World Wars Flashcards
this republic was the very unpopular German government formed after the loss of World War I
Weimar
Hitler was willing to go to war to gain additional territory
lebensraum
Germany’s plan to attack France quickly through Belgium
Schlieffen plan
the Night of ______ resulted in the deaths of nearly 100 Jews and the damage or destruction of thousands of Jewish businesses and synagogues
Broken glass
the spark which set of WWI
assassination
a system of labor camps in Siberia
gulag
the area between opposing trenches
no man’s land
a cease-fire or truce between warring nations
armistice
to justify this invasion, Japan blew up a section of Japanese railway and blamed China
Manchuria
a strong devotion to one’s own group or culture
nationalism
the attempt by a government to control all aspects of life
totalitarianism
giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace
appeasement
its sinking in May 1925 caused public opinion in the US to turn against Germany
Lusitania
Chinese Communists journey to find a safe place in western China
long march
German term for the annexation of Austria
Anschluss
the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
genocide
Italian forces invaded this African nation in 1935
Ethiopia
Hitler met with French and British leaders at Munich in September 1938 in order to annex part of
Czechoslovakia
The British used a new technology in the Battle for Britain
radar
the federal government’s limitation on the distribution of certain foods, clothing, and gasoline
rationing
While in prison, Hitler wrote the book Mein Kampf
my struggle
when investors borrow money from stockbrokers in order to purchase stocks
buying on margin
some 300,000 Allied troops were rescued in the evacuation of this French port
Dunkirk
information designed to influence people’s opinions in order to support the war effort
propaganda