Chapter 27 Flashcards
Italy during interwar period
Invades Ethiopia to test League for nations
Germany during interwar
Invasion of Rhineland, against Treaty of Versaile, and Rome Berlin Axis, political/military alliance between Italy/Germany.
What was Anschluss?
Takeover of Austria through vote on 1938
What was the Munich Agreement?
Example of appeasement: Germany, Britain, France, and Italy, allowing Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Where no more expansion afterwards. later broken, and Chamberlain did not prevent war
What was Blitzkrieg?
Lightning war, fast invasion of Poland and France
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo
Alliance to Germany- Japan and Italy. Japan wanted to take over Pacific and Germany wanted to take over Europe.
What was Us Involvement in WW2
Lend Lease Act 1941, military aid and supplies to Allied nations. Help allies without going directly to war.
Atlantic Charter 1941, Self determination, free trade, and peace after war. Pledge not to seek territorial expansion and promote democratic values and set stage for United Nations.
Pearl Harbor 1941, Surprise attack to cripple US Pacific fleet. Made US join WW2, declared war on Japan, and Axis Power