Quarter 3 Flashcards
(28 cards)
How Mussolini became dictator of Italy
He used the support of the military to demand power be given to him
How Stalin became dictator of the Soviet Union?
- appoint powerful allies in key government positions
- Jail or imprison anyone he saw as a threat
- eliminated all opposition once in complete control
How Hitler became dictator of Germany
- appointed chancellor
- claimed the country was in danger from communists
What are reparations?
- payments FROM the losing country TO the winning country
- used to pay for damage in the war
What parts of the treaty of Versailles made Germany angry and let the nazis and hitler gas more power?
- Germany wasn’t allowed to write the treaty
- Germany was forced to shrink their military
- Germany had to pay back reparations
- Germany was forced to accept full blame for the war
How did Germany paying reparations increase hitler and nazi support?
Reparations caused economic problems which made them want a change in the government
How did the treaty of Versailles help cause hitlers early attempts to conquer other places and increase the size of Germany
To get back land they had lost in the treaty and unite German people who were no longer under German rule
The Allied reaction to Japan taking over Manchuria
Yes appeasement
Munich Pact
yes, is appeasement
Germany demanding the Sudetenland
No, not appeasement
Allied reaction to Germany rebuilding its army
Yes it’s appeasement
The Allied reaction to Germany invading Poland
No, not appeasement
the Allied reaction to Germany putting troops in the Rhineland – yes, is appeasement,
Yes it is appeasement
The Nazi-Soviet pact
Not appeasement
The Allied reaction to Italy invading Ethiopia
Yes appeasement
Which best explains how Hitler went from being Chancellor to dictator?
He used a terrorist attack to create fear and convince people he needed emergency powers then used those emergency powers eliminate enemies
Why wasn’t the League of Nations able to stop Germany, Italy, and Japan’s aggressive actions?
League could not get enough military force to stop them
Which best describes how Germany responded to the Treaty of Versailles?
delegates sent to the Peace Conference from Germany refused to sign it, and they had to find other people to sign it for Germany.
Which best explains the effect of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany’s economy?
Extra money was printed causing money to become worthless
What was the nazi soviet pact?
Agreement where Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other
What happened at Dunkirk?
The allies were trapped against the sea before most were rescued by boats coming from Britian
What countries did Germany defeat in 1940?
Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark
The government of this country/ region agreed to let hitler take them over
Austria
Germany sighed a non-aggression pact with this countries neighbor, then attacked to surround the troops and cut them off until they finally surrendered
Poland
