World War2: Europe Flashcards
(32 cards)
What did the nazis think Germany needed
More living space for the people in germany
The German nazi leaders decided to re-arm secretly in 1933
When did Germany annex austria
1938
Read through pg 119
When did hitler invade Poland
1 september 1939
When did britain and France declare war on Germany
3 September 1939
Who were the allied powers
Britain
France
Russia
USA
Who were the axis powers
Germany
Italy
Japan
How many jews were exterminated
6 million
Read through pg 121
Who lead the ss
Heinrich himmler
What were ss men taught
Racial hatred and told to harden their hearts to human suffering
Read through pg 122
Who lead the white rose movement
Sophie scholl
What was the white rose movement
A small, non-violeng resistance group consisting of students from the university of Munich. They spoke against nazism and printed pamphlets
How did the whote rose movement happen
Sophie and her brother Hans took a suitcase full of leaflets to their university. They dropped copied in the empty hallways for students to pick up when they arrived for lectures.
What happened to the white rose movement
They were caught and taken into gestapo custody. They were tried and executed by guillotine
Who was the leader of the confessing church
Dietrich bonhoeffer
Read through confessing church pg 124
When did the nazi German army enter the city of Warsaw in Poland
1939
What did they do in Warsaw
They built a wall to enclose a part of the city, which became known as the Warsaw ghetto
What was it like for a jew in Warsaw
The gates were guarded, and any jew who left the ghetto without permission was shot
What policy did the nazi’s pursue with
A slow and natural extinction
What was the slow and natural extinction like in warsaw
The smell from broken roolets became unbearable. Te freezing cold polish winter caused the water pipes to freeze. There was not enough food. Diseases soon broke out in the overcrowded ghetto
