Holocaust Study Guide

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Nuremberg Laws

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Defined who was a Jew (3 or 4 Jewish grandparents). Prevented Jews from marrying non-Jews.

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Gestapo

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Hitler's secret police.

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SS

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Nazi police. Ran Extermination Camps.

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Kristallnacht

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Night of broken glass. Jewish shops and homes vandalized in 1938.

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Appeasement

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Britain and France’s policy of giving Hitler what he wanted in hopes he would stop. Allowed Hitler to take over Austria and Czechoslovakia with ease.

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Axis Powers

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Germany (Adolf Hitler), Italy (Benito Mussolini), and Japan (Emperor Hirohito).

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Allied Powers

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Britain (Winston Churchill), France (Charles de Gaulle), USA (Franklin Delano Roosevelt), and Soviet Union (Joseph Stalin).

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September 1st, 1939

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Germany invades Poland - Started WWII.

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Phony War

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Time between invasion of Poland and invasion of France when no fighting occurred.

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Blitzkrieg

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Winning Nazi Strategy during the invasion for France “lightning war”.