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Foynesfr Fascist Ger
Fascist Germany and causes of ww2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fascism | a political system with a strong dictator, extreme nationalism, no democracy, and violence against opponents. |
| Mussolini | leader of Fascist Italy from 1922, known as “Il Duce.” |
| Acerbo Law (1923) | Italian law giving two-thirds of parliament seats to the biggest party, helping Mussolini gain control. |
| Rule by Decree | when Mussolini could make laws without parliament. |
| Weimar Republic | democratic government set up in Germany after WWI (1919–1933). |
| Treaty of Versailles (1919) | peace treaty after WWI; punished Germany with harsh terms (loss of land, army reduced, reparations). |
| Nazi Party | Hitler’s political party, officially called the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. |
| Beer Hall Putsch / Munich Putsch (1923) | Hitler’s failed attempt to take power in Munich. |
| Mein Kampf | Hitler’s book, written in prison, describing his ideas about race, Jews, and Lebensraum. |
| Lebensraum | “living space” — Hitler’s idea that Germany should take land in Eastern Europe. |
| Blackshirts | Mussolini’s paramilitary group in Italy who used violence against opponents. |
| Brownshirts (SA) | Hitler’s paramilitary group who intimidated rivals in Germany. |
| SA (Sturmabteilung) | the Nazi Party’s private army, also known as the Brownshirts. |
| Swastika | the symbol of the Nazi Party. |
| The Great Depression | worldwide economic crisis starting in 1929, which caused huge unemployment. |
| Wall Street Crash (1929) | stock market crash in America that led to the Great Depression. |
| Reichstag Fire (1933) | the German parliament building was burned; Nazis blamed communists to gain emergency powers. |
| Propaganda in Hitler’s Germany | posters, radio, film, and rallies used to spread Nazi ideas and glorify Hitler. |
| Hitler | leader of the Nazi Party, became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and ruled as dictator. |
| Waffen SS | armed wing of the SS, elite soldiers loyal to Hitler. |
| Enabling Act (1933) | law that gave Hitler power to make laws without the Reichstag (parliament). |
| Der Führer | “the Leader” — Hitler’s title as dictator of Germany. |
| Hitler Youth | youth organisation that trained boys to be loyal Nazis and future soldiers. |
| League of German Girls (BDM) | youth organisation for girls, preparing them to be mothers and loyal to the Nazis. |
| Three Ks | “Kinder, Küche, Kirche” (Children, Kitchen, Church) — Nazi idea of a woman’s role. |
| Women in Hitler’s Germany | expected to marry, have children, and stay at home. |
| Goebbels | Nazi Minister of Propaganda, controlled media and culture in Germany. |
| Nuremberg Rallies | huge Nazi rallies used to show power and unity. |
| Leni Riefenstahl | filmmaker who made Nazi propaganda films like Triumph of the Will. |
| 1936 Olympics (Berlin) | used by Nazis as propaganda to show Germany’s strength. |
| Book Burning in Nazi Germany | public burning of books that disagreed with Nazi ideas. |
| Gestapo | Nazi secret police who arrested and terrorised opponents. |
| Ernst Röhm | leader of the SA (Brownshirts), later killed on Hitler’s orders. |
| Night of the Long Knives (1934) | when Hitler had Röhm and other SA leaders killed to secure his power. |
| Labour Camps | prisons where people were forced to work in harsh conditions. |
| The Third Reich | name used by Nazis for Germany under Hitler (1933–1945). |
| Conscription in Nazi Germany (1935) | men were forced to join the army, breaking the Treaty of Versailles. |
| Anglo-German Naval Agreement (1935) | Britain allowed Germany to build a navy, breaking Versailles. |
| Luftwaffe | the German air force, rebuilt secretly under Hitler. |
| Hitler | leader of the Nazi Party; became dictator of Germany in 1933 and started WWII. |
| Reoccupation of the Rhineland (1936) | Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland; France and Britain did nothing. |
| Anschluss (1938) | union of Germany and Austria, forbidden by Versailles but welcomed by many Austrians. |
| Maginot Line | France’s line of forts along the German border, meant to stop invasion. |
| Peace Ballot (1934–35) | a public vote in Britain showing people wanted peace, encouraging appeasement. |
| Appeasement | Britain and France’s policy of giving in to Hitler’s demands to avoid war. |
| Neville Chamberlain | British Prime Minister (1937–1940), known for his policy of appeasement. |
| Sudetenland (1938) | region of Czechoslovakia with many Germans; demanded by Hitler. |
| Munich Conference (1938) | meeting of Britain, France, Italy, and Germany to discuss the Sudetenland. |
| Munich Agreement (1938) | Britain and France gave Hitler the Sudetenland, hoping to avoid war. |
| Danzig | city in Poland that Hitler demanded should return to Germany. |
| Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (1939) | agreement between Hitler and Stalin not to fight each other and secretly to divide Poland. |
| Polish Corridor | strip of land that gave Poland access to the sea, separating Germany from East Prussia. |
| Invasion of Poland (1939) | Hitler invaded Poland; Britain and France declared war — WWII began. |
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