ww2 exam Flashcards
Who were the leaders of the US during WW2?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who were the leaders of Britain during WW2?
Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW2?
Joseph Stalin
Who was the leader of Italy during WW2?
Benito Mussolini
Who was the leader of Germany during WW2?
Adolf Hitler
What was the policy of appeasement?
A diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding conflict by making concessions to an aggressor.
How did the policy of appeasement cause WWII?
It allowed aggressive nations to expand unchecked, leading to increased tensions.
How was Neville Chamberlain involved in the policy of appeasement?
He was the British Prime Minister who advocated for appeasement towards Hitler.
What happened at the Munich Conference?
Leaders from Britain, France, Italy, and Germany met to discuss the fate of Czechoslovakia.
What was the result of the Munich Conference?
Czechoslovakia was forced to cede the Sudetenland to Germany.
Name the 3 Axis Powers.
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Name the 2 Allied Powers as of September 1939.
Britain and France
What was the Non-Aggression Pact?
An agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union to not attack each other.
What is totalitarianism?
A political system where the state holds total authority over society.
What is lebensraum?
The concept of ‘living space’ for the German people, used to justify expansion.
What is Anschluss?
The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.
What was Mein Kampf?
A book written by Adolf Hitler outlining his ideology and political plans.
What was the purpose of Mein Kampf?
To promote Hitler’s ideas of nationalism, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy.
What does Mein Kampf mean?
My Struggle
What was Kristallnacht?
A violent pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany on November 9-10, 1938.
What were the Nuremberg Laws?
Racial laws that stripped Jews of citizenship and rights in Nazi Germany.
Name the countries in Europe that the Nazis conquered.
Poland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, and more.
Britain and France declared war on Germany after the invasion of which country?
Poland
What is the Nazi style of warfare called?
Blitzkrieg