Getmant Italy And Soviet Union Flashcards
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How did the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police, help keep order in Germany?
They enforced Nazi policies and suppressed opposition.
What was one of the Nazi goals related to German culture?
To purify and promote traditional German culture.
What were the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, and how did they affect Jews in Germany?
They deprived Jews of German citizenship and imposed severe restrictions on them.
What severe problems did the Weimar Republic face?
Runaway inflation and a fractured political system with many parties.
What did Hitler argue in Mein Kampf about restoring Germany’s power?
That Germany could regain power by uniting all Germans into one nation.
How did Hitler come to power in 1933?
Through legal elections and political maneuvering.
What is a totalitarian state?
A one-party dictatorship that regulates all aspects of citizens’ lives.
What did the government provide on Stalin’s collectives?
Tractors, fertilizers, and seed.
What was the goal of the Great Purge and ‘show trials’?
To eliminate anyone Stalin saw as a threat.
What was the purpose of the Comintern?
To encourage worldwide communist revolution.
What were the aims of Stalin’s ‘Five-Year Plans’?
To build heavy industry and improve transportation.
How did Stalin bring agriculture under government control?
Through forced collectivization.
What was a key characteristic of fascism in the 1920s and 1930s?
Supremacy of the state over individual rights.
Why did fascism appeal to many Italians?
It promised a stable and strong government.
How did fascists differ from communists?
Fascists focused on strengthening their own nation, while communists aimed for international revolution.
What kind of government did Mussolini establish in Italy?
A dictatorship.
Whom did Mussolini’s government favor?
The upper classes and industrial leaders.
Why were Italian nationalists outraged after World War I?
Italy did not receive all the promised territories.
What was the Gulag, and what happened there?
A brutal system of labor camps where critics of Stalin were imprisoned and often died.
Why did authoritarian rule spread in Eastern Europe after WWI?
Due to a lack of experience with democratic governance.
How did conflicting territorial claims fuel conflict between Jews and Arabs?
Each group claimed the same land as their homeland.
Why did Arabs feel betrayed at the Paris Peace Conference?
Their hopes for independence were ignored by Western powers.
What did the Balfour Declaration state?
British support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Why were Indian leaders outraged in 1939?
Britain brought India into WWII without consulting them.
