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1
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2 most impactful things of the 20th century

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  1. treaty of versailles
  2. great depression
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what was germany preparing to do before ww2

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break the tenuous (very weak) peace

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why was italy upset

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italy didn’t get new territory in the treaty of versailles

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4
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what did benito think

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that the country needed a strong absolute leader

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5
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why was ethiopia attacked

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because key entry to the middle east (1935) and italy wins it within weeks

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6
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who does hitler look to as a model

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mussolini

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why does hitler want mussolini on his side

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to help dominate

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8
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why do hitler and mussolini form an alliance

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hitler needs/wants his help to dominate, mussolini needs an ally

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9
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why is the alliance between hitler and mussolini important

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this alliance is the foundation of the axis powers

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1936 rome berlin powers

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Rome-Berlin Axis, Coalition formed in 1936 between Italy and Germany. An agreement formulated by Italy’s foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries was reached on October 25, 1936. It was formalized by the Pact of Steel in 1939. The term Axis Powers came to include Japan as well

basically italy and germany formed and alliance and japan joined later

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11
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what does hitler want

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europe

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12
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what does italy want

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northern africa

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13
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what is hitlers first target and why

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the rhineland because it was a great source of income and it was taken from them after ww1

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14
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when was the rhineland taken

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1936 march

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15
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what was hitlers first in your face violation of the treaty

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the rhineland

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16
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what happened at the rhineland (3 things)

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  1. hitlers military won without a single shot fired
  2. british and french didn’t fight against his invasion
  3. military cut for new-deal-like programs and they dont wanna start another war
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17
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after rhineland how does hitler feel

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invincible because he realizes britain and france wont do anything to stop him

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18
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what do the japanese leaders want

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power like hitler and mussolini

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19
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why are the japanese upset with the allies

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because they were shunned during versaille negotatiations even though on ally side

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what do the japanese want

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power like hitler and mussolini

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21
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who was the japanese minister of war

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hideki tojo

22
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where does japan first invade

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invaded north east china

23
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how does japan spend the post ww1 period. who is that like

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spend it militarizing, like germany and italy

24
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what act and what year does hitler align with japan

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1940 tripartite act japan officially becomes a part of the axis powers

25
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hitler wants german territory back so he annexes…

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austria and anschluss

26
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after austria what does hitler want

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czechoslovakia (sudentenland) because also old german land

27
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who is neville chamberlain

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prime minister of gb in the beginning

28
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how did chamberlain approach hitler

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with diplomacy

29
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what was significant about chamberlain’s meeting with hitler

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first and only time hitler and an allied leader met

30
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why did chamberlain’s meeting go bad

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he basically just handed hitler the territory in exchange for his word

31
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what’s one word to describe hitler

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insatiable

32
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what act gave hitler german territory back

A

munich pact 1938

33
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when is poland invaded

A

1939

34
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what happens to chamberlain as a result of his appeasement policy

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he is replaced with churchill

35
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what is the official definition of appeasement

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policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it would maintain peace

36
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when was anschluss austria brought into the reich

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spring 1938

37
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when was sudentenland (western czechoslovakia) brought into the reich

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june 1938

38
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germany is trying to take back the land that was taken from them in what treaty

A

treaty of versailles

39
Q

what triggered world war 2

A

germany invading poland

40
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when is the soviet-german non aggression pact

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1939-1941

41
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who also lost land from the treaty of versailles

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soviet union

42
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how was poland divided between soviet union and germany

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east (soviet)
west (germany)

43
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what’s a blitzkrieg

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a lightning war - attack super quickly from all angles

44
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why didn’t hitler go to spain (2 reasons)

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because civil war in spain

franco is a fascist dictator so they be all buddy buddy

45
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why does switzerland remain neutral

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because they can’t get through the alps

46
Q

germany couldn’t reach england because of _______ so they ________

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channel…bombed civilians

47
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how is the russia germany alliance

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unstable because they’re uneasy with each other

different ideologies (communism vs fascism)

both know they eventually will turn on each other

48
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in 1940 who is the ally still standing

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great britain is the only viable one

49
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what is fdr’s pov in 1940

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at some point the us has to step in because there’s a serious problem in europe and they don’t want to fight all of them on their own

50
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what’s the monroe doctrine

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opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States

51
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how are they planning to awaken america to the threat

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need to educate the public and bring them to the reality of the dangers
belief that if america is to stay out of the war we must keep our allies in the war

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