History Revision - Causes of WW2

Flashcards covering key terms from lecture notes on the causes of World War II.

Coalition government

A temporary alliance made between several parties when no single party won a majority.

Weimar Republic

Germany’s new democratic government that was formed in 1919

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The U.S president during the Great Depression, who began the government reform program known as the New Deal

The Great Depression

A long business slump following the Financial Crash, leading to economic ruin around the world

Dawes Plan

A $200 million loan to help stabilize the economy of Germany.

Appeasement

The act of giving in to an aggressor to keep the peace

Axis Powers

An alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan

Francisco Franco

A Spanish general who led the revolt and became Spain’s Fascist dictator

Isolationism

The belief that political ties to other countries should be avoided

Third Reich

The creation of the absorption of Austria and Czechoslovakia into Germnay, also called the German Empire

The Munich Conference

A conference held on September 29th, 1938, between Germany, France, Britain, and Italy in Munich to discuss the borders that Hitler demanded regarding Czechoslovakia