WW2 (Hitlers Rise To Power) Flashcards
What year did Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
1933
True or False: The Nazi Party was founded in 1919.
True
Fill in the blank: The Nuremberg Laws, enacted in 1935, were designed to strip Jews of their _____.
citizenship
What was the main goal of Hitler’s foreign policy?
To expand German territory and establish dominance in Europe.
Multiple Choice: Which event is commonly considered the start of World War II?
The invasion of Poland in 1939.
What was Kristallnacht?
A violent pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany on November 9-10, 1938.
True or False: The Holocaust resulted in the deaths of approximately six million Jews.
True
What was the purpose of concentration camps during the Holocaust?
To detain, exploit, and exterminate Jews and other targeted groups.
What ideology did Hitler promote that emphasized Aryan supremacy?
Nazism
Fill in the blank: The Final Solution was the Nazi plan for the ____ of the Jewish people.
extermination
Which country did Hitler invade in 1941, breaking the non-aggression pact?
The Soviet Union
Multiple Choice: What was the name of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?
D-Day
What was the significance of the Wannsee Conference in 1942?
It was where Nazi officials coordinated the implementation of the Final Solution.
True or False: Jews were the only group targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
False
What was the name of the Jewish resistance movement in Poland during World War II?
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising