World war 2 terms/names unit test Flashcards
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who is Francisco Franco
Spanish military leader who became the dictator of Spain after winning the Spanish Civil War in 1939
what is the Enabling Act
It gave Adolf Hitler and his government the power to make laws without the approval of Germany’s parliament, effectively giving him dictatorial control.
what is the Reichstag Fire
A fire that destroyed Germany’s parliament building, and Hitler used it as an excuse to take away people’s rights and gain more control.
who is Mussolini
The leader of Italy who ruled as a dictator from 1922 - 1943.
what is Kristallnacht
“Night of Broken Glass” in 1938, was a violent attack on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues in Nazi Germany, leading to widespread destruction and arrests.
what is Anschluss
In 1938, where Austria became part of Germany.
what is the Munich Agreement
A deal where Britain and France allowed Nazi Germany to take control of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland in exchange for a promise of no further expansion
what is Hiro Hito
The Emperor of Japan from 1926 - 1989
who is Stalin
The leader of the Soviet Union (Russia) from the 1920s - 1953
what is Lebensraum
who is Winston Churchill
who is C.D. Howe
what is the Nazi-Soviet Pact
what is the Beer Hall Putsch
who is Neville Chamberlain
what is W.P.T.B.
what is Ration Books
what is Mein Kampf
what is N.S.S.
what is Hyde Park Declaration
what is Hiroshima
what is Nagasaki
what is “Dollar a Year Men”
who is Alan Touring
