World War 2 Flashcards
(31 cards)
National Socialist German Worker’s Party
Nazis
means “living space”; land Hitler conquered for Germany’s growing population
Lebensraum
Stock market crash caused by over speculation in stocks and real estate
Black Thursday, 1929
Caused parliament to resign in Italy and Fascist takeover
Black Shirt March
President of Germany who named Hitler chancellor
Von Hindenburg
Event that caused Hitler to assume emergency powers, blamed on Communists
Reichstag Fire
Suspended civil liberties in Germany
Article 48
Allowed Hitler to rule with unlimited power
Enabling Act
Who led the secret police?
Heinrich Himmler
Caused Jews to lose citizenship and many other rights
Nuremberg Laws
First act of violence against Jews. Destroyed their businesses and synagogues.
Kristallnacht
The unification of Germanic people under one flag
Volk
How did Italy violate the Treaty of Versailles?
By invading Ethiopia
How did Germany violate the Treaty of Versailles?
By withdrawing from the League of Nations and drafting for a military/rearming
Fascist leader who starts civil war to overthrow the democratic government in Spain
Francisco Franco
The annexation of Austria to Germany
Anschluss
British prime minister who claws to have appeased Hitler, achieving “peace with honor.”
Neville Chamberlain
What territories did Hitler progressively try to claim?
Austria, Sudetenland, Danzig in Poland
What caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
Hitter’s invasion of Poland
Aerial attack that destroyed London
Battle of Britain
Hitler’s attack on Russia. Deadliest battle in the history of the world.
Battle of Stalingrad
British commander in North Africa
Montgomery
German commander in North Africa nicknamed Desert Fox
Rommel
Began the liberation of France, led by Dwight D Eisenhowerr
Operation Overlord
