History Midterm

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a government that exerts complete control over a nation. it dominates every aspect of life,using to terror to suppress individual rights and silence opposition

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totalitarian

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a philosophy which emphasizes the imprtance of the nation or an ethnic group and the supreme authority of the leader

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fascism

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a form of fascism that was shaped by hitler fanatical ideas about germans nationalism and recial superiority

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Nazi

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term used to descrbe the alliance created by ghermany,italy and japan

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axis

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term used tp descrbie the alliance created by the u.s, great britain and the soviet union

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allies

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name of the treaty that concluded ww1

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treaty of versailles

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when this nation was invaded wwII bagan in 1939

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poland

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this nation was undoubtedly the most aggressive in the far east

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japan

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this nation was victimized by the blitz

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great britain

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from 1939 to 1941 this nation a attempted to exercise a policy of isolationism

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us

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the nation was an eastern ally of the us

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china

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the us entered the wwII as a result of this event

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pearl harbor

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the term describes the parctice of ethnice cleasning exercised by germany

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holocaust

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name for the battle which occurred on June 6,1944 this battle resulted in the u.s establishing a foothold in europe

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euroupe/pacific

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the seeds for WWII were planted with the ___ to end ___

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peace agreement to end wwi

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limited rearming
war guilt closure
paid reparations
rturn lands

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treaty of versailles

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process of removing enemies and undesirable individuals from power

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purge

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giving into a competitors demands in order to keep peace

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appeasement

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lower house of the germans parliament

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reichstage

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discuss the differences between lenin soviet uno and stalins

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lenin never materliazed the country
uned nep
stalin launched the first series of five year plans to modernize agriculture and industrilization

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consequence associated with stalins state sponsored takeover of farming

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no people no food

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four characteristics of stalins purges

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any present or future opponent, loal party offices,collective farms, the secret police

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tactics used and why by benito mussolini to rise to power so quickly

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he relied on gangs of fascist thugs, he said he wanted to strengthen the army,purge all jews, and get the aryan race back.

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event thhat made Hitler cecome the head of german govet

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his promises gradualy won him a large following. hotler placed 2nd in the presidential elections.

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hitlers recovery from econimc circumstances in the mide 30s

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began to reinstate troops and rearming and by manipulating the currency

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several exampoles of hitler violating the treaty of versailles

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rearming,expanding terriotry

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opposing factions on the spanish civil war. who were the supporters and what were they known as? who did these factions receive outside help from

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the supporters were mainly soviet union and mexico [republic]. opposed by italy and germany

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enraged by the treaot of versailles,
created nazism.
good public speaker
promised to stabilize the country and rebuild the economy

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hitler

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believe that the tv should have granted italy more land
il duce
the country is nothing without conquest

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benito mussolini

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triued to modernize the country
created rapide industrilization
purged any opponents

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stalin

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led rebellion against newly elected republicans in 1936.
led the nationalists. received aid from germans and italy led spain as dictator until death

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fransisco franco

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party members loyal to stalin

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apparatchiks

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an imtimidated king appointed him prime minister

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mussolini

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blames jews for germanys problems
removes opponents
perfecting aryan race
democary is a fraud
christianity is a fraud

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main kampf

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british and french prime minister meet with hitler and give into his demands in order to keep the peace

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munich pact

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directs us towars isolationism

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good neighbor policy

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give phillipines independece

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tydings mcduffie act

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passed to prevent the sale of arms to nations at war. american were warned not to travel on ships

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neutrality acts

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is created it allows for the sale of sipllies to nations at awar on a cash and carry basis

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cash aand carry

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germany will get western poland
russia wil get e.poland,finland,estonia,latvia,liuthiania

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non aggression pact

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why the non aggresion pact

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germany-protection from a 2 front war and russia unsurance against german attacks

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sept to april 1940

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phony war

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depended on air power
utilized planes,tanks ,trucks
nazi attack at the heart of t he enemy

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lightning war-april 1940

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great britain vs germany and italy
air war over britain
four months of bombing
radar saved the bristih from being completely devastated

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battle of britain

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fder gave the british 50 destroyers, in exchange for the use of british naval bases

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destroyers for bases

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aid any country whose defense is deemed vital to the defense of america
america would lend ,tanks,warplane, ships that could be returned

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lend lease bil;

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why did britain and france abandon their policy of appeasement

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hitler had promised the sudetneland was all he wanted, but 6 months later he invaded the rest of Czechsolovakia.

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how did hitlers invasion of poland expand the war

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britain and france had formally pledged their support to pland. hitlers invasion caused the 2ntions to declare war on germany

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whey were the vents at dunkirrk memorable

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dunkirk marked a retreat for british, the lift resucue of british and france soldiers was one of the greatest hrescues in history

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limitations of maginot line

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it protected only the part of french border that daced germany.all of its heave guns pointed east.

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what was the diff between vichy france and free france

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vichy france adopted a policy of collaboration,free france backed the undergound resistance.

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groups of french citizens whose activites ranged drom german operations

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resistance

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fder gave the british 50 destroyers, in exchange for the use of british naval bases

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destroyers for bases

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aid any country whose defense is deemed vital to the defense of america
america would lend ,tanks,warplane, ships that could be returned

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lend lease bil;

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why did britain and france abandon their policy of appeasement

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hitler had promised the sudetneland was all he wanted, but 6 months later he invaded the rest of Czechsolovakia.

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how did hitlers invasion of poland expand the war

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britain and france had formally pledged their support to pland. hitlers invasion caused the 2ntions to declare war on germany

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whey were the vents at dunkirrk memorable

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dunkirk marked a retreat for british, the lift resucue of british and france soldiers was one of the greatest hrescues in history

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limitations of maginot line

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it protected only the part of french border that daced germany.all of its heave guns pointed east.

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what was the diff between vichy france and free france

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vichy france adopted a policy of collaboration,free france backed the undergound resistance.

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groups of french citizens whose activites ranged drom german operations

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resistance