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WW2 Flashcards

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What is Ultra nationalism? What is pursuing ultra-nationalism?

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An extreme form of nationalism - the interests of the ultra-nationalist state are pursued without regard to the impacts or effects on other nations.

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What are the 5 characteristics of ultra-nationalism?

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  • Are extreme patriots, glorifying their nation and believing it can do no wrong.
  • Often separate people into ‘us’ vs ‘them’. (Racism)
  • Promote their own interests while trampling on others (hostile to other nations)
  • Use propaganda to manipulate people’s emotions, and encourage people to behave in particular ways.
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What causes Ultra nationalism?

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Drastic social or economic conditions that cause unemployment, poverty or fears for safety.

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What caused the Enabling Acts? What did Hitler do with the power given by the act?

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It was the act passed for Hitler to deal with the communist who supposably destroyed the parliament buildings. Hilter then uses this to outlaw all other political parties and put political leaders in the concentration camp.

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What were the Nuremberg Race Laws?

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Revokes the rights of Jewish citizens, and ostracised them from German nation.

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What are the three important things that happened in the interwar years?

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  • The Great Depression
  • The rise of expansionist states & totalitarian dictatorships
  • Failures by the league of nations to keep the peace
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Countries that were communists and dictatorships in Europe? What was the other important expansionist state?

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Russia - Communists
Spain - Fascist
Germany - Fascist
Spain - fascist
*Japan

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What was the problem of the League of Nations? (2)

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Lack of power given to the league and some major players are not in it.

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The USA wanted to maintain its policy of…

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Isolationism

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Did the US sign the Treaty of Versailles?

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No, it signed its own treaties.

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What was the collective security organization?

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The League of Nations - if a country were to attack a league member, the League of nations would respond as a group.

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What did Japan do after taking over Manchuria?

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After foreign pressure pushed Japan during the fight, they left the League of Nations.

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Did the League of Nations stop Japan from invading Manchuria?

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No, nothing really was done to stop Japan.

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Did Japan break the Geneva Conventions?

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Yes

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what happened in 1933 in Germany?

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Hitler became chancellor of Germany.

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How did other European counties respond to Hitler’s goals?

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With a policy of Appeasement

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What did Italy do in 1935? What did the League do when the leader of Abyssinia asked for help?

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Italy invades Abyssinia. They asked the members to stop trading with Italy, but no big defining action was made.

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What is total war?

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In total war, all the resources of the nation are needed to achieve victory. All citizens (civilian and soldier alike) have a role to play in the war effort.

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What were the important events of the Interwar years? 1919 - 1939

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  • The Great Depression
  • The rise of expansionist states & totalitarian dictatorships
    -Failures by the League of Nations to keep the peace: Manchuria, Abyssinia, Hitlers Germany
20
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What was appeasement?

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A policy used in response to Hitler. The hope was If Hitler’s demands were met, war could be avoided.

21
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What happens in Sept. 1939?

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Hitler invades Poland

22
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Why doesn’t Russia attack Germany at the beginning of WW2?

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They signed a non-agression pact… Which Germany violates afterward.

23
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Why doesn’t Canada go to war when Britain does in WW2?

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In 1931 Canada gained control of its own foreign policy (The Statute of Westminister) and to show its independence waited a week prior to declaring war.

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What was Canada’s role in the Airforce during WW2?

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It served as the location of the British Commonwealth Air Training Program.

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What was Canada’s role in the Navy during WW2?

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Canada provided sea escort for ships heading to Europe from North America (Battle of the Atlantic).

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What were Canada’s important Army campaigns during WW2?

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  • 1941 Battle for Hong Kong (most became POW’s)
  • 1942 Dieppe Raid (failed attempt of retaking Europe)
    -1943 Sicily & Italian Campaigns (invasion of Italy)
  • 1944 D-day (Canadians took Juno Beach)
  • 1945 Holland Campaign (liberation of the Netherlands)
27
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What were war bonds?

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A loan to the government that can be redeemed after a certain amount of time with interest.

28
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What were the two big generalizations of the types of people who did, or did not like conscription?

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English-speaking Canadians supported it

Farmers and Francophones did not

29
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At the start of the war prime minister Mackenzie K. promised _____ to introduce conscription.

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Not to introduce conscription

30
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In 1942 what was the result of the referendum to release Canada from its promise of no conscription?

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It was passed

most anglophones said yes

most Francophones said no

31
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What did Canada seize from Japanese Canadians? What did they do with it?

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All property and belongings which they sold at auction to fund the war effort

32
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What did Canada do to Japanese Canadians? How did they treat them?

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Placed them in internment Camps, and treated them as enemy aliens

33
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What were the wartime restrictions in Canada? (9)

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  • wage and price controls
  • Imported food was rationed (including meat)
  • Gasoline was rationed
  • Alcohol % was decreased along with limiting the time of bars and prohibiting the advertising of alcohol.
  • Limited travel to the USA
  • blackouts were enforced
  • enemy aliens were sent to internment camps
  • official censorship
  • employment was restricted
34
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What was Canada called after WW2? Canada becomes an important player in what organization?

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It was recognized as a middle power - a country that could use diplomacy and its international reputation to help influence other countries. It becomes a important player in the united nations.

35
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what was the Munich agreement? who signed it?

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Czechoslovakia must surrender its border regions and defences (the so-called Sudeten region) to Nazi Germany. and was signed by the French, English, Germany, and Italians

36
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Who were the Allies?

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Britain, USA, and Russia

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