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The Causes of WWII
Hitler's rise to power & beginning of WWII
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11/21/2004

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Benito Mussolini
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Led fascist party in Italy in 1919- becomesdictator of Italy.
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Adolf Hitler
Definition
Feisty German soldier who was angered by the treaty of Versailles- he led a revolt, wrote a book in prison, and led the Nazi party and won the heart of Germany by offering them jobs during the great depression.
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lebensraum
Definition
German 'living space'
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Anschluss
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Unification of all German people under the 3rd Reich
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Wermacht
Definition
German army
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Luftwaffe
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German airforce
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RAF
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Britian's Royal Air Force
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Red Army
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Russia's communist army
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Holocaust
Definition
Oppression/attempted genocide of utermeich (Jews, Slavs, handicapped, homosexual) by Nazis
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Nazi-Soviet Non Agression Pact
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The "secret plan" between Hitler and Stalin:
  • Germany will invade Poland
  • Germany and the USSR with split up Poland
  • Germany and USSR will NEVER attach each other
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Il Duce
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Mussolini's title as dictator of Italy
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Der Fuhrer
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Hitler's title as dictator of Germany
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Third Reich
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What Hitler proclaimed the German nation to be after he takes the title of dictator- or the "1000 year reich"
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Operation Sealion
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the battle for Britain- Hitler launches main bombardment of Britain from August 1940- May 1941
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The Blitz
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German nightly bombing raids on London
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Operation Barbarossa
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when Hitler went back on the Nazi-Soviet non agression pact and attacked the USSR
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scorched earth policy
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The method the soviets used to beat the Nazis- burning the wilderness & towns once the Nazis got so far into the USSR so they would be without resorces.
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appeasement
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Giving into demands to prevent another war
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Neville Chamberlain
Definition
pussy PM of Britain who was replaced by Churchill because he was a pussy
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Winston Churchill
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Non-pussy pm of Britian during WW2
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premier
Definition
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Josef Stalin
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Leader of the Soviet communist party
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Axis Powers
Definition
Hitler's gang of countries
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Allied Powers
Definition
Britian's gang of countries
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Mein Kampf
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Hilter's autobiography- 'my struggle'
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Great Depression
Definition
Severe decline in world economy in the 30's
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Dust Bowl
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Bier Hall Putsch
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Hitler's little riot about overthrowing the German gvt where he got put into prison for 8 months.
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Blackshirts
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Mussolini's police
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SS
Definition
Hitler's meanie military police
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Gestapo
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Hitler's meanie citizen police
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Lend-Lease act
Definition
US gave weapons to Britian w/o payment
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Emperor Hirohito
Definition
Sacred ruler of Japan who held very little power
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Hideki Tojo
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Japanese Shogun
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Greater east Asia co-prosperity sphere
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a. Japanese belived they were superior to other Asian races (social Darwinism) b.but they relied on US oil/gas/iron
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boycott
Definition
I know that already
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Dec. 7, 1941
Definition
US declares war on the Axis powers
(a day that will live in infamy)
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ghettos
Definition
special neighborhoods set aside for untermeinch
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Eastern front in USSR
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Battle grounds b/n USSR & Germany
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Japan's relationship w/ China
Definition
Felt superior, planned to take them over for their good & for Japan's- so they could use China's natural resources & big country to live in.
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Blitzkreig
Definition
"lighting war"- attack concentrated on one key part, all attacks are timley coordinated 1.aircraft bombing 2. heavy altilery 3.tanks/armored vehicles (tiger, Panzers, Half-tracks) 4.infantry
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