WW2 Questions Flashcards

1
Q

Explain how the Spanish civil war was a training ground for the German armed forces

A

Hitler sent equipments and military over to assist franco

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2
Q

Where was Hitler born

A

Austria

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3
Q

What did Hitler want to do when he was young?

A

He wanted to become a artist

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4
Q

What was the book called that Hitler wrote in person

A

“My struggles”

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5
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What does Hitler outline in his writings about “my struggles”?

A

His struggles and hardships and also about eliminating the Jews

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6
Q

What crisis does Hitler exploit to gain support for his party

A

German economic struggles

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7
Q

Why is Hitler invited to create a government in 1933?

A

Government at the time thought Hitler and his nazis would be easier to control than the communists

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8
Q

If Hitler was creating the third reich what were the first two?

A

Holy Roman
German

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9
Q

What were the nazis view on the role of women

A

Wives and Mothers

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10
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What does Hitler do in 1936 to annoy the French?

A

Marches his troops in a forbidden zone in Rhine Land

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11
Q

What was the policy of giving into all of Hitler’s demands called?

A

Appeasement

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12
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What were the conditions of the nazi-soviet non aggression pact?

A

Germany and Soviets wouldn’t attack each other

The soviets could have eastern Poland and the battle states

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13
Q

What were the results of the Battle of Britain?

A

German air forces were driven back
Not planning to invade
Hitler puts his sights on Russia

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14
Q

What was the nickname of the 7th Australian division?

A

The desert rats

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15
Q

What was operation Barbarossa?

A

Invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany

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16
Q

What was the manhattan projects

A

Code name for the first nuclear bomb/weapon

17
Q

Who was the desert fox?

A

German Field Marshal Rommel

18
Q

What was D-day?

A

Was the planned assault on the coast of france

19
Q

What was the battle of the bulge

A

Big battle in ww2 - a surprise attack on the allies

20
Q

What was the fate of Hitler?

A

He committed suicide