World History Quiz Chapter 25 Flashcards
Italy’s dictator during WWII
Benito Mussolini
a form of socialism that is similar to Communism; it exercises totalitarian control of political, economic, cultural, religious, and social activities, and it follows Darwinian ideas in its attempts to change society and bring in a new social order
Fascism
Germany’s dictator during WWII
Adolf Hitler
a form of socialism, but it relies more heavily on terrorist aggression, fanatical racism, and antidemocratic nationalism.
Nazism
Russia’s dictator during WWII
Joseph Stalin
a form of socialism that promotes violent overthrow of government to change society; usually results in a dictator that controls the people
Communism
Japan’s dictator during WWII
General Hideki Tojo
relies upon a military solution to economic and social problems
Militarism
created the Fascist Party; took control of Italy in 1922
Benito Mussolini
Hitler’s biography; described his racist, humanistic philosophy
Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”)
Germany’s chief legislative body
Reichstag
Hitler’s title
Der Fuhrer
the name of Hitler’s reign
Third Reich
the systematic murder of 6 million Jews & other “inferior” races to eradicate them
Holocaust
leader of Militaristic Japan
General Hideki Tojo
official head of the Japanese government (but power rested on the military generals)
Emperor Hirohito
establish communism in Russia
Joseph Stalin
The United States officially recognized the Communist government in Russia in ______.
1933
leader of Nationalist forces of China
Chiang Kai-shek
leader of the communist forces of China
Mao Tse-tung
American general who led the “Flying Tigers”
Claire Chennault
aided by Germany to defeat Communists in Spain
Francisco Franco
Japan, Germany, Italy; formed the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis
Axis Powers
Prime Minister of England who negotiated the Munich Pact with Hitler; “peace in our times” (through appeasement)
Neville Chamberlain
Nazi fortifications built to oppose the French Maginot Line
Siegfried Line
means “lightning war”
Blitzkrieg
after Poland, there were no battles for 7 months until Germany conquered Denmark and Norway
Sitzkrieg
traitor installed as the head of the nazi government in Norway
Vidkun Quisling
English civilians evacuated 300,000 Allied soldiers
Dunkirk
location of France’s government granted to them after they surrendered to Hitler in 1940
Vichy
led the French resistance against Germany
Charles de Gaulle
new Prime Minister of England after Neville Chamberlain resigned; the 20th Century’s greatest statesmen
Winston Churchill
Hitler’s plan to invade & conquer England
Operation Sea-Lion
the German Air Force that bombed England for months
Luftwaffe
This battle was Germany’s 1st major defeat
Battle of Britain
German warships designed after the Treaty of Versailles
Pocket Battleships
nicknamed the “Desert Fox”
Erwin Rommel
