Very Important People
Hitler's 2nd in command
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler's Personal bodyguards; known for brutality and fanaticism.
SS (Schutzstaffel)
September 1st, 1939 Hitler invades what European nation: officially starting WWII?
Poland
How were European Jews/ Gypsies/ Prisoners transported to and from ghettos/ camps?
Trains/ Railways/ Cattle cars
10,000 children, most of whom are German Jews are rescued when sent to G.B. to foster families
Kindertransport
Propaganda Leader, Speeches, Movies, TV, Posters, Radio:
Joseph Goebbels
Before the SS, what group was Hitler known for using as his bullies in the streets/ policing force in the (30's)
SA/ Brown shirts/ Stormtroopers
Allies (U.S./ England) land in this French town June 6th, 1944, marking a significant change in the Eastern Theatre.
(Will accept battle or town) P.S. I showed you video of the beach landing scene!!
Normandy/ D-Day
Provide (3) of the 6 Death Camps
Auschwitz, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Treblinka, Sobibor
This ship was bound for Cuba, only to be turned away for paperwork issues. The U.S. and Canada also refuse and the ship must return to Europe:
St. Louis
Hitler was inspired by this European Fascist Dictator
Benito Mussolini
Secret police, trench coats, knock on the door.
Gestapo
Give (3) examples of Neutral European countries during WWII
Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Sweden, Switzerland
What are (3) different types of camps
Concentration
Labor
Death
This meeting completed the official plans of the destruction of European Jews "Final Solution". Led by top SS officials this meeting was known as:
The Wannsee Conference
Luftwaffe, or German Air Force: one of Hitler's oldest Allies
Herman Goring
German Airforce:
Luftwaffe
Lightning Warfare, using speed and armored vehicles to push through the enemy was known as:
Blitzkrieg
The Largest ghetto in Poland was located in:
Warsaw (400,000)
This Conference allowed Hitler to take over control of Czechoslovakia through England and France's appeasement.
Munich Conference
"Angel of Death", Medical Examiner at Auschwitz
Josef Mengele
Mobile Killing Squads of the SS, mostly used in Eastern Europe during the Soviet Invasion
Einsatzgruppen
Germany invades the Soviet Union and changes the entire outcome of the war in what is known as Operation:
Barbarossa
The 2nd largest ghetto was located in:
Lodz
Meeting in which world leaders discuss Jewish Refugee crisis with no real plan that follows.
Evian Conference