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a British policy that aimed to give Hitler whatever he wanted in order to avoid war
As practiced in the 1930s, appeasement was
They established puppet governments with collaborators willing to rule the states in accord with German needs
How did the Nazis manage the northern European states that they conquered?
They established research institutes and academies that measured and defined racial differences in order to present prejudice in the guise of enlightened science
How did the Nazis seek to legitimize their racial policies?
a powerful strongman embodying the best qualities of the Italian people
The "cult of the Dulce" (leader) promoted the image of Mussolini as
The Great Depression
What crisis presented the National Socialists in Germany with an opportunity to gain more popular support?
The systematic effort of the Nazi state to exterminate all European Jews during the Second World War
What was the Holocaust?
They followed the German army into Central Europe, systematically murdering "undesirables" as they moved from town to town
What were the duties of the German Einsatzgruppen (Special Task Forces)?
The murder of Germans with physical and mental disabilities prior to the war
Where did Nazi administrators initially gain experience in mass murder?
Stalin and Trotsky
Who were the two potential successors for power in the Soviet Union after Lenin's death?
British conservative leaders underestimated Hitler
Why did Britain adopt a policy of appeasement in its relationship with Hitler?
