s1 ww2 notebook notes Flashcards
2 most impactful things of the 20th century
- treaty of versailles
- great depression
what was germany preparing to do before ww2
break the tenuous (very weak) peace
why was italy upset
italy didn’t get new territory in the treaty of versailles
what did benito think
that the country needed a strong absolute leader
why was ethiopia attacked
because key entry to the middle east (1935) and italy wins it within weeks
who does hitler look to as a model
mussolini
why does hitler want mussolini on his side
to help dominate
why do hitler and mussolini form an alliance
hitler needs/wants his help to dominate, mussolini needs an ally
why is the alliance between hitler and mussolini important
this alliance is the foundation of the axis powers
1936 rome berlin powers
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
what does hitler want
europe
what does italy want
northern africa
what is hitlers first target and why
the rhineland because it was a great source of income and it was taken from them after ww1
when was the rhineland taken
1936 march
what was hitlers first in your face violation of the treaty
the rhineland
what happened at the rhineland (3 things)
- hitlers military won without a single shot fired
- british and french didn’t fight against his invasion
- military cut for new-deal-like programs and they dont wanna start another war
after rhineland how does hitler feel
invincible because he realizes britain and france wont do anything to stop him
what do the japanese leaders want
power like hitler and mussolini
why are the japanese upset with the allies
because they were shunned during versaille negotatiations even though on ally side
what do the japanese want
power like hitler and mussolini
who was the japanese minister of war
hideki tojo
where does japan first invade
invaded north east china
how does japan spend the post ww1 period. who is that like
spend it militarizing, like germany and italy
what act and what year does hitler align with japan
1940 tripartite act japan officially becomes a part of the axis powers
hitler wants german territory back so he annexes…
austria and anschluss
after austria what does hitler want
czechoslovakia (sudentenland) because also old german land
who is neville chamberlain
prime minister of gb in the beginning
how did chamberlain approach hitler
with diplomacy
what was significant about chamberlain’s meeting with hitler
first and only time hitler and an allied leader met
why did chamberlain’s meeting go bad
he basically just handed hitler the territory in exchange for his word
what’s one word to describe hitler
insatiable
what act gave hitler german territory back
munich pact 1938
when is poland invaded
1939
what happens to chamberlain as a result of his appeasement policy
he is replaced with churchill
what is the official definition of appeasement
policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it would maintain peace
when was anschluss austria brought into the reich
spring 1938
when was sudentenland (western czechoslovakia) brought into the reich
june 1938
germany is trying to take back the land that was taken from them in what treaty
treaty of versailles
what triggered world war 2
germany invading poland
when is the soviet-german non aggression pact
1939-1941
who also lost land from the treaty of versailles
soviet union
how was poland divided between soviet union and germany
east (soviet)
west (germany)
what’s a blitzkrieg
a lightning war - attack super quickly from all angles
why didn’t hitler go to spain (2 reasons)
because civil war in spain
franco is a fascist dictator so they be all buddy buddy
why does switzerland remain neutral
because they can’t get through the alps
germany couldn’t reach england because of _______ so they ________
channel…bombed civilians
how is the russia germany alliance
unstable because they’re uneasy with each other
different ideologies (communism vs fascism)
both know they eventually will turn on each other
in 1940 who is the ally still standing
great britain is the only viable one
what is fdr’s pov in 1940
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
what’s the monroe doctrine
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
how are they planning to awaken america to the threat
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
