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53 Cards in this Set
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S.A. or Brownshirts- almost 3 million |
Other names fir Nazi stormtroopers, and their numbers. |
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1932 - Reichstag |
Year that Nazi party became the largest party in Germany, and the name of its parliament. |
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Because Hitler and the Nazis refused to join a coalition parliament after becoming the largest party, effectively immobilizing the Reichstag. Also because Hitler had the endorsements of military leaders and industrialists. |
Why did Von Hindenberg make Hitler chancellor of Germany? |
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By blaming the Reichstag fire on the Communists to demand emergency powers. |
How did Hitler ban all other political parties? |
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August 1934 |
When did Von Hindenberg die? |
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President, Fuhrer |
What two titles did Hitler assume upon the death of Von Hindenberg? |
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1935 - 2,500 |
When was the Luftwaffe revealed, and how many planes did it have at that time? |
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The reoccupation of the Saarland district on the border with France, in 1935. |
Where and when was Hitler's first expansionist move? |
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Reunification with the Rhineland in 1936. |
Where and when was Hitler's second expansionist move? |
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1935 - Jews could not marry Aryan German citizens and deprived them of their rights of citizenship. |
When were the Nuremberg Laws enacted, and what did they mandate? |
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1905 |
What year did Japan first defeat Russia? |
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Allies |
What side did Japan fight with in WW1? |
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Because it couldn't afford to arouse the anger of the USA, the other major power in the Pacific. |
Why didn't Japan start it's expansion against European controlled colonies? |
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Naval reduction treaty between Japan, Great Britain and USA. |
What action handed naval superiority to the Japanese after WW1? |
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The USA and Europe were distracted by the Great Depression. |
What made the timing ideal for Japan to act on its expaansionist ideals? |
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Chinese Manchuria- 1931. |
Where and when was the first Japanese aggression in WW2? |
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Manchu Quo (sp?) - Henry Pu Yee (sp?) |
What was the puppet state of Manchuria called, and who was the puppet emperor? |
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League of Nations |
What was the organization which objected to Japan's invasion of Manchuria, but couldn't do anything about it? |
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Civil war between Gen. Chang Kai Shek (sp?) and the Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Se Tsung (sp?) |
What made China an easy target for Japan? |
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To prevent Russia from going to war with Japan if/when Japan attacked China - 1936. |
When and why did Japan sign a pact with Germany |
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Much of Northern China and the coast. |
How much territory had Japan overrun in China by the end of 1937? |
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Dec. 17, 1937. - over 300,000 civilians killed over 6 weeks. |
When was the Rape of Nanking? How many civilians were massacred over what period of time? |
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US gunboat Panay (sp?) sunk by Japanese bombers on Dec. 12, 1937, killing 50 crewmen. |
What and when was the first attack by Japan on an American ship, and what were the casualties? |
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Because Great Britain objected, fearing it would cause a war. |
Why couldn't Roosevelt impose a naval blockade on Japan after their invasion of China? |
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Quo Min Tang (sp?) |
What were Chang Kai Shek's (sp?) forces called? |
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Just fought a few minor skirmishes on its border with Manchuria. |
How did Russia assist China against Japan? |
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Canton |
What area of China did Japan take in 1938? |
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The right-wing Nationalist party, or fascists. |
What party did Mussolini organize? |
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The democratic govt. was unable to cope with economic challenges, strikes and land seizures. |
Why was the Italian Fascist party popular? |
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August 1922 |
When did Mussolini's Fascists march on Rome? |
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Italy's king, Victor Emmanuel, asked him to form a government in order to prevent a civil war. |
How did Mussolini come to power? |
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1928 - Italy's Grand Council |
By when did Mussolini assume dictatorial powers? And in what organization did power officially reside? |
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To recreate the Roman Empire |
What was Mussolini's ultimae ambition? |
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Abyssinia, today's Ethiopia. |
What was Mussolini's first target of expansion? |
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Eritrea and Italian Somaliland |
What were the Italian colonies surrounding Abyssinia? |
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December 1934 at an oasis in the Ogaden (sp?) region. |
Where and when did Italian forces provoke a clash with Abyssinia? |
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Appealed to the League of Nations, who did nothing. |
What did the emporer of Abyssinia do after being attacked by Italy in Dec. 1934? |
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October 1935 - 6 months |
When did Italy invade Abyssinia, and how long until it was overrun? |
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1. League of Nations was impotent 2. Britain and France were now following policies of appeasement |
What two truths did Italy's agression reveal? |
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1. WW1 force was pared down to a small force to primarily police its colonies. 2. Great Depression prevented military modernization. |
Name two reasons why Britain was weak at the beginning of WW2. |
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1. Low birth rate in early 20th century caused a manpower shortage. 2. The country adopted a purely defensive position, e.g. the Maginot Line. |
Name two reasosns why France was weak at the beginning of WW2. |
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1. Italy's new fleet was dominant in the Mediterranean. 2. France was entirely defensive. 3. Dealing with the great depression seemed more urgent. 4. Resurgent Germany seemed the greater threat. |
Name 4 reasons why Britain and France couldn't act when Italy invaded Abyssinia. |
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1936 - Communists vs. Fascists |
When did the Spanish civil war start, and who was it between? |
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1931 - eliminate the Spanish monarchy and form a Republic. |
When was the left-wing government in Spain elected, and what was their goal? |
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The left wing parties joined into a Popular Front, which narrowly won the 1836 elections. Strikes and land siezures led many to believe a Communist takeover was inevitable. This caused the conservative Catholic military to consider a preemptive coup. |
How did the Spanish civil war start? |
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On July 17, 1936, Spanish forces fighting guerillas in Morocco mutinied. Led by Gen. Francisco Franco. |
How, where, and when did the Spanish civil war start? And who led it? |
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Nationalist movement, fighting the Republican Government, the Communists and their Popular Front. |
What was Gen. Franco's movement called? Who were they fighting, and what was their movement called? |
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Used the Luftwaffe to ferry his troops from Morocco back to Spain. |
How did Hitler initially support Gen. Franco's coup? |
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Hitler and Mussolini started supplying soldiers and equipment. |
How did Gen. Franco's Nationalists gain the upper hand in the Spanish Civil war? |
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1. The first panzer tanks with 12,000 troops. 2. Luftwaffe Condor Legion, with new bombers and fighters. |
What German units were deployed in the Spanish Civil war? |
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Volunteer Corps of 50,000 men and over 700 aircraft. |
What assistance did Mussolini send to Gen. Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil war? |
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They declared a policy of non-intervention, afraid of starting a new war. |
What did Great Britain and France do when the Republican Government of Spain asked for their help against Franco's Nationalists, and why? |
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Stalin and the Soviet Union, in order to keep Germany and Italy occupied while it built up its own military strength. |
Who eventually came to the Spanish government's assistance in their fight against Franco's Nationalists, and why? |
