AP European History Flashcards: Europe During The Interwar Period

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Flashcard 1: Identify the term for the Nazi policy of territorial expansion.

Answer: Lebensraum. Living space doctrine justifying territorial conquest.

Flashcard 2: What was the pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 called?

Answer: Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Non-aggression pact that shocked Western powers.

Flashcard 3: Which nation was invaded by Germany in 1939, sparking WWII?

Answer: Poland. Blitzkrieg attack that began World War II.

Flashcard 4: Identify the 1935 treaty that established the Franco-Soviet alliance.

Answer: Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance. Alliance against German expansion threat.

Flashcard 5: Identify the leader of Italy during the Interwar Period.

Answer: Benito Mussolini. Founded the Fascist Party and ruled as Il Duce.

Flashcard 6: What was the name of the Spanish dictator who rose to power in the 1930s?

Answer: Francisco Franco. Led Nationalists to victory in Spanish Civil War.

Flashcard 7: Identify the 1935 laws that institutionalized racial discrimination in Nazi Germany.

Answer: Nuremberg Laws. Legalized anti-Semitic persecution in Nazi Germany.

Flashcard 8: Who was the Soviet leader during the Interwar Period?

Answer: Joseph Stalin. Consolidated power after Lenin's death in 1924.

Flashcard 9: What was the political ideology of the Fascist party in Italy?

Answer: Fascism. Authoritarian nationalism opposing democracy and socialism.

Flashcard 10: Identify the 1936-1939 conflict that served as a prelude to WWII.

Answer: Spanish Civil War. Testing ground for fascist military tactics.

Flashcard 11: What was the name of the 1938 agreement allowing Germany to annex Sudetenland?

Answer: Munich Agreement. Gave Hitler Sudetenland without Czech consent.

Flashcard 12: Which event marked the beginning of the Nazi regime in 1933?

Answer: Hitler's appointment as Chancellor. Legal path to power through democratic process.

Flashcard 13: What was the German term for the annexation of Austria in 1938?

Answer: Anschluss. Union with Austria that violated Versailles Treaty.

Flashcard 14: Which ideology did the Soviet Union follow during the Interwar Period?

Answer: Communism. Stalin's totalitarian system based on Marxist ideology.

Flashcard 15: What was the name of the failed coup by Hitler in 1923?

Answer: Beer Hall Putsch. Failed Munich coup that led to Hitler's trial.

Flashcard 16: Which movement sought to unite all German-speaking peoples?

Answer: Pan-Germanism. Nationalist ideology promoting German ethnic unity.

Flashcard 17: Which 1936 event demonstrated the weakness of the League of Nations?

Answer: Italian invasion of Ethiopia. Exposed League's inability to stop aggression.

Flashcard 18: What was the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party called?

Answer: SA (Sturmabteilung). Brownshirts who intimidated Nazi opponents.

Flashcard 19: Which 1929 plan restructured Germany's reparations payments?

Answer: Young Plan. Further reduced German reparations burden.

Flashcard 20: What was the 1925 treaty that normalized relations between Germany and Western Europe?

Answer: Locarno Treaties. Secured Germany's western borders and League membership.

Flashcard 21: What was the economic crisis that began in 1929 called?

Answer: The Great Depression. Global economic collapse following stock market crash.

Flashcard 22: Identify the agreement that attempted to prevent war by outlawing it in 1928.

Answer: Kellogg-Briand Pact. Idealistic but unenforceable peace agreement.

Flashcard 23: What was the name of the German democratic government post-WWI?

Answer: Weimar Republic. Germany's first democratic government after monarchy.

Flashcard 24: Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929?

Answer: Stock Market Crash. Black Tuesday triggered worldwide economic collapse.

Flashcard 25: Who succeeded Lenin as the leader of the Soviet Union?

Answer: Joseph Stalin. Consolidated power after Lenin's death in 1924.

Flashcard 26: Identify the 1933 act that gave Hitler dictatorial powers in Germany.

Answer: Enabling Act. Legal foundation for Hitler's dictatorship.

Flashcard 27: Which political party rose to power in Germany in 1933?

Answer: The Nazi Party. Hitler's party that established totalitarian rule.

Flashcard 28: Identify the British Prime Minister who signed the Munich Agreement.

Answer: Neville Chamberlain. Pursued appeasement policy toward Hitler's demands.

Flashcard 29: Which country experienced hyperinflation in the early 1920s?

Answer: Germany. Currency collapse due to excessive money printing.

Flashcard 30: Identify the French defensive line built in the 1930s.

Answer: Maginot Line. Fortifications along German border proved ineffective.

Flashcard 31: What was the main economic plan implemented in Germany post-WWI?

Answer: The Dawes Plan. Restructured German war reparations with US loans.

Flashcard 32: What was the primary focus of the Weimar Republic's foreign policy?

Answer: Reintegration into international community. Sought to reverse Versailles isolation through diplomacy.

Flashcard 33: What was the name of the German Parliament during the Weimar Republic?

Answer: Reichstag. Democratic legislature weakened by political extremism.

Flashcard 34: What was the 1938 conference where European leaders appeased Hitler called?

Answer: Munich Conference. Gave Hitler Sudetenland without Czech consent.

Flashcard 35: Which term describes the fear of communism spreading in Europe?

Answer: Red Scare. Anti-communist paranoia following Russian Revolution.

Flashcard 36: Name the policy of making concessions to dictatorial powers to avoid conflict.

Answer: Appeasement. Failed strategy that emboldened aggressive dictators.