WWII & Holocaust

• Adolf Hitler

  Leader of the Nazi party in Germany in the 1930s
• Treaty of Versailles

  An agreement signed at the end of WWI that imposed lots of harsh restrictions on Germany
• Dictatorship

  A style of politics that has a leader with complete authority and extreme nationalism
• Nationalism

  Having a high level of pride in your country
• The BEF

  British Expeditionary Force, they were well trained and equipped to fight in the war
• ARP Wardens

  Air Raid Protection wardens
• The Blitz

  A period of time when London was bombed during WWII
• Blitzkrieg

  Lightning war - Hitler ordered all parts of the army to attack a country
• Home Front

  Life for civilians who did not go and fight
• Appeasement

  When Britain followed a policy of giving Hitler what he wanted to make him happy
• When did WWII take place?

  1939 - 1945
• Why did Britain win the Battle of Britain?

  They had a very good radar system
• Key features of the Dunkirk Evacuation

  • Many soldiers were saved. 338,000 British soldiers were saved.
  • Different groups worked together to evacuate the soldiers. A fleet of ships and civilian boats were used
• Rationing (Home Front)

  • Controlled the amount of food everyone had
  • Only allowed 3 pints of milk
  • 1 egg a week
  • This helped as they didn't have to use ships to transport food
• Evacuation (Home Front)

  • Being moved from a dangerous situation
  • Children were evacuated to the countryside
  • Introduced to save lives and to focus more on the war efforts
  • This helped as less people in cities were targets of bombing raids
• ARP Wardens and Air raid shelters (Home Front)

  • Provided to protect people during bombing raids
  • Had to pay for tickets to stay in the London Underground shelters overnight
  • Introduced to reduce the chances of civilians being killed
  • This helped as it protected people during bombing raids
• Women's roles (Home Front)

  • Married women told not to volunteer but they did anyway
  • Worked as factory workers, nurses, and for the Women Land Army
  • Allowed more men to join the armed forces
  • This helped as it allowed more food and weapons to be produced
• Genocide

  The mass killing of a large group of people
• Concentration camp

  Where prisoners were forced to carry out manual work or they were killed
• Antisemitism

  The hatred and prejudice of Jewish people
• Auschwitz

  One of the most famous concentration camps