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| A temporary alliance of several political parties |
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*1919, Germany's democratic government
*Weak government, many German's blamed them for the loss during WW1 and the embarrassment of the Treaty of Versailles |
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*America and Japan doing very well economically after WW1
*America is giving aid ($) to European nations as a loan to rebuild after WW1 |
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*US Stock Market crashes
*Causes America's economy to fail
*Puts American into the Great Depression |
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*Caused by the Stock Market Crash in 1929
*Puts America into a depression, many loose their jobs
*Negatively effected many European nations who were depending on America for loans |
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*Created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932
*It is a government program to create jobs for American citizens and get the country out of the depression |
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| A militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its authoritarian leader |
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| How did fascism differ from communism? |
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Fascism:
1. Does not believe in a classless society
2. Did not follow a theory or program
3. Fascists showed loyalty to their leader by wearing uniforms of a certain color, used special salutes and held mass rallies |
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*Leader of the Italian Fascist party in 1919
*Promised to fix Italy's economy and build a stronger army
*Took over from King Emmauel III in 1922 by a hostile take over and became Il Duce of Italy |
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1. He abolished democracy
2. He only allowed the Fascist Political party
3. Secret police jailed his opponents
4. He sensored radio and all publications
5. He outlawed strikes |
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*Leader of the Nazi Party
*Created Nazism which was the German fascist party
*He felt anyone other than the aryan (white) nation was inferior
*Wrote Mein Kampf which outlined his plans for Germany
*Organized the Holocaust |
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*written by Hitler
*Means "My struggle"
*Called Aryans the master race
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| *A promise between enemies Stalin (Soviet Union) and Hitler (Germany) to not fight each other |
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*"Lightening War"
*When an entire army fights a single target |
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| *When the Japanese brutally attacked the Chinese mainland in an attempt to gain territory and natural resources |
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*First big loss of WWII for Germany
*Germany attempts to seize (take over) Southern Russia but surrender due to the geography and the climate |
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| The part of Czechoslovakia that was given to Hitler as part of appeasement |
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| What country did Stalin help Hitler imperialize? |
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| Britain and France (And after Pearl Harbor the United States joins) |
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| How did Germany, Italy and Japan violate the Treaty of Versailles? |
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1. Germany: Imperialized Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. In addition, they increased their army
2. Japan: Imperialized China
3. Italy: Imperialized Ethiopia |
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*Set up by Mussolini
*Members of the League of Nations give Germany Sudentenland as a means to appease Hitler |
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| Why is Pearl Harbor significant? |
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| *This events starts Japan and America's official entrance into WWII |
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"Crystal night" or "night of broken glass"
*First major night of attacks against the Jews by Hitler and the Nazi Party
*Jews were taken to the concentration camps |
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1. The Depression
2. Fascist rule
3. Imperialism
4. Nationalism |
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| Which country later joins the Axis Powers? |
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| How did the United States protest Japanese aggression? |
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| By dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima |
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| Japanese Kamakaze Fighters |
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| Fighters who engaged in suicide missions (also used in the Middle East) |
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| Which country benefited the most from the Yalta Conference? |
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| What was a positive result of WWII? |
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| Creation of the United Nations |
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| Over 6 million Jews were killed in Nazi concentration camps |
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Some top Nazi officials were tried for war crimes
Importance: You cannot do whatever you want during war |
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-Official German loss
-Liberation of France from German control |
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