European History Review

The policy of obtaining and occupying colonies to form an empire is known as ______________________.

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

Put the following events in order:

1.Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.

2.Germany invaded Poland.

3.Germans were unhappy because of high unemployment and poverty.

4. France and Great Britain declared war on Germany.

• 1,2,4,3

• 2,4,3,1

• 3,1,2,4

• 4,3,1,2

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?

• Made them pay reparations

• Took some of their land

• Reduced the number of siblings people could have

• Reduced it's military

Germany signs _______________________ , and shortly thereafter, their  __________ drops/"sinks" quickly, thus causing the country to slide into a/an ___________ .

• an armistice; Navy; another chapter of history
• The Treaty of Versailles; military strength; revolution
• The Treaty of Versailles; economy; depression
• The Treaty of Versailles; heart and soul; economic recovery

What do the things in this list have in common:

*Germans resented their government for agreeing to the Treaty of Versailles.

*The Great Depression crippled Germany's already weakened economy.

*German citizens were looking for a change.

• events that led to World War 1

• feelings Germans had about other countries

• ways that German leaders tried to rebuild their country

• reasons why Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany

Why did Hitler and the Nazi Party rise?

• Hitler took advantage of people's distress and told them he would fix their problems

• He told people that he was royal

• He told people that he was cool

• He threatened people to support him

Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?

• Wilhelm II
• Adolf Hitler
• Vladimir Lenin
• Woodrow Wilson

An overall racial bias or prejudice/hatred against Jews

• propaganda
• Anti-free speech
• "Night of Broken Glass"
• Anti-Semitism

Propaganda is information, usually misleading or biased (one-sided), designed to promote (make others believe) a.....

• particular opinion is just that, an opinion that you can believe or disbelieve
• certain belief that is to be argued and debated
• particular ideology/belief/point-of-view
• certain point of view...there is no pressure on behalf of the propagandaist for the audience to believe in the lies/half-truths

Hitler used ___________  to spread hatred/negative feelings toward the Jews. (He used this to get the people behind him.)

• Alliances
• propaganda
• proposals and ideas
• advertising depicting Jews in a positive light