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