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Describe Hitler's Germany
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1) Authoritarian
2) charasmatic leader 3) denies basic liberties/rights 4) uses censorship 5) uses force to CONTROL opposition -unnecessarily kills |
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Why did many Italins turn to fascism?
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1) reaction to communist victory in Russia
2) angry war veterans 3) restore glory of Roman Empire 4) economic conditions after WWI 5) By 1921-35 member in Parliament= facist |
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Does Italy succeed as an authoritarian state?
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No
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Define authoritarianism
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A political system that stresses obedience to authory but exercises less control over the lives of its citizens than a totalitarian state
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What two themes did Hitler stress?
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1) racism
2) nationalism |
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What were some things that Hitler promised?
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1) restore German pride
2) promised to pull Germany out of depression 3) Broke German out of "unfair" Versaille Treaty 4) Promised to take back land lost in treaty |
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Name the 4 steps of Hitler's rise to power
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1) 1930-Rising unemployment
2) 1933-Nazi Party= largest number in Reichstag 3) 1933- Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany 4) 1934- Hitler becomes dictator and the Reichstag is stripped of all power |
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Under Hitler's control, Germany______ the Versaille Treaty
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renounces
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In what way does Germany renounce the Versaille Treaty?
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1) re-arms
2) 550,000 men army--> way over limit set in Versaille treaty |
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What does it mean when I say that Britain and France practiced appeasement?
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They gave in to avoid conflict. France and Britain scolded Germany but were unwilling to take action, feared another war
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What was Mussolini's first move that showed he was on the road to war?
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Built up the Italian army
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What was the 1st country that Mussolini invaded? What was the League of Nations response?
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Ethiopia. The League denounced the nation and refused to sell weapons to Italy
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After what event in Germany were Jews made to wear yellow Stars of David?
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Kristallnacht
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What was the Axis Alliance?
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military alliance between Italy and Germany--> Japan joins 3 years later
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What was Hitler's reasoning for taking over all the countries he took over?
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He said that since they spole German they should be part of Germany
Nationalism* |
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What did Britain do in response to Hitler's "spree of land-taking"
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They cut back their military. Didn't want to look like a threat
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What happened 6 months after the Munich Conference that violated what was agreed upon at that conference?
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Germany took the rest of Czech.
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What is the importance of the date September 1, 1939
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Germany launches lightening war on Poland and Britain and France declare war on Germany
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What effect did The Great Depression have on Japan?
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1) cause declone in Japanese trade
2) military argues for imperialism; more land=prosperity; the idea being to stimulate the economy |
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What happened at the London Naval Conference?
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Britain and the US allow Japan to increase navy...5 year limit
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In 1931, Japanese aggression began. How did the League of Nations react?
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-violated the Versaille treaty
-violated Washington Conference League demanded Japan stop, Japan refused and resigned from the league |
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Was the Japanese military legally elected to the diet?
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Yes
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What did the military do to silence their opposition?
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1) threat
2) terror 3) assasination FASCIST |
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How did the US react to Japanese aggression
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the US began to reduce trade with Japan
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What did the US do that made it seem as though they were not as neutral as they claimed to be?
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THe US sold, then loaned weapons and other military equiptment to Allies
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In June 1941 what did the US do with their Pacific fleet's California base
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They moved it to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for safety measures
Japan viewed this as offensive |
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What was the US's response when Japan continued to conquer countries What was Japan's response?
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FDR froze Japanese assets in US and demanded that Japan remove its troops from the countries. Japan froze US assets in Japan
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In a secret meeting between ________ and _______ a list of war goals were made. List the 3 war goals and fill in the blanks.
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FDR and Churchill
1) not fighting for land 2)right of every nation to choose its own form of government 3) freedom of trade |
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List 4 things US did wrong when it comes to Pearl Harbor
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1) military at high state of alert
2) put planes grouped together 3) did not properly patrol area 4) did not pay careful attention |
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How many waves of attack where there supposed to be? What was the first on?
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supposed to be 3 waves
1) battleship row |
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How many months later was it until the US was back in the war?
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6 months
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What is the importance of the Battle of the Coral Sea?
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1st naval battle where ships never came on sight of one another
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List 3 results of the Battle of the Coral Sea
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1) Japanese lost 1 air-craft carrier
2) United States lost 1 air-craft carrier 3) stopped Japanese form going into Australia |
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What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
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Turning point of war in the Pacific because the Japanese could not replace all of the ships lost, so the fleet was never as strong
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