WWII A Flashcards

1
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Explain how Hitler expanded his power for each of the following events
Army Size
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Broke Treaty of Versailles by starting to rebuilt his military, airforce, and navy in secret

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Explain how Hitler expanded his power for each of the following events
-Rhineland

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Put his military in the region between France and Germany that was taken away from Germany in Treaty

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Explain how Hitler expanded his power for each of the following events
-Austria

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Combined Austria into the German empire

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Explain how Hitler expanded his power for each of the following events
-Czechoslovakia

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Took over the region

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5
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Why did Hitler/ Germans want the above things?

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He wanted to make Germany powerful again, expand their living space, and combine all the German speaking people into one empire.

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What is appeasement?

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diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict.

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What are the four reasons why Europe allowed appeasement?

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  • The Allied Powers were in the depths of the Great Depression, and did not have the money to be involved in another war.
  • The memory of World War 1 was still fresh, and none of the world wanted to do that again.
  • They were trying to convince themselves that Hitler’s demands were reasonable, and hoped he would be satisfied if he got what he wanted
  • The militaries of the Allied countries were still recovering from WWI
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What was the consequence of appeasement for the Allies?

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  • Allowed Hitler to control a larger population to use as an army
  • Allowed Hitler to control a more people to tax and gather wealth from
  • Made Hitler seem invincible to his own people, so they bought into him as a leader
  • Allowed the Germans to control areas with tons of resources like iron, coal, and agricultural land
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9
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What was the importance of each of the following battles:

-Dunkirk

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Left France to be taken over by Hitler

-Hitler did not stop France and UK Troops from leaving, allowing them to re invade later

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What was the importance of each of the following battles:

-Battle of Britain

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  • Germany tried to Bomb Great Britain
  • could not invade- across the sea
  • Hitler gave up, since Great Britain would not give up and turned attention to Russia
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What was the importance of each of the following battles:

-StalinGrad

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Hitler turned back on Stalin and USSR

-Could not win, ended up being pushed back into Germany

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12
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Who are the allies?

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Britain, France, the United States, Soviet Union

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13
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Who are the Axis Powers?

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Germany , Japan

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14
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How successful was Hitler at fighting in the war?

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Hitler’s armies were very successful early in the war, but were terribly ineffective after the invasion of the Soviet Union.

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15
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What happened to Hitler?

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He committed suicide as the war was coming to an end

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16
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Why does that happen?

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He had lost the war, and did not want to be captured by the Soviets

17
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What two cities does the US drop Atomic Bombs on?

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

18
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Why did the US drop the atomic bomb?

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  • The invasion of Japan would have been costly in terms of lives, both Japanese and American
  • We wanted to show off our new weapons to the Soviets as a show of our power.
19
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What were the negative consequences of doing this

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  • It killed over 100,000 instantly, and more hundreds of thousands in the weeks that followed
  • The effects on the citizens of Japan was cruel, even by the standards of war.
20
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What decisions were made at the Potsdam Conference?

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-Split Europe into two

  • East- Communist controlled
  • West- Democratic and capitalist controlled
21
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What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

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  • Attempted to bring justice to the Nazi LEADERSHIP in Germany

-Run by the United Nations
Important step towards having an international court to prosecute war crimes and “crimes against humanity”

22
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What are the major functions of the United Nations

-General Assembly

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All countries have a vote in world affairs

23
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What are the major functions of the United Nations

-Economic and Social

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  • Gives loans to developing countries
  • Deals with disease outbreaks and health
  • Helps children in developing countries
24
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What are the major functions of the United Nations

-Security Council

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Can step into conflicts in countries to stop them from escalating into war

25
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What are the major functions of the United Nations

-International Court of Justice

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Convicts war criminals

26
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How did Japan change after World War 2?

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  • The United States took CONTROL of Japan
  • Forced it to DEMILITARIZE
  • Lost all COLONIES
  • EMPEROR had to admit he was not a GOD
  • A DEMOCRACY was set up
  • Became ALLIES with the US during the COLD WAR