WWII
WWII were between what years?
1939-1945
During the start of the war there was a rivalry between what two countries that wanted commercial, economic control of Europe and trade routes.
Great Britain and Germany
What is totalitarianism?
A political regime that rejects the principles of liberal democracy and seeks to control and indoctrinate society. They use the practice of terror with violence, and the persecution of the opposed.
True Or False: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a fundamental document in today's world.
True!
What main event AND year prompt WWII?
The Poland invasion of 1939
True or False: European powers adopted a democratic position, advancing the values and identity of each nation. This created a climate of trust.
FALSE! European powers adopted nationalist position, advancing the values and identity of each nation. This created a climate of mistrust.
What new regime was established in Germany in 1918 and where ?
A democratic republic in the capital of Weimar
How did Hitler attract the German citizens to support his leadership?
Promising social order and work, and blaming the crisis on the democrats, the Jews and the communists.
Which countries were the axis power and which were allies?
Axis Power- Japan,Germany,Italy
Allies- USSR, USA,France and Great Britain
The power countries organized military alliances to prepare for possible confrontation. Who were in The Triple alliance and the Triple Entente AND what dates were each alliance formed?
Triple Alliance 1882: Germany,Austria-Hungry and Italy
Tipple Entente 1907: France, Russia and Great Britain
What effects did the Russian revolution have on the rest of Europe?
The triumph of the Russian revolution gave rise to fears among the conservative classes of the spread of communism.
Which humanitarian organisation supported soldiers during WWI? What was its mission?
The Red Cross, whose task was to care for the wounded and prisoners without distinction of sides.
True or false:The military industry implied a change in the organization of production in the combative countries and increased the need for labour. USA,GreatBritain and Japan resorted to the exploitation of foreign workers. Germany included a massive involvement of women.
False! In USA, Great Britain and Japan there were a massive involvement of women. Germany resorted to the exploitation of foreign workers.
What is "Propaganda" and what was it used for in WWI.
In order to maintain public morale and support the war effort, states turned to propaganda for the first time using techniques like marketing. This way In this way, the public opinion of each side was mobilized through the exaltation of the fatherland and hatred of the enemy.
What country became the world's leading economy after WWI and why?
The US had become the world's leading economic power. Selling food, weapons and industrial products to the Allies had brought huge profits. Many countries in Europe were indebted to the US.
What treaty was created with Germany that obliged the country to pay heavy compensation, removed its colonial empire , reduce its military and divide part of its territory among the victors. What date?
The Treaty of Versailles in 1919
Chronologically order these events:US entry into war, German invasion into Poland,Operation Barbarroja, Allied landings in Normandy, Germans siege in Stalingrad, surrender of Japan, Hilter's suicide, The Battle of Britain
German invasion of Poland, The Battle of Britain, operation Barbarroja, USA enters war, German Siege in Stalingrad, Allied landings in Normandy, Hilter's suicide, the surrender of Japan.
Why was WWI considered a “total war”. By which other name was this conflict known as?
The war shook society to such an extent that it was called the Great War. It was the first example of "total war", as it involved the entire population and all the resources of the conflicting nations.
Chronologically order these events: creation of the fascist chamber, Invasion of Ethiopia, The king names Mussolini head of government, Mussolini creates the group Fasces of combat, creation of the national fascist party, March on Rome.
Mussolini created the group Fasces of combat,Creation of the Nationalist fascist party,March over Rome ,The king names Mussolini head of government,Mussolini creates the group Fasces of combat, Invasion of Ethiopia
According to the graph write the five countries with the most jewish population before WWII. Which two countries had the most victims. Define The Holocaust.
Germany,Austria,USSR,France,Poland,The Netherlands.
Countries with most victims: Poland and Germany/Austria
Holocaust: was the extermination of millions of human beings, guilty only of having been born Jewish.