WWII Flashcards
What were the two main causes of WWII
- Mistreatment of Germany in the Versailles treaty
2. The Great Depression leads to the rise of dictators in Europe
The Great Depression began with what event?
The stock market crash
Name three extreme forms of government that arose in Europe before or after the Great Depression
- Communism - Russia/Soviet Union
- Nazism - Germany
- Militarism - japan
What was the main factor that allowed these forms of government to come to power
Dictators promised to get countries out of the depression and bring prosperity
What two promises did hitler give to the German people if they elected him
- To bring prosperity to Germany
2. Revenge for the Versailles treaty
Name three beliefs these governments shared in common
- Demanded fanatic loyalty to their leaders
- Racism- superiority over all other races
- Totalitarian states where government controls everything
List six or more groups that the Nazis considered to be undesirables
- Polish
- Handicapped
- Homosexuals
- Gypsies
- Jews
- Blacks
- Jehovah witnesses
What was the League of Nations response to the aggressive actions of Japan, Italy, and Germany?
Nothing, they feared another war
What event was used by hitler as a dress rehearsal for World War Two
Spanish civil war
Why did Great Britain and France appease or give in to hitlers demands at the Munich pact
They wanted to avoid war
Why were German Jews refused asylum into countries in the 1930s?
Because other countries were more focused on their citizens and trying to recover from the Great Depression
What is the name of the brainwashed group of German young people who were fanatically loyal to Hitler
Hitler youth (HJ)
What country did hitler consider a mongrel race
America
What country other than Germany was one that hitler respected? Why did he respect their country?
Japan, because they were mutuals
Name the four major Allied powers of WWII
Soviet Union, France, USA, Great Britain
Name the three major axis powers of WWII
Italy, Japan, Germany
What was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa
What was the code name for D-Day, the battle of Normandy
Operation overlord
Define Anti-Semitism
Hatred of Jews
What were Jewish people forced to wear to segregate them
The Star of David
Nazis political/racial ideology in Adolf hitlers book called
Mein Kampf
The ___________ was a demilitarized buffer zone between Germany and France that was occupied by hitler in 1936
Rhineland
What was the importance of the Battle of Britain
It boosted American morale and made them more determined to fight
The _________ airmen were the first black service men to serve as military pilots in WWII
Tuskegee