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1920 - 1930 Terms
Terms related to the twenties and thirties.
Social 33 Questions | Social 33 Answers |
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Nazi Soviet Pact - 1939 | To avoid having to fight the Russians when he (Hitler) attacked Poland, he offered Stalin a deal- to divide Poland between them. |
The Great Depression-1929 | People couldn't get jobs because of the unemployment rate. People had no food or shelter, everything was lost. |
The Ruhr Occupation-1923 | French troops went into the Ruhr and took over mines to collect the reparations in coal. The Ruhr workers went on strike and the Weimar Republic backed them by paying their wages. |
The Leage of Nations-1920 | To keep the peace, The Versailles Treaty set up the League of Nations. The idea was to give leaders from all the countries of the world somewhere to talk over their differences. But the leage of nations would not use force to get anything solved. |
The Munich Putch- 1923 | Hitler tried to overthrow the Weimar Republic. But the Weimar Republic stood up for itself, and Hitler's bullies/facists ran away. |
The night of the long knives-1934 | Hitler killed off those who helped him rise to power. |
Hitler writes Mein Kampf-1923 | Hitler was in prison when he wrote Mein Kampf ("My stuggle"). For his loyal Nazis this book became a bible. |
Hitler Occupies the Rhineland-1936 | Hitler ordered his new army to march into Rhineland. He ordered his generals to retreat if the French to stop them. |
The Dawes Plan-1924 | It was a scheme to pay off the reparations by installments. A new kind of money was brought in and pieces came down and wages were worth something again. |
Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslokia-1938 | Hitler ordered the Czechs to hand over part of their country called the Sudetenland. He wanted it because of it factories and coal-mines. |
Japan Attacks Manchuria-1931 | The Japanese wanted to have its rich coal mines and fertile farmlands. The Japanese attacked and brought Manchuria under their rule and walked out of the league. |
Hitler becomes Chancellor-1933 | Field Marshall Hindenburg, Germany's President made Hitler Chancellor of Germany |
The enabling act-1933 | It took away everyone in Germany's rights. It was supposed to be for a short period of time but Hitler ended up extending this time indefinetly. |
The reichtag fire-1933 | Hitler burned down the Reichtag to insure that he gets all power |
The Treaty of Versailles-1919? | Allied leaders drew up a peace treaty. The treaty said that Germany could have only a tiny army and no air force or submarines. |
Hitler rearms Germany-1935 | Hitler began to strengthen the German army. He started to build a strong air force. |
The Nuremburg Laws-1935 | Hitler took all rights away from the Jews. They couldn't have government jobs or work as lawyers, doctor's or teachers. |
The Munich Accord/Agreement-1938 | It was an agreement made (without Czechoslovakia there) to give the Sudetenland to Germany. |
Anschluss with Austria-1938 | Hitler ordered his soldiers to march in Austria. Hitler said that his army had to keep order there. |
The Battle of Britain-1940 | Hitler ordered his air force, the Luftwaffe to attack. This was known as the Battle of Britain. |
The Miracle of Dunkirk-1940 | 300 thousand French and British soldiers were evacuated by sea from the coastal city of Dunkirk. |
Operation Barbarossa- | Germany attacks USSR- and catches Stalin completely off guard. |
Blitzkrieg | Involved the use of machines to attack very quickly and over run opponents. 1st wave=Luftwaffe drop bombs. 2nd wave=tanks, 3r wave=troops |
Appeasement | When you give in to a bully, hoping that they will leave you alone |