Term 1 Flashcards
world war 2 was from… to…
1939 - 1945
what happend during these years
(card 3-11)
1914
outbreak of ww1
1918
end of ww1
1919
treaty of versailles
1932
nazis and hitler voted into power
1929
great depression began
1933
germany became a dictatorship
1939
outbreak of ww2
1941
usa and japan entered ww2
1945
end of ww2
republic meaning
a form of government whose head of state is not a king or queen but a president
armistice meaning
agreement between enemies in war to stop fighting so they can discuss peace terms
revenge meaning
action taken in return for being hurt
what happen ed when germany had been defeated
kaiser wilhhelm of germany had been overthrown
germany was no longer ruled by a king
a new democratic government was formed in the city of weimar
the government of the weimar republic signed the armistice with the allies and agreed to stop fighting
when was the peace treaty of versailles signed
1919
what happened to germany in the treaty of versailles
germany did not have a say in how it was punished
germany had to pay for the cost of the war
germany lost land
germany had to admit that it was to blame for the warby signing the war guilt clause
germany was not allowed to build up a defence force again
dictate meaning
give commands
reparations meaning
amount of money for damages paid by losing nation to the winners
germany was called the…
weimar republic
danzig meaning
a free city run by the league of nations
swastika
symbol of the nazi party
opposition
group of people who disagree with you
coup
french
violent overthrow of government
