WWII Final Flashcards
Germany printed money to pay their debt which created high inflation and made them desperate
German economy
1923 the Nazis attempted to overthrow the German government. It was a total failure, and Hitler received a brief prison sentence during which time he wrote Mein Kampf.
Beer Hall Putsch
My Struggle’ by Hitler, later became the basic book of Nazi goals of expansion and ideology, reflected obsession to persecute the Jews and showed the anger at the Treaty of Versailles
Mein Kampf
(Night of the Broken Glass) November 9, 1938, when mobs throughout Germany destroyed Jewish property and terrorized Jews.
Kristallnacht
1938-Meeting between British,French,and German leaders in which Germany was given control of the Sudetenland in exchange for German leader Hitler’s promise to make no more claimes on European territory
Munich Conference
wealth taken, businesses destroyed, rights taken away, forced to wear the Star of David and forced relocation
Jewish Restrictions
policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war. Associated with making concessions to Adolf Hitler at the Munich Conference
appeasement
Secret agreement between German leader Hitler and Soviet Leader Stalin not to attack one another and to divide Poland. This give Stalin time to rebuild his military and allows Hitler to avoid a two-front war.
Non-Aggression Pact