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36 Cards in this Set
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Europe was in shambles after World War I in three different ways. Name them
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a) Almost every European country was bankrupt
b) lost generation--millions dead c) countries lost their foreign influence |
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The weaknesses of the democracies after World War I meant people wanted more stability, even if that meant....
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totalitarianism (a dictatorship)
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What were the problems with the U.S. economy?
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1. uneven distribution of wealth
2. overproduction 3. demand for US goods fell 4. overinflated stocks |
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What happened when the U.S. economy collapsed?
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A global depression
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What is fascism?
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loyalty to state and obedience to its leader
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What did the fascists promise to do?
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1. revive the economy
2. punish those responsible 3. restore national pride |
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Who was the fascist leader of Italy?
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Mussolini
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What did Mussolini do when he took office?
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1. Abolish democracy
2. Outlaw political parties 3. Outlaw strikes 4. Pushes economy forward 5. Unleashes propaganda landslide |
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What was the name of Germany's dictator?
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Adolf Hitler
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What where the three beliefs that Hitler wrote about in his book Mein Kempf
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1. Extreme German Nationalism
2. Social Darwinism 3. Expansionism |
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What did the Nuremberg Laws do to the Jews?
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1. take away German citizenship
2. Outlaw marriages between Jews and non-Jews |
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What is appeasement?
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giving in to an aggressor to keep the peace
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What are the 3 major problems with appeasement?
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1. strengthened Hitler's power
2. Opened France and Briatin to attack 3. Weak response encouraged Hitler to speed up his advances |
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What does "blitzkrieg" mean?
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lightning war (a fast and furious attack)
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Name 3 countries Hitler attacked in the early part of the war
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Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium
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Who was Winston Churchill and what did he promise to do?
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Prime Minister of Britain.
Promised to never give up |
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What was the "cash and carry" policy
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The U.S. said to its allies: we'll make supplies, you come get them
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Why did the cash and carry policy and, and what took its place?
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Britain was bankrupt....the lend-lease act took its place
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What happened after Japan attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor? (3 things)
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We declare war on Japan...Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S., and then we declare war on them
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What happened at the Battle of Midway?
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The U.S. was outnumbered 4:1, but still won. It was our revenge against the Japanese for their attack on Pearl Harbor
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What was Hitler's final solution?
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genocide: systematic killing of an entire people
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What was island hopping?
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going from island to island to defeat the Japanese...and getting closer and closer to the mainland of Japan each time
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What happened on June 6, 1944?
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D-Day. U.S. and Britain open the second front in France at the beaches of Normandy
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Who was at the Yalta conference?
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Britain, U.S. and Soviet Union
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What happened at the Yalta conference?
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plans were made about how to finish the war
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What happened on May 8, 1945
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V-E Day. Victory in Europe
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What was the Manhattan Project?
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Building of the atomic bomb
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What were the names of the two cities in Japan that we dropped the nuclear bomb on?
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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What kind of government looked good to a lot of poor countries?
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communism
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What were the Nuremberg Trials?
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Trials against Hitler's men for what they did. (Crimes against humanity)
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What was the Dawes Plan?
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The U.S. would loan Germany money so it could keep repaying its debt from World War I
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How did the Dawes plan benefit the U.S.?
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If the U.S. helps Germany, then Britain and France will be ok....and Britain and France can then pay the U.S. the money they owe.
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Why would people accept fascism and leaders like Mussolini and Hitler?
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When people are desperate and scared they will follow people who promise to keep them safe
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Who (what group of people) did Hitler blame for all the problems?
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Jews
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Who were the Gestapo?
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secret police sent out to murder anyone opposed to Nazi rule
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What is pacifism?
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refusal to fight in a war
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