War In Nazi Germany Flashcards
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Early events on ww2
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- in September 39 hitler invaded Poland
- he then prepared to attack france in the winter
2
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Acronym for impact of ww2
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RARE
3
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Impact of Rationing in ww2
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- autarky (4 year plan) and réarmement meant consumer goods were expensive
- diets became very monotonous
- meat shortages due to lack of us imports
- list of food entitlement was published based on class and importance
- winter was cold and shortage of coal caused hyperthermia
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Impact of Area bombing on Germany
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- in 42 the brits began to bomb inistrial cities with bombs designed to cause fires
- 400k dead
- over 3m made homeless
- Nazi propaganda tried to decrease impact
5
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Impact of refugees on Germany
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- many Germans fled western regions east during the war with france
- the Brits area bombing resulted in thousands of refugees from Ruhr
- when the solviet army took Poland and the east many fled west
- millions of forced labourers became refugees in Germany at the end of the war and millions of Germans became refugees when expelled from other countries
6
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Impact of employment in Germany
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- huge labour shortage as men were drafted
- women entered the work force
- thounsands of civilians and prisoners put into forced labour
7
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Phase 1 of the final solution
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- polish ghettos
- polish Jews when invaded in 39 were confined to ghettos
- terrible conditions and many died of starvation and disease
8
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Phase 2 of final solution
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- mass killings
- SS units followed the German army when they invaded areas and executed all Jews in the area
- victims of this totalled at 1.2 million
9
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Phase 3 of final solution
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- head of the SD agreed in 42 to round up all Jews into Poland for concentration camps
- those fit enough would be worked to death
- those not would immediately be killed in showers filled with Zkylon B
- around 6m Jews were killed this way
