history Flashcards

(40 cards)

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treaty of versailles

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Treaty that ended WW I signed 1919

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facism

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system with one leader that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition

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the great depression

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1929 stock market crash spread through the world

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nationalism

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A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country

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communism

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all means of production are controlled by the government

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appeasement

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Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict

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militarism

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glorification of the military

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november criminals

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the democratic socialists who created the republic, signed the armistice and accepted the hated treaty.

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hyperinflation

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A very rapid rise in the price level; an extremely high rate of inflation.

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fuhrer

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Adolf Hitler’s title as chancellor and head of state in Germany.

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ideology

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a system of social or political ideas

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left wing

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the liberal, socialist, or radical section of a political party or system

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chancellor

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highest official of a monarch

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aryan

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Germanic people seen as the master race

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indoctrinate

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to teach a certain point of view to

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decree for the protection of people and state

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Allowed Hitler to suspend basic constitutional rights to ensure German safety

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consciption

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compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.

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internment

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Confinement during wartime

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league of nations

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an international organization up after World War I to prevent future wars

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nazism

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German brand of fascism

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dolscotchlegende

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‘Stab in the Back’ myth

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antisemitism

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Prejudice against Jews

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dictatorship

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A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

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lebensraum

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Hitler’s theory based on a drive to acquire “living space” for the German people

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german expansionism
overturn the military and territorial provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
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fall of singapore
15 February 1942
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prisoner of war
a person captured in war, especially a member of the military
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kokoda track
Series of battles fought by Australians from July-November 1942, many died walking the track
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holocaust
the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler
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atomic bomb
bomb dropped by an American bomber on Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroying both cities 6 august 1945
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TRINITY
first atomic bomb test. 16 july 1945
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nuremburg laws
1935 - Jews lost their German citizenship and political rights. Reich citizenship law Law for protection of German blood and German honor
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japanese millitarism
For Chinese people the war began with a Japanese invasion in 1931
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invasion of poland
1 september 1939
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war declared
3 septemeber 1939
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pearl harbour
On 7 December 1941 - USA now involved
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night of the broken glass
november 9-10 1938 | 30,000 men sent to concentration camps
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holocaust
6 million jews murdered The mass murder of Jews began in 1941.  extermination in concentration camps - Auschwitz
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hit on darwin
19 feburary
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japanese surrender
15 august