3. Just as things were starting to look up for
Germany and the rest of Europe, the brief
period of prosperity ended in 1929 with crash
of the American stock market and the onset of
the ___________________________.
5. When Joseph Stalin came to power in Soviet
Russia, he started purging his government of
any opposition and any citizen who resisted
his programs would be executed or sent to
the ___________________ in Siberia.
7. In 1935, the Nazis passed the
“____________________,” which
prevented Jews from being German citizens,
forbade marriages between Jews and
German citizens, and required Jews to wear
yellow Stars of David and to carry
identification cards saying they were Jewish.
14. Underthe direction of __________________, the
Nazi SS or “Guard Squadrons” were the elite
group of soldiers who used terror tactics to
control the people.
17. Hitlerfailed to overthrow the government and
was put in prison. While in imprisoned, Hitler
wrote a book called ________________ or “My
Struggle”. It sold over 5 million copies!
19. Many countries stepped in and helped
Germany pay their reparations and bring
them out of depression after World War I,
including the United States. This was known
as ____________________.
21. Onenight in 1938, Nazis destroyed thousands
of synagogues and Jewish stores. They also
killed 100 people and sent 30,000 Jewish
men to concentration camps. This night was
known as ____________________ or the
“night of shattered glass”.
24. Followingthe death of Paul von Hindenburg,
Hitler took on the role of both President and
Chancellor of Germany. He then adopted
the title of ________________.
28. Asa soldier in WWI, Hitler was a regimental
messenger. It was a difficult job, yet he
managed to win the _________________,
Germany’s highest honor, twice!
33. Tostimulate his country’s economy, Hitler
ordered public works projects which included
a massive ______________ plan(building
back up the military).
35. Althoughinitially blamed on a Communist,
more and more historians debate whether
the ______________ building was actually
set on fire by Nazis themselves.
38. On ____________________, 1939, Hitler’s
German Army invaded Poland. Two days
later, France and Great Britain declared war
on Germany. World War II had begun.
39. September 1st, 1939
German Troops marching into Warsaw, the
capital of Poland.
