29.1 Flashcards
What democracys tried to preserve peace?
Western
What countries were trying to build nations?
- Italy
- Germany
- Japan
Dictators only took pleas for peace from…
Democracies
Who saw peace as a weakness (2 people 1 group of people)
- Mussolini
- Hitler
- Japanese leaders
How did the people who saw peace as weakness respond?
They responded with aggression
Democratic policies are a product of…
Long and careful deliberation
Japans ultranationalists and military leaders thought japan should have just as much power as…
The Western Powers
Because Japans thought they should have as much power as WP what did they do?
Seized Manchuria in 1931
League of Nations condemned Japans…
Aggression
Because of the condemned aggression what did Japan do (involves LoN)
They withdrew from the League of Nations
1937 Japan overan most of what country?
Eastern China
What war did Japanese success start?
Second Sino- Japanese war
Did Western Protests stop Japan?
No
Who did Italy lose to in 1896 and what battle was it?
Ethiopians in the battle of Adowa
What did Mussolini do to Ethiopians in 1935 and why (war related)
Attacked Ethiopians because they had outdated weapons
Who went to the League of Nations for help during the second battle of Italy v. Ethiopians?
Ethiopians king Haile Selassie
What does sanctions mean?
Penalties
Who did the League of Nations vote sanctions against and why?
Italy because they violated the international law
What did the LoN sanctions against Italy fail?
Because they had no power to enforce the sanctions
Who won the second battle between ethiopia and Italy in 1936?
Italy
How did Germany defied the Treaty of Versailles?
Hitler built the German military
Where were German troops sent in 1936?
Rhine to demilitarize
What made Hitler popular in Germany?
His defiance of the ToV
To keep the peace WP adopted…
Appeasement
Appeasement definition?
Giving into demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace
Why was appeasement made by the WP?
- France couldn’t survive a German attack without Britain
- Britain didn’t want to stand up to a German dictator
What did B+F see Hitler and Fascism as a defense against?
The spread of Soviet Communism
What was there a widespread of in the WP?
Pacifism
What is pacifism?
Oppositions to all war, and previous disgust with the destruction of previous war pushed many governments to seek peace at any price.
What gathered in Europe in 1930?
Warclouds
US passed what acts in 1930 once war clouds started?
Neutrality Acts
What were the Neutrality Acts?
One law that forbade the state of arms to any nation at war
Because of the Neutrality Acts the US couldn’t…
- Give loans to other countries
- No americans can travel on warring ships
Why were the Neutrality Acts made?
To avoid involvement in the war (US involvement)
Who made up what was called the Rome - Berlin - Tokyo Axis or the Axis Powers?
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan