Ch25 - People Flashcards
Who was the Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943?
Benito Mussolini
Who was the Nazi dictator, called “Der Fuhrer” of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and began the Third Reich?
Adolf Hitler
Who was the leader of the Japanese militarists who held the reins of power during World War II.
Hideki Tojo
Who was the official head of the Japanese government during World War II.
Emperor Hirohito
Who was the leader of the Nationalist Chinese government?
Chiang Kai-shek
Who was the leader of the Chinese Communists who fought against the Nationalists?
Mao Tse-tung
What American general led the “Flying Tigers” against the Japanese in China?
Claire Chennault
“Flying Tigers”
Led by Claire Chennault;
A group of volunteer squadrons of American airmen.
What Spanish general fought and eventually defeated the Communist forces in Spain and established a military government in 1939?
Fransisco Franco
What British prime minister agreed to Hitler’s demands and signed the Munich Pact?
Neville Chamberlain
What pact dismembered Czechoslovakia by giving the rich Sudentenland to Germany?
Munich Pact
What Norwegian traitor became the head of the Nazi puppet government in Norway?
Vidkun Quisling
Who was the leader of the Vichy government in occupied France?
Henri Petain
Who was the leader of the Free French government in Britain?
Charles de Gaulle
What prime minister of Great Britain during much of World War II who rallied the British people during the Battle of Britain?
Winston Churchill
