WWII Test Flashcards
What did Stalin want to transform the Soviet Union into that led to 10 million deaths?
The world’s largest industrial power.
What kept Stalin in power?
Fear and massive propaganda.
Which dictator opposed liberalism and socialism?
Benito Mussolini.
What was Adolf Hitler’s biography called?
Mein Kampf
What were Hitler’s total state techniques?
Propaganda, mass demonstrations, rearmament of the military, secret service control of the police using terror based on Nazi ideology, and churches and youth groups under government control.
What did the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact establish?
An agreement to not attack one another and to divide Poland.
What was the Blitzkreig and who used it?
Blitzkreig, or lightning war, was a surprise war tactic used by the Germans.
Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who were the allies?
Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, United States, and China.
What was the Cash and Carry program?
All nations must pay for nonmilitary purchases upfront and ship the goods in their own vehicles.
What is totalitarianism?
The theory of government in which a single party of leaders has control over everything.
What was the lend lease program?
It authorised FDR to lend or lease money to any loans to any government when he thought it was in the best interest of his country.
How did the Treaty of Versailles cause WWII?
Germany lost land to surrounding nations and war reparations
What is appeasement?
Giving something to someone in the hopes that they’ll back off afterwards.
What was the US debt before and after the war?
Before: $9 billion
After: $98 billion
