world Unit 7 Exam Flashcards
During the Spanish Civil War, what other fascist nation did Germany ally themselves with?
During the Spanish Civil War, Germany allied with Fascist Italy to support the Nationalists, led by Francisco Franco. Both countries provided significant military assistance to Franco’s forces, including troops, air power, and equipment.
Where was Hitler born?
Hitler was born in Austria
What is the Aryan race?
In Nazi ideology, the “Aryan race” was presented as a hypothetical master race, believed to be racially distinct and superior to all other races.
This FALSE concept was used to propagate ideas of racial purity and supremacy, leading to discrimination, genocide, and extreme oppression targeted towards those deemed as “racially inferior”
particularly Jewish people, Romani people, LGBT people, certain religious minorities, mentally ill and handicap people, and those they saw as morally deficient.
What is Appeasement?
Characterized by giving in to aggressor’s demands in hopes of maintaining peace or stability
Diplomatic strategy to avoid conflict or war by making concessions to a hostile power
What is Blitzkrieg and what country utilizes it?
Military strategy known as ‘lightning war’ combining tanks, aircraft, and infantry for quick strikes to overpower enemies and secure swift victories.
Used by Nazi Germany to achieve swift victories in World War II
What was the Battle of Britain?
Major air campaign between Royal Air Force (RAF) of Britain and Luftwaffe of Germany
Took place from July to October 1940
Crucial victory for RAF, preventing German air superiority and forcing Germany to abandon its invasion of Britain
The first significant military campaign to be fought entirely in the air.
What event got the U.S. involved in WWII?
The United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The surprise military strike on the US naval base in Hawaii led to the official declaration of war by the United States against Japan the next day, pulling the country into the global conflict.
What types of people were imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps?
nyone considered “enemies of the state”
Jews
Romani people
LGBT+ people
disabled individuals
political dissidents
others deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime
These individuals faced persecution, forced labor, malnutrition, and inhumane living conditions in the camps.
What country did troops leave from for the invasion of Normandy?
Troops left from England for invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944Part of Allied efforts to liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupation
What was the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?
Agreement between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union
Pledged not to attack each other and remain neutral in war with third party
Neither could invade Poland without the interference of the other.
Official name: Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
What is the difference between genocide and mass murder?
Mass Murder: indiscriminate killing of a large number of people without specific targeting
Genocide: deliberate extermination of a particular group based on ethnicity, religion, etc.
Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor was retaliation for…
Pearl Harbor was retaliation for the United States imposing an oil embargo and other economic sanctions on Japan in response to its aggression in Asia, particularly the invasion of China.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was intended to cripple the U.S. Pacific Fleet and prevent American interference in Japan’s military conquests in the Pacific region.
