World War II Flashcards
How did Kaiser Wilhelm describe the terms of the Treaty of Versailles ending the Great War?
“a peace to end all peace”
Why were Italians left unsatisfied by the Treaty of Versailles?
Italian government did not receive the lands they had expected as compensation for their war
efforts
How did Adolf Hitler refer to the Treaty of Versailles?
“shameful treaty” (or diktat)
Where did Adolf Hitler often see the swastika when he was a boy?
In the Catholic Church where he sang choir as a child
What was the title of Adolf Hitler’s autobiography written while he was imprisoned for a failed
overthrow of the German government?
Mein Kampf (translated: My Struggle)
What did Adolf Hitler do following the fire at the Reichstag?
Hitler blamed the Communists for setting the fire and passed a decree taking away civil rights;
such as freedom of speech and press
What country did Germany annex in their attempt to unite all German speaking people?
Austria
What agreement was made at the Munich Conference in 1938?
Germany was allowed (by Great Britain) to annex the German speaking territories of
Czechoslovakia.
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin agreed to a non-aggression pact that also included an agreement
to secretly divide up territory of what country?
Poland
What is another term used for the “Night of Long Knives” in Germany?
Operation Hummingbird
What was Operation Hummingbird? Fill in the blank.
A political purge within the Nazi party with a series of political executions.
Who was the president of Germany in 1933 that appointed Adolf Hitler as the German
chancellor?
Paul von Hindenburg
What caused many German people to lose faith in traditional institutions and open the door for
more recruitment for the Sturmabteilung (SA)?
The severe economic depression they were enduring
What Nazi officer used a radio address to tell the German people that Adolf Hitler was able to
stop Ernst Rohm and Kurt Schleicher from overthrowing the government?
Joseph Goebbels
What did the “Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense” effectively accomplish?
retroactively legalized the murders committed during Operation Hummingbird.
Approximately how many Jews were arrested and deported to concentration camps during
Kristallnacht?
25,000-30,000 people
Kristallnacht was part of Adolf Hitler’s __________________ policy.
anti-Semitic
The German government enacted a series of laws to restrict the rights of German Jews in 1933,
1934, and 1935. What are the anti-Semitic laws passed in 1935 known as?
Nuremburg Laws
The events of Kristallnacht are often referred to as the beginnings of the Nazi’s ________
__________________.
Final Solution
What are two sniper “rules”?
- shoot to kill 2. it’s who you shoot not how many you shoot
Who were the reapers of the battlefield that struck fear in men anywhere on the battlefield?
snipers
Are sniper teams allowed to work with autonomy while out in the field on mission?
No. Snipers must call in for final authority to take the shot.
What is a ghillie suit?
A burlap suit, covered with local vegetation to help break up the outline of the sniper (team)
What Chinese city did the Japanese forces take from Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese
Nationalists (and subsequently kill and rape its citizens at will)?
Nanking
