Causes of World War 2 Flashcards
what was the official cause of WW11
the invasion of poland
who were the allies
usa, britain, france, USSR, china
who were the axis powers
germany, italy, japan
who were the us leaders during WW11
fdr -president at beginning of ww11
harry truman -president at end of ww11
who was the USSR leader
joseph stalin
who was the british leaders
neville chamberlain- prime minister beginning of war
winston churchill- prime minister end of the war
who was the french leader
charles de gaulle
who was the german leader
adolf hitler
who was the italian leader
benito mussolini
what did benito mussolini create
a fascist state(government of militarism, nationalism, and racism)
who was the japanese leader
emperor hirohito( puppet leader)
who was actually in power in japan
hideki tojo
what were the five causes of world war 2
- treaty of versailles punishments(great depression)
- weakness of league of nations
- hitlers rise to power
- allied “appeasement” of hitler
- nazi-soviet Non aggression pact and invasion of poland
what were the four ways the league of nations failed
- not all countries joined
- the league had no power
- the league had no army
- they were unable to act quickly
what were hitler’s 5 acts of aggression
- re-arming germany
- reflaiming the rhineland
- making alliances
- uniting german speaking people
- invading other nations
what was the Munich Agreement
stated that hitler could have the sudetenland region of czechoslovakia if he promised not to invade the rest of it
how did hitler rise to power
president hindenburg called on hitler to form a new government and become chancellor of germany.
what is appeasement
it means giving in to someone provided their demands are seen reasonable
what was japan’s act of aggression
japan invaded china during the great depression and the league of nations tried to stop them by ordering all countries to stop trading with japan, but they did not want to risk losing trade
what was italy’s act of aggression
italy invaded abyssinia. the league of nations tried to restrict trading with italy but it was never carries out because it would have little effect. the league used appeasement in resposnse to italy
