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26 Cards in this Set
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When did Sitzkrieg happen |
September 3rd 1939-May 10 1940 |
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What was Sitzkrieg (4 Points) |
No land operations on the Western Front Began with declaration of war by Western allies on Germany Poland was overrun for 5 weeks and got no help Winter coming also made fighting more difficult |
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Significance of Sitzkrieg (4 Points) |
Both sides had time to prepare for the war Allies didn't expect hitler to invade & weren't prepared Germany knew this so they attacked even though they weren't either Help prepare for a broader war that would last years |
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When did Nazi-Soviet Pact happen & who signed it? (3 Marks) |
August 23rd 1939 German foreign affairs minister Joachim von Ribbentrop Soviet foreign affairs minister Vyacheslav Molotov |
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What did the Nazi-Soviet Pact entail (4 Marks) |
It delineated the spheres of influence between the 2 powers Gave written guarantee of non-belligerence between parties Neither could ally or aid enemy of the other party Secretly divided territories in Poland and other countries |
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When and how did Nazi-Soviet Pact end? (2 Marks) |
June of 1941 Hitler attacked Soviet positions in Eastern Poland as part of Operation Barbarossa |
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Significance of Nazi-Soviet Pact (3 Marks) |
It took an ally away from France and Britain for years Germany could focus on Western front without worry of Soviet attack Enabled Hitler to attack Poland on September 1 1939 without Soviet intervention |
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When did German-Polish Pact start and finish (2 Marks) |
January 26th 1934 until April of 1939 |
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What did the German-Polish Pact entail? (4 Marks) |
Both countries pledged to resolve their issues through bilateral negotiations They chose to forgo armed conflict for 10 years It ended territorial issues dating back to the Treaty of Versailles Gave Germany the Eastern border that Hitler wanted |
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Significance of German-Polish Pact (3 Marks) |
It allowed Hitler time for armament Set Hitler up to invade 5 years later Helped Germany improve their economically damaging customs war that existed |
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When was the Stresa Front & who made the agreement (4 Marks) |
April 14 1935 in Stresa, Italy Italian PM Benito Mussolini French PM Pierre Laval British PM Ramsay MacDonald |
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What did the Stresa Front look to do? (4 Marks) |
Aimed to reaffirm the Locarno Treaties (Post WW1 Treaties) Declare the independence of Austria Tried to punish Germany with economic sanctions for breaching the T of Versailles Tried to prevent any further attempts by Germany to change the Treaty |
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Significance of Stresa Front (4 Marks) |
The agreement was a complete flop Germany would become allies with Italy; giving them supplies None of the threats against Germany were ever acted on Enabled Hitler to keep trying to gain more |
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When did the Rhineland Remilitarization Happen and where? (2 Marks) |
Happened on March 7th 1936 Area of Western Germany along the Rhine River |
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What happened in the Rhineland Remilitarization ( 4 Marks) |
German forces entered the Rhineland; 1st time since WW1 This violated the Treaty of Versailles and Locarno Treaties Gambled there would be no intervention; there wasn't Allies condemned the actions, but neither intervened |
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Significance of Rhineland Remilitarization (3 Marks) |
Changed balance of power in Europe from France towards Germany Made it possible to pursue policy of aggression in Eastern Europe Enabled Hitler to gain more territory |
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When did T4 Program start and end? (2 Marks) |
Started September 1st until August 24th 1941 |
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What was the T4 Program? (5 Marks) |
A Euthanasia program German doctors were authorized to sign off patients deemed incurable They could administer "mercy deaths" Hitler signed a decree allowing this Deemed involuntary Euthanasia (lose right to live, don't choose whether they die) |
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What impact did Pastor Friedrich von Bodelschwingh & Pastor Paul Braune have on T4 Ending? (4 Marks) |
Both wouldn't sign T4 forms Bodelschwingh knew Braune had a conscience Braun sent research report to Goring and was arrested for 3 months Bodelschwingh became close with Karl Brandt, Hitler's doc & threatened to go public
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Who else was against the T4 Program (3 Marks) |
Feb 19 1941 saw 18 T4 doctors go to Bethel and said most patients knew about the deaths Some doctors refused to fill out forms too Roman Catholic Church protested the killings; not the Christian way. |
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How did Soviet Invasion impact the T4 Program Ending? (3 Marks) |
Personnel were taken away to to help set up for the final solution of the Jewish question Killings still happened, just more privately Earhart Wetzel suggested gas chambers just like the ones used in T4 Program |
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Conclusion on T4 Program Ending (3 Marks) |
Program represented Nazi subsequent genocide policies People feared they were being figured out so ended it Resulted in Holocaust beginning & Nazis creating their master race. |
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Strengths Leno Riefenstahl had in making Triumph of the Will (5 Marks) |
Friendship with Hitler; Hitler loves the film & changes nothing Had complete freedom to make it Nazi's financed it; no Goebbels help Had a huge crew to help Ability to convey an overall theme, not just images |
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How was the movie Triumph of the Will made? (5 Marks) |
Riefenstahl had 170 people as a crew for rallies; 36 just on cameras She shot 128 thousand metres of film She edited it for 6 months; cut it down to 3 thousand metres |
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How was the country of Germany portrayed in Triumph of the Will? (5 Marks) |
Portrays Germany as a strong country Shows them coming together as a nation Shows then denying racism, which was untrue Portrays Ancient Greece and Germany in the same light Very little Nazi flags, mostly Olympic flags which legitimizes Germany and the party |
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How is Hitler portrayed in Triumph of the Will (7 Marks) |
Studies Hitler & everything beforehand Wants things to be seen from his perspective View him as a father figure of the people Don't portray him as a dictator; non threatening instead Portray him as a rescuer of the economy, which is a tad false (military jobs only) Make it seem that people crave to see him Hess tells Hitler "You are Germany & Germany is you" |
