WW2 Flashcards
Armistice
Peace Agreement
Who were the big 3 at the end of WW1
The big 3 at the end of WW1 were Britain, France and the USA. The USA joined because Russia left due to a peace treaty and the Germans were attacking American Lusitana.
Woodrow Wilson’s (USA) attitude towards Germany
Punishing them will make them want revenge
Fair peace treaty
David Lloyd George’s (Britain) attitude towards Germany
Did not want the Germans to feel hard done by
Fair settlement
George Clemenceau’s (France) attitude towards Germany
Take Revenge
Punish them and make them compensate for the damages done
The terms of the treaty of Versailles
- Germany was to accept the blame of the war
- Germany had to decrease their army to 100,000 men
- Only allowed 6 battleships
- Germany were not allowed to have army vehicles
- Germany had to pay £6.6 billion for reparations
- Germany had to give up its colonies
- Germany was not allowed to unite with Austria
- Germany had to demilitarise the Rhineland
- Alsace-Lorraine went back to French control
- Germany lost the Polish corridor.
Treaty of Saint Germain
The treaty officially registered the breakup of the Habsburg empire, recognizing the independence of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) and ceding eastern Galicia, Trento, southern Tirol, Trieste, and Istria.signed on 10 September 1919 by the victorious Allies of World War I on the one hand and by the Republic of German-Austria on the other.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a separate peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers, that ended Russia’s participation in World War I. The treaty was signed at German-controlled Brest-Litovsk, after two months of negotiations.
abdicate
A king to step down off the throne
democracy
People power. People having the right to vote for their government
uprising
revolt or a rebellion
Crisis
When the government could collapse
Weimar Republic
The name of the new German democracy after WW1
Problems with the new government
Most of their factories, farms and mines were all exhausted and there was a lot of bad harvests.
The Spartacist uprising 1919
The Spartacist Revolt was a left-wing uprising designed to establish a communist state in Germany and destroy the Weimar Republic.The Freikorps put down the rebellion, with most workers and rebels being cleared by January 13th, 1919. Luxemburg and Liebknecht were arrested and killed by the Freikorps.
Reasons why people voted for the Nazis
Hitler was a brilliant speaker
Hitler and the Nazis were well organised
Fear of communism
The great depression
German voters were unhappy with the Weimer Government.
The League of German Maidens
Children, church, kitchen
Hitler youth
exercise ,train to be men
Who benefited from nazi Germany
Farmers- more money
unemployed men- more jobs
army- more vehicles and weapons
Who did not benefit from Nazi
hens- would be killed if they did not produce enough eggs
women- got sacked and turned into housewives
workers on job scheme- paid less
department stores- shut down
traders- could not trade due to the abolition of the Trade union
lebensraum
Living space
1993 Rearmament
Hitler started to rebuild his army and workforce, which was against the treaty of Versailles. Britain and France did nothing as they were more worried about the USSR, and that Germany might help them to fight the communists.
1936 Rhineland
Hitler ordered his soldiers to march into the Rhineland. This was against the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler said that German troops should protect German Territory. France and Britain thought that this was reasonable and let this happen.
1938 Austria
Hitler wanted Austria and Germany to unite, which was forbidden by the treaty of Versailles. Hitler sent troops to Austria and made the leader have a vote for unification. It was rigged and 99% of the votes voted for unification. France and Britain did nothing as they did not want to risk war.
1938 Sudetenland
September 1938- Hitler demanded that Sudetenland should join Germany as they wanted to be with Germany themselves. Chamberlain agreed that this could happen if Hitler did not invade the rest of Czechoslovakia.
1939 Czechoslovakia
Soon after, German troops invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia. Britain and France did not help Czechoslovakia, but they promised to help Poland if it was invaded by Germany.
1939 Poland
1939(NAZI-SOVIET PACT). They agreed not to fight each other-Hitler demanded a part of Poland and they said no. Hitler invaded Poland. France and Britain declared war on Germany.
Evacuation of Dunkirk
British and French troops retreated to the French beaches when Belgium was taken; Approximately 1000 ships sailed from England and rescued 340, 000 soldiers; Significant because it was a victory for the Allies and saved many to fight another day.
Blitzenkrieg
Blitzen-lightning
krieg-war
The battle of Britain
The Key Battle took place in the skies over Great Britain. Hitler codenamed it operation Sealion. Hitler was not able to use Blitzkrieg tactics because Britain is surrounded by water. Instead, he would have to defeat the RAF. Their full name is the Royal Airforce. German planes also bombed aircraft factories, as these were crucial for building more British planes. To defend itself, Britain used Spitfire and Hawker-both types of aeroplane. A great advantage was Radar technology. It meant that Britain knew that bombers were incoming.
What factors helped Britain win the Battle of Britain
- Britain was surrounded by water
- Could quickly refuel their planes
- Germany were suddenly producing less planes
- Radar technology
