World War2: Europe Flashcards
What did the nazis think Germany needed
More living space for the people in germany
The German nazi leaders decided to re-arm secretly in 1933
When did Germany annex austria
1938
Read through pg 119
When did hitler invade Poland
1 september 1939
When did britain and France declare war on Germany
3 September 1939
Who were the allied powers
Britain
France
Russia
USA
Who were the axis powers
Germany
Italy
Japan
How many jews were exterminated
6 million
Read through pg 121
Who lead the ss
Heinrich himmler
What were ss men taught
Racial hatred and told to harden their hearts to human suffering
Read through pg 122
Who lead the white rose movement
Sophie scholl
What was the white rose movement
A small, non-violeng resistance group consisting of students from the university of Munich. They spoke against nazism and printed pamphlets
How did the whote rose movement happen
Sophie and her brother Hans took a suitcase full of leaflets to their university. They dropped copied in the empty hallways for students to pick up when they arrived for lectures.
What happened to the white rose movement
They were caught and taken into gestapo custody. They were tried and executed by guillotine
Who was the leader of the confessing church
Dietrich bonhoeffer
Read through confessing church pg 124
When did the nazi German army enter the city of Warsaw in Poland
1939
What did they do in Warsaw
They built a wall to enclose a part of the city, which became known as the Warsaw ghetto
What was it like for a jew in Warsaw
The gates were guarded, and any jew who left the ghetto without permission was shot
What policy did the nazi’s pursue with
A slow and natural extinction
What was the slow and natural extinction like in warsaw
The smell from broken roolets became unbearable. Te freezing cold polish winter caused the water pipes to freeze. There was not enough food. Diseases soon broke out in the overcrowded ghetto
What was the Warsaw ghetto uprising
They smuggled in weapons and dug escape tunnels linked to the sewer pipes
What happened to the Warsaw ghetto Uprising
In April 1934, the nazis attacked the ghetto and were met with gunfire and were forced to withdraw. They returned and set fire to the ghetto and threw poison gas into the sewers. The survivors were sent to death camps
When did Italy surrender
27 April 1945
What happened to benito mussolini
He tried to flee from Italy when Italy was on the verge of defeat. He was captured by Italian resisters. He was killed and his body was hung for public display in a square in the city of Milan
How did hitler die
He committed suicide, with Eva Braun
Who was Eva Braun
Hitler’s long term Mistress whom he married just before their joint suicide
When did the German army surrender
2 may 1945
How many people died in extermination camps
11 million
6 million jews
Other 5 were Roma, slave, homosexuals, jehovah’s witnesses and black people, people with disabilities and political opponents
