohito/ Tojo
what countries declared a war on germany after invaiding poland
britian and france
after the 1st two countries declared war on germany who declared after them
canada declared war 1 week after to show that they can make their own decisions and are indipendent
what event brings usa into the war
japans bombing of pear harbor
who was president rossevelt
the usa president then later was truman
who did rossevelt declear war on
he declared war on axis powers germany ect
operation barbarosa meaing
when hitler backstabed solviet union and then had to deal with the freezing winters and miscalculated thought would be quick battle
what happened on D-Day
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
what ended the wold war 2
the usa atomic bombings of Hiroshima from truman
What was the invasion of Nanjing
- in 1937
Japanses invaded China due to ultranationalism murdered 300,000 streets filled with dead bodies killed any children, women ect
What were pow camps
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
what were interment camps
intented for japanese after bombing pearl harbor any japanese person was considered untrustworthy have little “comunities” and were starved and did hard labor
what is the ICC international criminal court
created by UN and international court both try and judge people acused of international crimes brings justice to people who break peace
what are some countries that commited crimes against humanity
germany, turkey, japan, and the solviet union
what are crimes against humanity
widespread attacks against civillian population muder extermination ect
what does genocide stand for
killing memebers of a national race/ ethnic group causing mental / bodily harm
what does ethnic cleansing stand for
term used to justify murder from certain race
what are the 8 stages of genocide
1- classifaction
2- symbolization
3- dehumanisation
4- organization
5-polarization
6-preparation
7-extermination
8-denial
what does classifaction stand for
people divided into “them and us”
what does symbolization stand for
giving names or other symbols to classify ex the swastika and the star bands
dehumanization meaning
one group denies humanity of other group and are compared equal to insects and not treated with human rights
organization meanings
genocide is always orgainized usally by state and plans made for genocidal killings
what does polarization stand for
extremists driving groups apart and teaching propaganda to younger kids for example
what does preparation stand for
victims are identified / separated and theres death lists and members / victoms have to wear identifying symbols sent to ghettos / concentration camps
extermination meaning
mass killiing labled genocide called extermenation from killers pov bc dont beileve fully human
denial meaning
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
anti-semitism meaning
predudice against jewish people
nuremberg race law
- 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)
what was the kristallnacht when did it occur
in 1938
- natzi gangs destroying thousands jewish property and buissnesses and killed all jewish people / sent to camps and arrested
holocaust meaning
it was when nazi germany funded and supported genocide and changed laws so jewish anti-semitism allowed
what was hitlers final solution
to exterminate all jewish people in nazi occupied europe
what was the genocide in turkey
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
what was 3 orders carried through young turks 1914
- 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
what was famine under ukraine
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
when did ukraine famine occur
in the 1920s
why did the ukraine famine occur
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
what was the aftermath of the ukraine famine and how did stalin feel
he denied the famine was caused by state and never admitted anything
who recognized the ukraine famine
ukraine gov- declared holodomor the famine plauge act of genocide
canadian gov- created motion calling fed gov to recognize famine
what was the largest man made famine
it was the ukraine famine created by russia
what were tojos motivations
- 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
in great britain who was the presidents
chamberlain was the apperser, then went to churchill
when / why did war crimes occur a
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
what was the bliz
it was when people in london went out despite the bombings and chamberlain said need to go out to show not afraid
conscprition meaning
mandatory military service in ww1 and ww2 had do join war
what was the term ethnic cleansing evoke
it is used to desciribe and justify the genocide that takes place
what was the munich pact
it was the appeasment of britain/france and italy bc didnt want war and agreed that germany can have sudentenland / czecchoslovakia
what does holodomor refer to
the famine in ukraine
what was arya race and who supported it
- hitler promoting “arya race” (white blonde)
