causes of WW2 Flashcards

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Great depression

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The period before World War II was a time of great economic suffering throughout the world. Many people were out of work, this created unstable governments and worldwide turmoil that helped lead to World War II.

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Appeasement

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By making an appeasement they tried to make Germany and Hitler happy rather than try to stop him. They hoped that by meeting his demands he would be satisfied and there wouldn’t be any war.

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Treaty of Versailles

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Germany paying money

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Hitler

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Wanting to expand germanyhttps://www.brainscape.com/friend_requests

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Fascism

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Countries were taken over by dictators who formed powerful fascist governments. These dictators wanted to expand their empires and were looking for new lands to conquer.

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What did Countries try to make that failed

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Failure of the League of Nations

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US isolation

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The US wanted to be on their own

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Nationalism

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Countries being proud of their nations

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militarism

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The Belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

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War in Japan

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Countries were more occupied in Japan affairs than their own.

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