USMH Test 1 Flashcards
What are the years of WWI?
1914-1918
Who were the big four?
United States, Great Britain, France, Italy
What was the name of the meeting where punishments for WW1 were decided?
Paris Peace Conference
Who was the pres. of the US during WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was one of the only countries not to join the league of nations?
The US
What two countries left the Peace Conference angry?
Italy and Japan
What was the name of the German government from 1919-1933?
Weimar Republic
By November 1923 (the worst of hyperinflation), ________ German marks were equal to a U.S. dollar.
4.2 trillion
What was Mussolini’s job before becoming a radical?
Editor of a newspaper
What is the name of the political party Mussolini formed?
Fascist
What was the Mussolini youth called? When did it form?
Opera Nazionale Balilla, 1926
What country did Italy invade in 1935?
Ethiopia
What did the union of Germany and Italy form?
Rome-Berlin Axis
What country is Hitler from?
Austria-Hungary
What did Hitler want to be?
An Artist
What was Hitler’s job in the military?
Messenger
What injury did hitler get in 1918 to release him from service?
Blindness
What do Nazis stand for in german?
National Socialist German Workers Party
What does Fuhrer mean?
Supreme leader
What were the SA nicknames?
“Brownshirts” or “Storm Troopers”
What is the date of the Beer Hall Putsch?
November 9, 1923
What does Mein Kampt mean?
My Struggle
What does Lebensraum mean?
Living space
What is Hitler’s protection squad who wore all black?
The SS
In 1930, what misfortune in Germany gave Hitler an opening to take power?
The Great Depression
What was Hitler’s presidential slogan?
Hitler über Deutschland
Who beat Hitler in the 1935 presidential election?
Paul Von Hindenburg
What happened on February 27, 1933, that gave Hitler power?
The Reichstag is burnt down
Who does Hitler blame for the burning of the Reichstag?
Communist
What was the first concentration camp?
Dachau
What was the Nazi youth program called
Hitler Youth
What was the female nazi youth program?
League of German Girls
Who were the secret police?
The Gestapo
What does heil Hitler mean?
Long live Hitler
Fearing a coup, Hitler ordered the execution of SA leaders (including Rohm) and other political opponents on this night?
The night of long knives
What is the name of the greatest nazi propaganda film?
Triumph of the will
What did the Nuremberg laws do to Jews?
Made them no longer considered citizens of Germany
What did the Nuremberg laws do to Jews?
Made them no longer considered citizens of Germany
What was the first country Hilter put his military in?
The Rhineland
Where were the 1936 Olympics held?
Berlin
Who won 4 gold medals in track and field in the Berlin games, crushing Hitler’s hopes?
Jesse Owens
What was considered to be the beginning of the Holocaust?
The night of broken glass
When was the night of broken glass?
November 9, 1938
What are the second and 3rd countries Hitler takes?
Austria and Czechoslovakia
The invasion of what country begins WW2?
Poland
When did Hitler invade Poland?
September 1, 1939
Give examples of what punishments were inflicted on Germany after WWI. One from Territory, one from economic, and 2 from the military.
Rhineland was turned into a demilitarized zone (DMZ)
forced to pay the allies reparations for the damage they caused during the war
To punish and weaken Germany, their military was greatly reduced: No tanks, No air force, No U-boats
Germany was also not allowed to join the League of Nations
