History WW2 Flashcards
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt began a program of government spending called __________ in an effort to _________
the New Deal, end the Great Depression of the 1930s
The Democratic government set up in Germany in 1919 was called
Weimar Republic
The militant political movement that arose in Italy after World War I and emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader was
Fascism
The 1928 agreement among nations to avoid war was called
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
Under fascism, Italian youth were taught
strict military discipline
Fascism promoted
glorified warfare, loyalty to the state, and control of people through force and censorship
The purpose of the March on Rome in 1922 was
to force the Italian government to give Mussolini power
What was the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini?
Hitler is a fan of Mussolini and wants to mimic Mussolini and he was not impressed with Hitler and thinks him a “silly little clown”
Mussolini is known to his people as
Il Duce
Part of the reason that fascism appealed to Italians was that it promised
a strong, stable government
What can describe fascism?
it glorified loyalty to the state
After World War I, Hitler joins a small political party called
The national Socialist German Worker’s Party (NAZI)
In Hitler’s book Mein Kampf he writes about
His beliefs and goals for Germany, Describes the German race as the Master Race, and Lebensraum (living space)
What world wide event catapults Hitler into power?
The Stock Market Crash/Great Depression
Why do you think Hitler had German children join Nazi organizations?
To build support for the NAZI’s, control society, and ensure the longevity of the Nazi regime by indoctrinating future generations with Nazi ideology and values
