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26 Cards in this Set
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The path to war...1930's-The west watches, but does little, as millitaristic dictators come to power in Europe. (____ ____, ____ ____, _____ ____)
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Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini Joseph Stalin |
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WWI left nations of ____, ____, ____ bitter with the U.S, Britain & France.
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Germany, itlay & Japan
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Japan Expands: Japan invades & conquers ____ refion of China.
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Manchuria
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China appealed to ____ of ____, League orders Japanese out.
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League of Nations
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Japan stayed in China...the got ___ of the league.
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Out
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1937-All-out Japanese invasion of China (Chinese fought them off under ____ ____ ____)
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Chiang Kai Shek
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Italy Tkaes Ethiopia: Mussolini thought taking a colony would ____ Italy.
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Improve
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Weakness of League of Nations ____ again.
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Evident
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Hitler on the Offensive: 1936-Hitler sends troops into ____.
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Rhineland
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Makes political agrrement with Mussolini, forming the ____-____ Axis.
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Rome-Berlin
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Signs anti-communist alliance with Japan & Italy, Making ____ very, very nervous...
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Stalin
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1938-Invades ____, adding it to Germany.
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Austria
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Still the Western democracies did ____.
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Nothing.
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Problems in Czechoslavakia: Hitler wanted country for German ____.
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Expansion
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Demanded Sudentenland (primarily German part) given to Germany, Britain's ____ ____ met with Hitler.
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Neville Chamberlain
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____ Agreement-Germany given control of land;Hitler promises he won't seek any more territory.
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Munich
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Chamberlain says he achieved "____ ___ ____ ____"...but Hitler was lying.
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Peace In Out Time
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Nazi-Soviet Pact: Hitler put pressure on Poland to hand over ____ ____ to German control.
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Polish Corridor
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West promises ____...but needs Stalin's help.
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Aid
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Chamberlain asked for Stalin' aid bur refused to give Soviets ___ he demanded as recompense.
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Land
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Stalin, instead, began talks with Nazi's;Signed the ____-____ nonagression Pact.
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Nazi-Soviet
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Both leaders had ____ motives.
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Ulterior
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Witht he Soviets now subdued, Hitler took another ____.
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Gamble
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He gambled that:
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The west would do nothing.
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Hitler invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. He misjudged. Britain & France ____ ____ on Germany.
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Declared War
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When did WWII begin?
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When Britain & France declared war on Germany.
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