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What year did WW1 start and end in?
1914-1918
What were the two nicknames for WW1?
“Great War” and “War to end all Wars”
three central powers during WW1
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
How long was US involved in WW1
7 months
three new weapons/warfare used in WW1
trench warfare, machine guns, tanks, chemical warfare
exact date and time armistice took place
11 am, November 11, 1918
allied powers WW1
GB, France, Russia, US
Who was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who got assassinated which sparked WWI? Who and what country was the person from who assassinated him?
Archduke Ferdinand, he was killed by a Serbian man named Gavrilo Princip.
What army did Hitler fight for during WWI? What was his rank?
Germany- lance corporal
What country was Hitler born in?
Austria
What does the word NAZI stand for?
National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Mein Kamp in English
my struggles
What was the name of the revolution Hitler was arrested for in 1923
The Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler was sentenced to prison for how many years? How much of that time did he serve? What was the crime he committed?
Five years. Served nine months. High treason.
What is the term for discrimination against Jewish people?
Anti-Semitism
these laws were passed in 1935 stating that Jewish people were no longer citizens and they banned Jewish marriages; these were known as what?
Nuremberg Laws
What year did Hitler come to power in Germany?
1933
The night that 276 synagogues, 7,000 Jewish business, and 30,000 Jewish men were taken to concentration camps were known as what?
Night of broken glass
What was the Reichstag in Germany?
German parliament
Who was the President of the United States during WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who were the three major Allied Countries during WWII?
Great Britain, the United States, france
Hitler and the Nazi’s were masters at this.
propaganda
What was the country that Germany invaded that led to Britain and France declaring war on them?
Poland
Who was the President of Germany in 1933? What role did he appoint Hitler too?
Paul Von Hindenburg. He appointed Hitler chancellor of Germany.
Who were the three main axis countries?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What year did WWII start? What year did it end?
1939- 1945
What was the event and the date that it occurred which made the United States enter the war?
bombing of Pearl Harbor- December 7, 1941
written question- What were the four main causes of the start of WWII? Describe their effect on the war.
Treaty of Versailles, Hitlers actions, Failure of league of Nations, Failure of appeasement.
be able to explain the problem with each
written question- What were the four major points of the Treaty of Versailles? What did this Treaty do? Why did it have such a big impact on WWII?
Germany was forced to take blame for WW1. They had to pay war reparations an give back land they took. This ruined Germany’s economy
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