World War ll Flashcards
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What was the policy of appeasement
To let Germany take and take and take so they would get tired and stop
Who sought to appease Germany in the lead up to world war ll
Great Britain and France
What were the years that world war ll took place
1939-1945
Germany’s invasion of what country began world war ll in 1939
Poland
What was the nazi-Soviet pact?
A pact to say they’re neutral and would not hurt each other and a secret protocol that divided Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence
What is the military tactic of a blitzkrieg
Relies on speed and surprise and concentrated force to overwhelm the enemy and achieve a quick victory
What group was mostly targeted during the holocaust
Jewish
What other groups were also targeted during the holocaust
Black, gay, other races besides German and Jewish mainly. Also disabled people.
Who were the axis powers during world war ll
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What group did hitler encourage Germans to blame for their problems?
The Jewish
What was the holocaust
The mass extermination of the Jews
How did the seriousness of the holocaust escelate during the four phases of
First was firing Jewish people, then not allowing them to get married to different races, the. The night of broken glass, and finally the holocaust
Explain how hitlers belief in a master race led to his idea of his “final solution”
Because he wanted a pure race of Germans and the quickest way to get rid of the Jews was extermination
What event caused the us to declare war on Japan
The Pearl Harbor bombing
Who was the American president who decided to stop the bombs on Japan?
Harry Truman
How did the dropping of the bombs on Japan save American lives?
Because it would stop more Americans from going into war
What was the united states policy of isolationism leading up to their involvement in world war ll?
It was to avoid foreign entanglements, especially military alliances so America could focus on its own domestic affairs
Totalitarian dictatorship
Where a single leader or small group holds total power
Appeasement
The let the oppressor keep taking and taking to get them satisfied
Adolf hitler
The leader of the holocaust
Joseph Stalin
He led the Soviet Union from 1924-1953
Nazi-Soviet
A pact between the nazis and the soviets to not attack each other
Blitzkreig
Military tactic focused on speed and surprise
Holocaust
The mass killing of the Jews
