2.6 Germany during World War II

• What political change occurred in Germany before World War II?

  Rise of Nazi Party
• Before World War II, Germany's economy focused on rearmament and infrastructure projects
• Propaganda was used in Nazi Germany to control education.
• Match the area with its corresponding change in Nazi Germany before World War II:

  Cultural ↔️ Censorship

  Political ↔️ Hitler's power

  Economic ↔️ Rearmament

  Social ↔️ Propaganda
• What event marked the beginning of World War II?

  Invasion of Poland
• Blitzkrieg tactics relied on coordinated air power and armored divisions
• Chronological order of key events during World War II:

  1️⃣ Invasion of Russia

  2️⃣ Battle of Stalingrad

  3️⃣ D-Day Landings

  4️⃣ Fall of Berlin
• The Holocaust was the systematic extermination of approximately six million Jews.
• Match the phase of the Holocaust with its description:

  Legal Discrimination ↔️ Anti-Jewish laws imposed

  Ghettoization ↔️ Jews forced into ghettos

  Mass Executions ↔️ Einsatzgruppen carry out shootings

  Concentration Camps ↔️ Extermination camps established
• During World War II, Germany shifted to a war economy
• Strict social controls and propaganda reduced personal freedoms in wartime Germany.
• Steps in the Nazi consolidation of power during World War II:

  1️⃣ Nazi regime consolidates power

  2️⃣ State control over all aspects of life

  3️⃣ Total mobilization of resources
• What political change occurred in Nazi Germany before World War II?

  Rise of Nazi Party
• One economic change in Nazi Germany before World War II was the policy of rearmament
• Propaganda was used in Nazi Germany to control education and public opinion.
• What cultural change occurred in Nazi Germany before World War II?

  Censorship
• Chronological order of Germany's initial acts of aggression during World War II

  1️⃣ Invasion of Poland
• The Blitzkrieg tactics used by the Nazis during the invasion of Poland involved swift and coordinated air and armored attacks.
• What event marked the beginning of the Eastern Front in World War II?

  Invasion of Russia
• The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in World War II that halted the German advance and led to the collapse of the Eastern Front.
• Match the phase of the Holocaust with its description:

  Legal Discrimination ↔️ Anti-Jewish laws and restrictions imposed

  Ghettoization ↔️ Jews forced to live in segregated ghettos

  Mass Executions ↔️ Einsatzgruppen carry out mass shootings

  Concentration Camps ↔️ Establishment of extermination camps
• The Holocaust resulted in the systematic extermination of approximately six million Jews
• During World War II, everyday Germans faced rationing and worked longer hours to support the war economy.
• Match the resistance group with its region and key action:

  White Rose ↔️ Germany ||| Distributed leaflets

  Kreisau Circle ↔️ Germany ||| Planned post-Nazi Germany

  July 20 Plot ↔️ Germany ||| Attempted to assassinate Hitler
• What event marked the end of World War II in Europe?

  Fall of Berlin