WW2 Flashcards
fascism
don’t believe in democracy
Kristallnacht
the night of shattered glass Jewish synagogues destroyed as well as people killed and business looted
churchhill
british prime minister we will never surrender
Reparations
someone has to pay money back to someone
totalitarian
government controls every aspect of peoples lives
appeasement
to avoid conflict
anti Semitism
the hatred of jews Hitler was raised in Anti Semitism
benito Mussolini
created fascism and was one of the main causes of WW1 extreme nationalist was nicknamed Duce using secret police and propaganda
Nazi party
the most powerful fascist party (german nationalist socialist )
Josef Stalin
nicknamed man of steel turned government into a totalitarian state leader of a communist party
Borden
Canadian forces base borden formerly RCAF where they trained Canadian soldiers for the war
Holocaust
a genocide where jews were not seen as people and were harshly discriminated against
order of events 1-3
rise of dictators
September campaign
operation barbossa
order of events 3-6
operation barbossa
attack on pearl harbor
Dieppe raid
order of events 6-9
Dieppe raid
battle of ortana (Italian campaign)
D day (normandy invasion)