1930s world dictators Flashcards

1
Q

where was Benito Mussolini from?

A

Italy

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2
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where was Francisco Franco from?

A

Spain

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3
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where was Josef Stalin from?

A

USSR (Russia)

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4
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where was Hirohito from?

A

Japan

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5
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where was Chiang Kai-Shek from?

A

China

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6
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when and where was Benito Mussolini born?

A

July 29, 1883 / Preddapro, Italy

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7
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Benito Mussolini

served in the _______ in WWI

A

Italian Army

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8
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in March 1919, Benito Mussolini formed the ____________

A

Fascist Party

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9
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which country did Benito Mussolini invade in 1935?

A

Abyssina (now Ethiopia)

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10
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who did Benito Mussolini provide military support to?

A

Francisco Franco

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11
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who was Benito Mussolini in a pact with?

A

Germany

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12
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was Benito Mussolini pro- or anti- Jew?

A

anti

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13
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what did Benito Mussolini do about war veterans?

A

galvanized

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14
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what did Benito Mussolini oppose discrimination against?

A

other social classes

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15
Q

who was Francisco Franco originally?

A

a military general from Spain

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16
Q

what happened to Spain in 1931-36?

A

struggled to maintain democracy; the Depression made it worse

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17
Q

Francisco Franco served in the ________ army

A

Spanish

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18
Q

how did Francisco Franco rise to power?

A

Spanish Conservative leader Jose Calvo died in a plane crash

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19
Q

in 1936, Francisco Franco started a military group against the ______________

A

democratic government

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20
Q

what was the result of Francisco Franco’s military group?

A

start of the Spanish Civil War

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21
Q

how did Francisco Franco win the election?

A

lots of support from Hitler and Fascist Italy

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22
Q

in 1939, what was Francisco Franco’s position?

A

head of state and dictator

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23
Q

what type of beliefs/goals did Francisco Franco have?

A

Nationalistic

24
Q

who supported Francisco Franco?

A

Hitler and Mussolini

25
Q

what were some things Francisco Franco put into action?

A

forced labour, building railways, drying out swamps

26
Q

Francisco Franco wanted to protect ___________

A

Spanish territory

27
Q

what religion did Francisco Franco promote?

A

Catholicism

28
Q

was Francisco Franco pro- or anti- communism?

A

anti-

29
Q

what values did Francisco Franco promote?

A

traditional

30
Q

what was in demand in Russia?

A

industrialization, economic success, tough military

31
Q

who’s leadership was Josef Stalin unhappy with?

A

the czar

32
Q

what discouraged Josef Stalin?

A

WW1 tolls

33
Q

what did Josef Stalin establish to run the government?

A

a provisional government

34
Q

how did Josef Stalin rise to power?

A

he was appointed to General Secretary in 1922

35
Q

Josef Stalin essentially got rid of democracy by doing what?

A

purging the party of “enemies of the people”

36
Q

when was Josef Stalin conscripted into the Russian Army?

A

WW1 (1921, Red Army Invasion)

37
Q

what happened to Josef Stalin in 1924?

A

he became the leader of the Communist Party and government

38
Q

what did Josef Stalin both promise and establish?

A

industrialization

39
Q

what types of “controversial military orders” did Josef Stalin introduce?

A
  • shooting deserters on the spot

- executing, deporting, imprisoning, starving Soviet citizens

40
Q

what did Josef Stalin assign guilty soldiers?

A

punishment or an alternative to imprisonment/ capital punishment

41
Q

who did Josef Stalin unite Russia with and why?

A

with surrounding states / form Soviet Union

42
Q

what was Hirohito’s status in Japan?

A

prince from Tokyo, later promoted to emperor, “living god”

43
Q

what was Hirohito’s stance on his military?

A

unable/unwilling to control

44
Q

against the Constitution of Japan, what did Hirohito order his senior advisors to do?

A

put down the rebellion

45
Q

what was the emperor not allowed to do?

A

act, except on advice of ministers

46
Q

what wars did Hirohito reluctantly support?

A

war against China (1931-32) and Manchuria (1937)

47
Q

where and when was Chiang Kai-Shek born?

A

October 31, 1887 in ZheJiang

48
Q

where did Chiang Kai-Shek go to at age 18?

A

military training college in Japan

49
Q

why did Chiang Kai-Shek return to China in 1911?

A

to participate in the uprising that overthrew the Qing Dynasty

50
Q

what did Chiang Kai-Shek establish?

A

the Chinese republic

51
Q

what party was Chiang Kai-Shek a member of?

A

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)

52
Q

who supported Chiang Kai-Shek?

A

Sun Yat-Sen

53
Q

what position was Chiang Kai-Shek appointed to?

A

commandant of Whampoa Military Academy

54
Q

why and when did Chiang Kai-Shek become the leader of the KMT?

A

after Sun Yat-Sen’s death in 1925

55
Q

what was Chiang Kai-Shek’s plan for China?

A

rebuild- military rule, political tutelage, constitutional rule

56
Q

what was the goal of the Kuomintang revolution?

A

democracy