Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
6 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
National Socialist Party |
-German political party led by Adolf Hitler -Only party during Hitler's reign -Took control of Germany + established dictatorship -Platform: believed Aryans ( blonde hair and blue eyes) were the perfect people |
|
|
Axis |
-A group of countries that opposed the Allies -An alliance between Germany, Italy,Japan, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania -They lost WWII |
|
|
Allies |
-Britain, France, United States and Soviet Union,Australia and etc. -They won WWII -Opponents of the Axis -U.S. did not get involved until the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japanese. |
|
|
Holocaust |
-The mass genocide of 6 million of Jews by Hitler/ the Nazis. -Lasted 12 years -Taken from homes and forced into concentration camps -means "whole burnt": Jews were gassed and/or placed in crematoriums because the Nazis wanted to take out the whole group/population |
|
|
Swastika |
Originally a symbol of peace but Hitler adapted it and turned it into the official symbol for the Nazi Party. -Black= evil of Nazis -Red=blood of Jews -White= pureness of Aryan Race |
|
|
Concentration Camps |
An area where Jews were forced into so they could be either killed or forced to work. -Camps where Jews/other races were put to be secluded from the rest of the world. |
