World War II Flashcards
What were the two main causes of World War II
Mistreatment of Germany under the treaty of Versailles
Great Depression
The Great Depression began with what event
Rise of dictators in Europe
What two promises did Adolfo Hitler give to the German people if they elected him?
Revenge for German mistreatment in the Treaty of Versailles
To get Germany out of the depression
List six groups that the Nazis considered to be “undesirables”, and needed to be cleansed from Germany?
Polish /Russian-Slavs Roma Jehovah Witness Homosexuals Handicapped Negroes Jews
What was the legue of nations response to the aggressive actions of Japan, Italy, and Germany?
Nothing, because they were afraid of another Great War
What event was used by Hitler as a “dress rehearsal” for World War II?
Spanish civil war
How did Great Britain and France “appease” or give in to hitlers demands at the Munich Pact?
Because they didn’t want to war with Hitler
Why were most German Jews refused asylum into countries during the 1930s?
Because of the Great Depression
The _______ were brainwashed group of German young people who were fanatically loyal to Adolf Hitler
Hitler Youth.
Whose country did Adolf Hitler consider a weak, “mongrel race”?
America
What country did Adolf Hitler other than Germany was the only one that Hitler respected? Why did he respect this country?
Great Britain, they were powerful
Name the four major Allied Powers in World War II
Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, USA
Name the three major Axis Powers in World War II
Germany, Italy, Japan
___________ was code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union:
Operation Barbarossa
______________ was the code name for D-Day, The battle of Normandy
Deliverance day
________ means hatred of the Jews
Anti-Semitism
What were Jewish people forced to wear to identify themselves to others?
The Star of David
Nazis political/racial ideology was summarized in Adolf Hitlers book _________. “My struggle”
Mein Kompf
What were the three major results of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Usa enters World War II
United the people of the United States
Japanese Americans were faced into prison camps
What 4 things did Hitler do in his “Final Solution” to rid Europe of the Jewish nation?
Immigration
Mobile death squads
Ghettos
Death camps
During the _____________, 16,000 Americans and Filipino soldiers died on their way to POW used in WWII
Baton Death March
Why did the United States decide to use the atomic bomb on Japan rather than to invade the country?
It would save American lives at cost of civilians
List the results of World War II
About 65 million people died Europe is in ruins Great Britain lost its empire Cold War Nuclear age Creation of Israel
