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29 Cards in this Set
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What year did hitler take power |
He took power in January 30th 1933 |
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What did hitler want to do? |
- build up germany forces - restore national pride These things were taken away from Treaty Of Versailles |
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Rearment for germany in? How? |
In 1933 They withdrew from League Of Nations to rearm and formed conscription |
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Army size |
100,000 to 600,000 |
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Rhineland what year? |
1936 |
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Was germany allowed near rhineland? |
No they were forbidden by treaty of Versailles, must not go nearer thab 50km to River Rhine |
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Whats Anschluss when did it occur? |
Anscluss- joining of Austria w/ Nazis in 1938. It was forbidden by Treaty of Versailles. |
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How did anschluss occur? |
Hitler told Austrian Nazis to make trouble by lletting off bombs and starting riots. Austrian leader SCHUSCHNIGG resigned abd austrian nazi took his place where they were invited to march into austria |
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When did austria and germany become a country official? |
14th March 1938 |
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Appeasement what is it? |
Appeasement- giving into Hitlers demands to avoid war |
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Who was Neville Chamberlain |
British PM in 1937 who made decisions to achieve peace |
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What was Neville and Hitler agreement? |
Sudentland be given to Germany by Czechs if they didnt agree had to fight Germany alone |
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When did Czechs give sudentland? |
1st October 1938 |
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What was given to Germany? |
1/2 of Czechoslovakia, Bohemia Moravia |
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When was poland taken by germany? |
1919 |
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What was the nazi-soviet pact? |
Stalin (soviet union) and hitler signing agreement not to fight each other and promised to share Poland |
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Why did they sign? |
Stalin signed to be safe from Germany while building forces. Hitler signed to invade poland no worry about soviet army |
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Whats blitzkrieg? |
Lightning war |
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What does blitzkrieg involve? |
Tanks Aircraft Motorised infantry |
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Stages of blitzkrieg? |
Stage 1: attack Stage 2: breakthrough Stage 3: movement Stage 4: mop up Stage 5: victory |
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What occured 9th to 10th november 1938 |
Kristallnacht (night of broken glasses) attack of jewish places in germany and austria |
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When did british empire declare war? |
1st september 1939 when germany invaded poland |
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Operation Barbarossa |
22nd June 1941 it was the german invasion of soviet union |
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Japan attacks |
December 1941: attack Peal Harbour and Singapore 19th Feb 1942: Bomb Darwin 6-9th August: USA drop 2 atomic bombs on Japab Hiroshima (6th) Nagaesaki (9th) |
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When was ww2 finish |
15th august 1945 VP Day (victory in pacific dqy) mark end war |
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British dominions |
Australia, Usa, soviet union, free french force |
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When did they reach berlin |
April 1945 |
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How did france liberate |
In 6th june 1944, 16,000 allied troops landed on Normandy (North France) September 1944: Allied troops invade Germany from West |
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When did hitler commit suicide |
30th april 1945 |
