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25 Cards in this Set
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The ______, ending World War I had caused anger and resentment. The German government was angry about losing territory and being blamed for starting the war. The Soviet Union resented losing its own territories.
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Treaty of Versailles
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President __________ had hoped the peace settlement would make the world "safe for democracy" -- it failed.
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Woodrow Wilson
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In 1924, __________ came to power in the Soviet Union. He wanted to stamp out private enterprise and create a model _________ state.
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Joseph Stalin; communist
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Stalin created a totalitarian government with ___(definition of totalian government)____________.
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complete control over its citizens
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At the same time, in Italy, _________ created a totalitarian state. His political movement was called ________.
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Benito Mussolini; fascism
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Fascism was based on a strong centralized government headed by a dictator. It grew out of extreme nationalism. He did not want the government to own farms or factories. Fascism was actually anti-communist.
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There weren't any fill-in-the-blanks on this one. Whatever.
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In Germany, another fascist party came to power under the leadership of _______.
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Adolf Hitler
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Adolf Hitler's philosophy was ____.
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Naziism
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HItler hoped to unite all the German-speaking people into a new German empire, or Reich. He believed that blond, blue-eyed "Aryans" were the master race.
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No fill-in-the-blanks on this one, either. SUCKA!!!
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Nazism combined extreme nationalism, racism, and expansionism. It appealed to: ________________.
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unemployed, desperate, and resentful Germans during the depression
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Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany in ______ and did away with the Weimar Republic and set up the _______ or third German empire.
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1933; Third Reich
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Meanwhile, in Asia, military leaders had been taken over by _______.
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military leaders (?)
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Agreed to Hitler's Sudetenland invasion
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Neville Chamberlain
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Japanese prime minister
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Hideki Tojo
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Called himself Il Duce
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Benito Mussolini
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Led fascist rebellion in Spain
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Francisco Franco
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British prime minister during World War II
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Winston Churchill
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Totalitarian ruler of the Soviet Union
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Joseph Stalin
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Ruler of French government in exile
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Charles de Gaulle
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Leader of Nazi party
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Adolf Hitler
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A ______ government is one that maintains complete control over its citizens.
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totalitarian
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_______ is a form of government that stresses nationalism and places the interests of the state above those of the individual.
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fascism
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Germany's military strategy, known as ________, relied on quick strikes with the use of advanced weaponry.
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blitzkrieg
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Germany, Italy, and Japan comprised a coalition known as the ________.
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Axis Powers
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The measure that enabled the U.S. to provide arms and other supplies to Great Britain and its allies was known as the _________.
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Lend-Lease Act
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