WWII and Holocaust - Key Terms and Concepts

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary and concepts related to WWII and the Holocasut as discussed in the lecture notes.

Luftwaffe

The German air force.

Rhineland

The remilitarized region of western Germany.

Appeasement

Granting concessions to avoid conflict.

Rome-Berlin Axis

A collective security agreement between Germany and Italy established in 1936.

Anschluss

Hitler's concept of uniting all German people, realized in 1938.

Sudetenland

A region of western Czechoslovakia.

Munich Conference

A 1938 summit where Britain and France appeased Hitler.

Neville Chamberlain

The British Prime Minister who famously promised 'peace in our time'.

Nazi-Soviet Pact

A non-aggression agreement between Hitler and Stalin signed in 1939.

Manchuria

A northeastern region of China seized by Japan in 1931.

Pu Yi

The puppet emperor of Manchuria.

Chiang Kai-shek

The leader of the Nationalists in China.

New Order in Asia

Japan's imperial governance and expansion in the Pacific.

French Indochina

A region comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Sanctions

Economic restrictions aimed at enforcing international laws.

Ethiopia

An African nation invaded by Italy in 1935.

Haile Selassie

Emperor of Ethiopia during the Italian invasion.

Rape of Nanjing

Japan's brutal invasion of mainland China.