World War II

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Definition of totalitarianism

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A form of government in which every aspect of the citizens lives in controlled by the government

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Definition of facism

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A political system based militarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state and is leader

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Definition of racism

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The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races

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Definition of aggression

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Treaty to attack or confront, hostile or violent behavior

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Definition of appeasement

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The policy of giving into the demands of a nation in order to avoid war

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Dictator of the Soviet Union

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Joseph Stalin

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What did Stalin turn the Soviet Union into?

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A totalitarian state

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What is a totalitarian state?

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A country run by a single party and controls every aspect of someone’s life

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What did Stalin take form the people?

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• took land

* money

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Why did Stalin take things from the people?

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To build a stronger country

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What happened if you refused Stalin?

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You were tortured, imprisoned, or killed

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Leader of Italy

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Benito Mussolini

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What was the state of Italy in

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Lots of economic problems

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What was Benito Mussolini in Italy

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Was named the Prime minister after he had threatened to overthrow the government

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Mussolini made Italy a

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Facist state

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What was Germany left like after the treaty of Versailles

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Germany had been left broke, embarrassed, etc.

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Adolf Hitler was an

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Extreme nationalist

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Adolf Hitler was he leader of the

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Nazi Party

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The Nazi party stands for

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National Socialist Workers Party

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What was the the Nazi Party based on

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It was a national party based on fascism

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What did Hitler do

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He brought the Nazis to power

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Hitler blames the Versailles Treaty for

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Germany’s heavy war costs

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Why was Hitler and the Nazis so racist

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They needed a scapegoat for losing WW1

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What did the Germans claim

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They weren’t defeated, but betrayed by Jewish people who had been in charge of Germany along with traitors

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How did the German think they were superior

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They claimed Germans were a "master race" destined to rule over all others

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How was Japan during the GD

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Japan's economy suffered severely during the GD

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Leader in Japan

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Military leader took power over the country

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Japan preached

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Racial superiority

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What did Japanese believe

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They believed that the Japanese were superior and purer to all other Asians as well as non-Asians

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What did Japan need

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Raw materials in order to try and keep industries going

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What was Japan

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An island nation

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Militaristic leader took control of

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The government

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When did Japan begin the war against China

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1937

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Why did Japan invade China?

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Needed natural resources

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What did the Neutrality Act do?

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Banned arm sales or loans to countries at war

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Germans army was getting

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HUGE

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Germany invaded

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Austria and Rhineland and threatened to invade Czechoslovakia

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What did Britain and France do involving Hitler

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They did little to stop Hitler

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Where did European leaders meet

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Munich

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What did the Munich Pact do

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European leaders attempted Appeasement with Germany

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What did appeasement with Germany do

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Gave hitler permission to occupy the Sudetenland and he said he would stop

Question 41

Less than 4 months later after the Munich Pact what did Hitler do

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Invaded Czechoslovakia and kept going

Question 42

What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact

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* Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression agreement. * They promised not to invade each other's land * secret yell agreed to invade Poland and David it between them

Question 43

What did Britain and France pledge

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Britain and France pledged to help Poland Id Germany invaded

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What happened when Germany and the Soviet Union invade Poland

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Europe erupts and two days later Britain and France declare war

Question 45

Who used the Blitzkrieg

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Germany

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The Blitzkrieg means

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Lightning War

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What is Blitzkrieg?

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To sweep quickly across countries with massive force

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What places did Germany invade using Blitzkrieg (4)

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* Denmark * Norway * Luxembourg * Belgium

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The Soviet Union invaded | 4

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* Finland * Estonia * Lithuania * Latvia

Question 50

In less than 6 weeks

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Germany invaded France and conquered the entire country accepting their surrender Nune 22, 1940

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Winston Churchill is the

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Prime minister of Britain

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What did Winston Churchill do

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He rallied his forces and swore to fight off the Nazi war machine at all costs

Question 53

What did the Germans do in the Battle of Britain

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Every night German planes bombed english cities and the English kept fighting back • thousands were killed and cities were gone