WW2 Flashcards
Who were the flappers
Young women wearing short dresses who rebelled against social standards
What were some responses to the great depression
Socialist ideas became more popular, many people decided to follow leaders that offered simple solutions in return for dictorial power
What created massive inflation problems in Germany in the interwar years
The huge dept they owed, weak economy
Who created facism
Mussolini
Who took over the USSR after lenins death
Stalin
Explain stalins five year plan
The goal was to industrialise russia virtually overnight
What were the costs of the five year plan
The workforce expanded by millions of wages decreased by 43 % and housing was miserable (1928-
1940)
Government propaganda stressed the need for sacrifice.
Government took over farms under the Collectivization system.
Peasants resisted by hoarding crops and killing livestock causing a famine.
Between 1932-33 10 million people died in the famine.
Who took over in Spain
Franco
Explain how the Spanish civil war was a training ground for the German Armed forces?
Hilter sent equipment and Military advisors to assist Franco. He got perfect his blitzkrieg
Where was Hitler born
Austria
What did Hitler want to do when he was young?
He wanted to be an artist
What was the book called that Hitler wrote in person?
Mien Kampf
What does Hitler outline in his writings about “my struggles”?
His book links extreme German Nationalism, Strong antisemitism, and anti-communism mixed with a
social Darwinian struggle. This theory emphasized the right of superior nations to Lebensraum (living
space) and the right of superior individuals to gain authoritarian leadership over the masses
What crisis does Hitler exploit to gain support for his party?
German’s economic struggles
Why is Hitler invited to create a government in 1933?
The German government at the time thought Hitler and his Nazi would be easier to control than
the Communists
