key dates (all units) Flashcards
(20 cards)
What year was the Weimar Republic established?
1919
when did Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
Jan 30th, 1933
True or False: The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919.
True
Fill in the blank: The _____ was a significant economic crisis in Germany during the Weimar Republic that led to hyperinflation.
Great Depression
What year did World War II begin?
1939
Multiple Choice: What event is commonly considered to have sparked World War II?
A) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
B) The invasion of Poland
C) The Munich Agreement
B) The invasion of Poland
True or False: The Holocaust began in 1941.
False, 1933
What year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor, leading the U.S. to enter World War II?
1941
What year did Germany surrender, marking the end of World War II in Europe?
1945
Multiple Choice: Which event marked the official end of World War II?
A) The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
B) The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
C) The liberation of concentration camps
B) The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
True or False: The Weimar Republic lasted until 1933.
True
What year did the D-Day invasion occur?
1944
Fill in the blank: The _____ was the name of the German military strategy of rapid invasion used in the early years of World War II.
Blitzkrieg
what date did Germany sign the armistice which ended ww1?
nov 11th of 1918
what year did Germany annex Austria?
1938
when did Germany invade Poland, leading to the beginning of ww2?
September 1st 1939
when did hitler commit suicide
ten days after his birthday: April 30th, 1945
what date did Germany surrender?
may 8th, 1945
when did the US drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
early August of 1945
when did Japan surrender ww2?
september 2nd, 1945
