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 Anti-Semitism: Opposition to and discrimination
against Jews.
 Aryan: A term for peoples speaking the language of
Europe and India. In Nazi racial theory, a person of
pure German "blood." The term "non-Aryan" was used
to designate Jews, part-Jews and others of supposedly
inferior racial stock.
 Chancellor: Chief (prime) minister of Germany.
 Enabling Act: The Enabling Act, ratified on March 23,
1933, allowed the government emergency powers: to
pass decrees without referring to the president and
eventually create new laws. This helped the new (Nazi)
regime to establish a firm footing in the Reichstag.
 Fascism: A social and political ideology with the
primary guiding principle that the state or nation is
the highest priority, rather than personal or individual
freedoms.
 Führer /fewra/ : Leader. Adolf Hitler's title in Nazi
Germany.
 German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei)
/doiche abaitapatai/ : As the precursor to the Nazi
Party, Hitler joined the right-wing Deutsche
Arbeiterpartei (DAP) in 1919. The party espoused
national pride, militarism, a commitment to the Volk,
and a racially "pure" Germany
 Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) /ahdolf hitla/ : Nazi party
leader, 1919-1945. German Chancellor,1933-1945. Called
Führer, or supreme leader, by the Nazis.
 Hitler Youth: Hitler Jugend /hitla yoogend/ was a
Nazi youth auxiliary group established in 1926. It
expanded during the Third Reich. Membership was
compulsory after 1939.
 Mein Kampf /mine kahmpf/ : Meaning "My
Struggle," it was the ideological base for the Nazi
Party's racist beliefs and murderous practices.
Published in 1925, this work detailed Hitler's radical
ideas of German nationalism, anti-semitism, antiBolshevism, and Social Darwinism which advocated
survival of the fittest.
 The Nazi (National Socialist German Workers')
Party: or NSDAP was founded in Germany on January
5, 1919. It was characterized by a centralist and
authoritarian structure. Its platform was based on
militaristic, racial, anti-semitic and nationalistic
policies. Nazi Party membership and political power
grew dramatically in the 1930s, partly based on
political propaganda, mass rallies and demonstrations
 Nuremberg Laws: The Nuremberg Laws were
announced by Hitler at the Nuremberg Party
conference, defining 'Jew' and systematizing and
regulating discrimination and persecution.
 Prejudice: A judgment or opinion formed before the facts
are known. In most cases, these opinions are founded on
suspicion, intolerance, and the irrational hatred of other
races, religions, creeds, or nationalities.
 Propaganda: False or partly false information used by a
government or political party intended to sway the opinions
of the population.
 Reich /raikh/: German word for empire.
 Reichskammern /raikskaman/ : Reich government
departments.
 Reichstag /raikhstag/ : The German Parliament.
 SA (Sturmabteilung /shtoormabtailung/ or
Storm Troopers) : Also known as "Brown Shirts,"
they were the Nazi party's main instrument for
undermining democracy and facilitating Adolf
Hitler's rise to power. They continued to exist
throughout the Third Reich, but were of lesser
political significance after 1934.
 Scapegoat: Person or group of people blamed for
crimes committed by others.
 Treaty of Versailles /versai/: Germany and the Allies
signed a peace treaty at the end of World War I. The
United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy
negotiated the treaty at the Peace Conference held in
Versailles beginning on January 18, 1919. The German
Republic government which replaced the imperial
administration was excluded from the deliberations.
 Weimar Republic /vaimahr/ : The German republic,
and experiment in democracy (1919-1933), was
established after the end of World War I.
EUROPEAN THEATER
1935-1941
 Allies Powers
 Britain- Winston Churchill
 France- Charles de Gaulle
 Soviet Union- Josef Stalin
 United States- FDR
•Axis Power
•Germany – Hitler
•Italy- Mussolini
•Japan- Emperor Hirohi
Tojo Hideki
1935
 Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing
military conscription.
 German Jews are stripped of the rights
1936
 The German Gestapo is placed above the law.
 Mussolini's Italian forces take Ethiopia.
 Civil war erupts in Spain.
 Olympic games begin in Berlin
 Soviet leader Josef Stalin begins a purge of Red Army
generals.
 Hitler reveals war plans during Hossbach Conference
 Germany announces ‘Anschluss’ (union) with Austria
 German military mobilizes.
 British Prime Minister Chamberlain appeases Hitler at
Munich.
 German Troops occupy the Sudetenland; Czech
government resigns.
 The Night of Broken Glass: Kristallnacht
 November 9, 1928
 Nazis sign 'Pact of Steel' with Italy.
 Britain and Poland sign a Mutual Assistance Treaty.
 Nazis invade Poland.
 Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war
on Germany.
 United States proclaims its neutrality
 Nazis invade Denmark and Norway.
 Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the
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Netherlands; Winston Churchill becomes British Prime
Minister.
Holland surrenders to the Nazis.
Italy declares war on Britain and France.
Germans Enter Pairs
Battle of Britain begins
Six Steps
1. Attackers identify a weak spot in the
enemy’s defense lines
 A German term for “lightning
war,” blitzkrieg is a military
tactic designed to create
disorganization among
enemy forces through the use
of mobile forces and locally
concentrated firepower. Its
successful execution results in
short military campaigns,
which preserves human lives
and limits the expenditure of
artillery. German forces tried
out the blitzkrieg in Poland in
1939 before successfully
employing the tactic with
invasions of Belgium, the
Netherlands and France in
1940.
2. Infantry troops create a smokescreen
to hit the forces gathering for a
breakthrough
3. Planes bomb military and civilian
targets behind the lines. Para troopers
disrupt communications and slow the
movement of enemy reinforcements
4. Tanks break through the weak spot
spreading panic among troops and
civilians
5. Motorized divisions move through
the opening and circle back to
surround the enemy forces from
behind
6.Infantry troops arrive to take care of
any reaming areas of resistance
 President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act.
 United States freezes German and Italian assets in
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America.
Germany attacks Soviet Union as Operation Barbarossa
begins
Stalin calls for a scorched earth policy.
Mutual Assistance agreement between British and
Soviets.
Roosevelt freezes Japanese assets in United States and
suspends relations.
Churchill and FDR announce the Atlantic Charter
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
United States and Britain declare war on Japan.
The Path to Nazi Genocide