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USMH Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What are the years of WWI?

A

1914-1918

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2
Q

Who were the big four?

A

United States, Great Britain, France, Italy

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3
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What was the name of the meeting where punishments for WW1 were decided?

A

Paris Peace Conference

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4
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Who was the pres. of the US during WW1?

A

Woodrow Wilson

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5
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Who was one of the only countries not to join the league of nations?

A

The US

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6
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What two countries left the Peace Conference angry?

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Italy and Japan

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7
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What was the name of the German government from 1919-1933?

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Weimar Republic

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8
Q

By November 1923 (the worst of hyperinflation), ________ German marks were equal to a U.S. dollar.

A

4.2 trillion

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9
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What was Mussolini’s job before becoming a radical?

A

Editor of a newspaper

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10
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What is the name of the political party Mussolini formed?

A

Fascist

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11
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What was the Mussolini youth called? When did it form?

A

Opera Nazionale Balilla, 1926

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12
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What country did Italy invade in 1935?

A

Ethiopia

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13
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What did the union of Germany and Italy form?

A

Rome-Berlin Axis

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14
Q

What country is Hitler from?

A

Austria-Hungary

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15
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What did Hitler want to be?

A

An Artist

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16
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What was Hitler’s job in the military?

A

Messenger

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17
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What injury did hitler get in 1918 to release him from service?

A

Blindness

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18
Q

What do Nazis stand for in german?

A

National Socialist German Workers Party

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19
Q

What does Fuhrer mean?

A

Supreme leader

20
Q

What were the SA nicknames?

A

“Brownshirts” or “Storm Troopers”

21
Q

What is the date of the Beer Hall Putsch?

A

November 9, 1923

22
Q

What does Mein Kampt mean?

A

My Struggle

23
Q

What does Lebensraum mean?

A

Living space

24
Q

What is Hitler’s protection squad who wore all black?

A

The SS

25
Q

In 1930, what misfortune in Germany gave Hitler an opening to take power?

A

The Great Depression

26
Q

What was Hitler’s presidential slogan?

A

Hitler über Deutschland

27
Q

Who beat Hitler in the 1935 presidential election?

A

Paul Von Hindenburg

28
Q

What happened on February 27, 1933, that gave Hitler power?

A

The Reichstag is burnt down

29
Q

Who does Hitler blame for the burning of the Reichstag?

A

Communist

30
Q

What was the first concentration camp?

A

Dachau

31
Q

What was the Nazi youth program called

A

Hitler Youth

32
Q

What was the female nazi youth program?

A

League of German Girls

33
Q

Who were the secret police?

A

The Gestapo

34
Q

What does heil Hitler mean?

A

Long live Hitler

35
Q

Fearing a coup, Hitler ordered the execution of SA leaders (including Rohm) and other political opponents on this night?

A

The night of long knives

36
Q

What is the name of the greatest nazi propaganda film?

A

Triumph of the will

37
Q

What did the Nuremberg laws do to Jews?

A

Made them no longer considered citizens of Germany

37
Q

What did the Nuremberg laws do to Jews?

A

Made them no longer considered citizens of Germany

38
Q

What was the first country Hilter put his military in?

A

The Rhineland

39
Q

Where were the 1936 Olympics held?

A

Berlin

40
Q

Who won 4 gold medals in track and field in the Berlin games, crushing Hitler’s hopes?

A

Jesse Owens

41
Q

What was considered to be the beginning of the Holocaust?

A

The night of broken glass

42
Q

When was the night of broken glass?

A

November 9, 1938

43
Q

What are the second and 3rd countries Hitler takes?

A

Austria and Czechoslovakia

44
Q

The invasion of what country begins WW2?

A

Poland

45
Q

When did Hitler invade Poland?

A

September 1, 1939

46
Q

Give examples of what punishments were inflicted on Germany after WWI. One from Territory, one from economic, and 2 from the military.

A

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

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