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What is Fascism?
A type of government where one powerful leader has almost complete control, people have very little freedom, and the government expects everyone to put the nation above themselves. So a dictatorship with extreme nationalism
What was the treaty of Versailles?
A peace treaty that blamed Germany for WWI,imposed Germany to pay for the war and military limited.
What was the Weimar Republic?
Germany’s government after WWI.
Why did people support Hitler?
Germany was poor and people wanted change.
What was hyperinflation?
Money became worth almost nothing, so people needed huge amounts of money just to buy food
How did the great depression affect Germany?
Many people lost their jobs and became desperate for someone to fix the country
Why did people support Hitler?
He promised jobs, a stronger German, and solutions to the country’s problems.
How did Hitler become dictator?
He was elected into government and then took more and more power until he controlled everything.
What the enabling act?
A law that gave hitler the power to make laws without approval from others.
What was ruhr region
Important industrial area of Germany
Periods of German Entitle?
800-1800 holy Roman Empire
1870s-1918 German Empire
1918-1933 Weimar Republic
1933-1945 Nazi Germany
What was negative and positive affects of hyperinflation?
Positive: Some Businesses could pay off their rloans/buy up falling businesses
Negative: Everyone had trouble buying things they needed, Savings became worthless
Why did Hitler do beer hall putsch?
he wanted to seize power and overthrow the bavarian government for signing the treaty of Versailles
What was the book hitler wrote?
Mein kompf (My struggle)
Why did Hitler write that book?
To share his ideas and explain what he wanted Germany to become
Who was the fascist leader of italy?
Benito Mussolini
How did the Great depression help Hitler rise to power?
Germans were desperate for solutions so many voted for the Nazi
What was the 1,2,3 Reich
He wanted the new Germany to be like Roman empire
Bismarck’s from 1871
Hitler reign that the Aryan master race would dominate Europe for 1,000 years
What a the communism Soviet Union leader
Joseph Stalin
How did Hitler use a democratic path to power?
He promised jobs, economic recovery and make Germany stronger. Which helped gain support as chancellor in 1933.
What is totalitarianism?
A system where the government has almost complete control over people’s lives
What is Indoctrination?
Teaching people to believe certain ideas without questioning them.
What was Hitler youth?
A Nazi organization that taught children Nazi Beliefs
What was police terror in Nazi Germany? and why did they use it
The Nazis used fear, arrests, and violence to control people and stop opposition.
Who were the gestapo?
Hitler’s secret people who arrested and pushes people who opposed the Nazis.
what was the SS?
An elite Nazi Group that helped enforce Hitler’s policies and carried out acts of terror.
What is propaganda?
Information used to influence people’s opinions and beliefs
How did Hitler use propaganda?
He used newspaper,radio, movies, posters, and speeches to make people support the Nazis.
What was hitler inspired by?
He was inspired by western propaganda World war 1
Who was in charge of Nazi Propaganda?
Joseph Goebbels
Why was propaganda important to the Nazis?
It helped convince people to support Hitler and Nazi ideas
What was the Nuremberg rally
It was the annia rally of the nazi party in germany held from 1933 to 1938
showcase power, symbolize the solidarity between German people, growing number.
10 stage of Genocide
Classification: people are divided into “us and them”
Symbolization = forced to identify themselves
discrimination
dehumanization
organization =Creates specific group to enforce the policies
Polarization = government broadcasts propaganda
Preparation = relocate people or remove
Persecution =beginning of murders, theft of property
Extermination = not called murder because they are not seen as human
Denial=denines that any crime has been committed
What were the Nuremberg Laws?
Laws that took away the rights of Jewish people.
What was Kristallnacht?
A night when Nazis destroyed Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.
What were ghettos?
Small crowded areas where Jewish people were forced to live.
What was Hitler Final Solution?
Hitler’s plan to kill Jewish people across Europe.
How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
about 6 million
What started World War II?
Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
What was Blitzkrieg?
A fast attack using tanks, planes, and soldiers.
Why was the Battle of Britain important?
Britain stopped Germany from invading.
Why was Stalingrad important?
Germany lost and started losing control of the war.
Why was D-Day important?
Allied troops landed in France and began pushing Germany back.
Why was Midway important?
It was a major U.S. victory against Japan in the Pacific.
How did World War II end?
Japan surrendered after the U.S dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the color War?
A long rivalry between the U.S and the Soviet union
Why was it called a cold war?
The two countries never fought each other directly
what was containment?
The U.S policy of stopping communism from spreading
What was the marshall plan?
Money the U.S gave to help rebuild europe after WWII
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To stop people from leaving communist East Germany.
What is a proxy war?
When powerful countries support different sides in a war instead of fighting each other.
What happened in the Korean war?
Korea stayed divided into North and South Korea
What happened in the Vietnam war?
Vietnam became a communist country after the war.
What is decolonization?
When colonies become independent from European Countries.
Why was Israel created in 1948?
The United Nations divided Palestine into Jewish and Arab states
What was the Iranian Revolution?
The Shah was overthrown and a religious government took power.
What was the Rwandan Genocide?
About 800,000 people were killed because of ethnic conflict.
What is globalization?
Countries becoming more connected through trade, technology, and communication
What is a tariff?
A Tax on goods coming into country.
What is an embargo?
A complete stop of trade with another country.
What is a sanction?
A punishment used to pressure a country to change its actions.