ww2 Flashcards

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Abdicate

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Give up/withdraw power

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Armistice:

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Formal terms of a peace agreement

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3
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Reparations

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the payment for crimes committed to repair the damages done

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4
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Appeasement

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the action of Making someone pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired

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5
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Genocide:

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Wiping out or attempted eradication of a group of people

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6
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Anti-Semitism:

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prejudice against or hatred of jews

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7
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Night of the long Knives:

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the Massacre of members and leaders of the parliament force ordered by Adolf Hitler.

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8
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Nuremberg laws

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antisemitic and racist laws passed in Germany

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9
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Carpet Bombing:

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to drop large numbers of bombs to cause complete devastation

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10
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Allies:

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political and military alliance of the British Commonwealth, France, the United States and Russia, who forged an agreement to fight National Socialist Germany - a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.

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Axis:

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name given to the political and military alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan during World War 2

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12
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Isolationism:

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an attempt to remain separate from the issues of other nations

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13
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Inertia:

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lack of activity or interest, or unwillingness to make an effort to do anything

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14
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Blitzkrieg:

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Lightning war

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14
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Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact:

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controversial treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union to refrain from attacking one another

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15
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Source anaylis steps

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Origin - who wrote, said, drew it? When (date), where was it produced? What is the source (primary/secondary)?
Content - what is being said? What is it talking about?
Purpose - why did they write, say, draw the piece?
Value - why and how is this source important/useful/significant to the debate?
Limitation - What isn’t being said? Is the source complete or an extract? What/who is missing?

16
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4 MAIN causes

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  • Militarism
    • Alliances
    • Imperialism
  • nationalism
17
Q

the Big 3

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David Lloyd-George (Britain Prime Minister)
Woodrow Wilson (U.S President)
Georges Clemenceau (France Prime Minister)

18
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When was the treaty signed?

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28th of June 1919

19
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when was pearl harbour?

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1941 December 7th