01:510:261 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tripartite Pact, Axis Powers, Raphael Lemkin
18 Mar 2016
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Slovakia, hungary, bulgaria, and croatia joined 1940-1941. Neutral states: goal was to maintain independence and avoid. German intrusion into internal affairs in exchange for policy of cooperation with nazi germany. Factors that allowed for neutrality: geopolitical location, political approach, strong military. These countries pursued a policy of non-belligerence. Leaders in exile became rallying points for resistance activities. Military: by and large run by the military, more interested in keeping quiet, agenda not so ideologically driven, wanted to hold territory. Civilian: more ideologically oriented than military regime, wished to impose intense nazification process. How gentiles lived was shaped by type of occupation. Determined by geography, and where population fit in nazi hierarchy. Hebrew for destruction refers to the destruction of ancient temples in jerusalem in 586. Has religious connotation: refers to the devine scheme of sin and retribution. Yiddish term used by ashkenazi jews (german and eastern.
