Ch14 Sect 1

Question 0

What characteristics are displayed by totalitarian leader/gov?

Answer 0

• Gov controlled every aspect of life
• strong charismatic leader
• state controlled economy
• gov used spies, police, terror to enforce will of gov.
• media controlled propaganda
• schools/youths organized spread ideology
• -censorship of arts, intellectuals, and political rivals

Question 1

What term refers to the gov having total control over every aspect of life?

Answer 1

Totalitarian

Question 2

Give 2 examples of fascist leaders that rose to powering in the 192s and 1930s along with they nations they controlled.

Answer 2

Benito Mussolini- Italy

Adolfo Hitler- Germany

Question 3

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union following Bolshevik takeover?

Answer 3

Vladimir Lenin, overthrew Romanoff family

Question 4

Who proceeded Vladimir Lenin as leader of the Communist party in the Soviet Union?

Answer 4

Nikita Khrushchev

Question 5

What tactics did the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII use to retain control?

Answer 5

Cruel, ruthless, tyrannical, killed innocent people and rivals, purged communist party, turned army into industrial…

Question 6

What tactics did Mussolini use once he obtained control?

Answer 6

Suspended elections, took over press, outlawed other political parties, and established a dictatorship, created Blackshirts

Question 7

List 2 tactics that Mussolini used to gain control!!!!

Answer 7

• took blackshirts by force

- no elections

Question 8

List three reasons Hitler elected to office

Answer 8

Best public speaker, stabilize economy

(bcx. GD), strengthen military, & expand borders

Question 9

What year did Hitler join his party?

Answer 9

1919

Question 10

What is the name of Hitler’s political party?

Answer 10

National Socialist German workers

Question 11

What was the First Nation that Italy invaded? When?

Answer 11

Ethiopia (in Africa)
October 1935
[Completely took control March 1936]

Question 12

Where was Hitler born?

Answer 12

Austria
* when left home went to
Vienna= anti-Semitic views

Question 13

When and why was Hitler in prison?

Answer 13

November 1923
Tried to overthrow German Government
(9months)

Question 14

While in prison, what did he write?

Answer 14

Mein Kampf

“My Struggle”

Question 15

What did Hitler write about in his book?

Answer 15

• GR weakened bcx of groups living within borders
• proposed strengthening military & expanding borders to include GR loving elsewhere
• purifying the Aryan(race) by removing undesirables

Question 16

What term was Hitler referred to as once he was elected?

Answer 16

Dee Fuhrer

The leader

Question 17

What two militant groups were established to ensure Hitler and Nazis would rise to power and keep control?

Answer 17

SA and SS

Question 18

Which nations made up Axis Powers?

Answer 18

Germany, Italy and Japan

Question 19

When was this axis powers alliance created?

Answer 19

1936

Question 20

Where did Hitler and Mussolini invade in 1935?

Answer 20

Saar

Question 21

What response did this create from other European nations?

Answer 21

No response from League of Nations

Question 22

What is the next nation Hitler invaded?

Answer 22

Rhineland

Question 23

When does Hitler invade this Rhineland?

Answer 23

March 9, 1936

Question 24

In March 1938, Hitler annexed what nation?

Answer 24

Austria

Question 25

Did this get a response from other nations! If so, how did Hitler respond?

Answer 25

GB & FR. Put up fuss (warned him) Hitler brushed them off

Question 26

What term means giving in to someone's demands in order to keep the peace?

Answer 26

Appeasement

Question 27

Which nations attempted to appease Hitler?

Answer 27

GB & FR

Question 28

What meeting was held to discuss appeasement?

Answer 28

Munich Conference ( in Germany)

Question 29

When was Munich Conference held?

Answer 29

September 29th 1938

Question 30

Who were the leaders and of what nations were in attendance?

Answer 30

Chamberlain-GB Mussolini-Italy Daladier- FR Hitler- GR

Question 31

What did France and Great Britain appease Germany?

Answer 31

1) WWI 2) GR viewed as bidder to bigger threat that Soviet Union 3) Questions allies

Question 32

After annexing Austria, what nation did Germany invade?

Answer 32

Sudetenland | Part of Czechoslovakia

Question 33

Sudetenland | Part of Czechoslovakia

Answer 33

Czechoslovakia

Question 34

As a result of this Czechoslovakia invasion, what occurred?

Answer 34

GB & FR formally pledged support to Poland if invaded

Question 35

What date did GB & FR pledge support to Poland?

Answer 35

March 31, 1939

Question 36

When did Hitler invade Poland?

Answer 36

September 1, 1939

Question 37

When did the war begin?

Answer 37

September 3, 1939

Question 38

What agreement did Hitler make with the Soviet Union?

Answer 38

Hitler signed treaty with Soviet Union no threat on the east. Told them they could have part of Poland

Question 39

What type of fighting tactic did the Germans practice?

Answer 39

Blitzkrieg (lightning warfare)

Question 40

What was the quiet period of the war following the invasion of Poland known as?

Answer 40

Sitzkrieg

Question 41

April 9, 1940 Hitler launched an attack on what two countries?

Answer 41

Denmark and Norway

Question 42

May 10, 1940 Germany invaded what three nations?

Answer 42

Belgium, Netherlands, and France

Question 43

Where did allied forces retreat from France following the fall of Paris?

Answer 43

Dunkir

Question 44

When did Paris fall to Germany?

Answer 44

June 14, 1940

Question 45

Following the fall of Paris, what was the only nation left to stand against the Axis Powers?

Answer 45

Great Britian

Question 46

Who was the leader of Great Britain?

Answer 46

Winston Churchill | May 1940

Question 47

What nations created the Allies?

Answer 47

BR, FR, Soviet Union, and US

Question 48

What did RAF stand for?

Answer 48

Royal Air Force

Question 49

How was the Battle of Britain fought?

Answer 49

In the air!!!

Question 50

What was the name of the German Air Force?

Answer 50

Luftwaffe

Question 51

What part of China did Japan attack in 1931?

Answer 51

Manchuria

Question 52

WHY did Japan attack Manchuria in 1931?

Answer 52

Mineral-rich region

Question 53

Why was China susceptible to invasion?

Answer 53

They were fighting amongst themselves: Jiang Jieshi & Mao Zedong

Question 54

After invading part of China in 1932, where did Japan turn its sights?

Answer 54

French Indo China

Question 55

What event does this foreshadow?

Answer 55

Vietnam War

Question 56

What action did FDR take to protect the U.S. Following Japan's actions in the Pacific?

Answer 56

1st piece time draft

Question 57

What was American attitude toward the war?

Answer 57

Didn't want to get involved in war. Felt us had enough problems at home due to Great Depression.

Question 58

What was it known as when U.S. Didn't want to get involved in the war?

Answer 58

Isolationism

Question 59

What group was created ensure that isolationism would happen?

Answer 59

America First Committee

Question 60

What were the Neutrality Acts?

Answer 60

US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war

Question 61

In order to remain out of war, what policy did US enforce when it came to dealing with trade?

Answer 61

Cash & Carry

Question 62

What did Congress pass in 1939 that allowed the US to trade weapons?

Answer 62

Neutrality Act of 1939 | 1940 FDR starts 3rd term

Question 63

How did FDR make history in 1940?

Answer 63

Congress authorized 1st peacetime draft in history.

Question 64

What was the Lend-Lease Act and when was it passed?

Answer 64

Authorized president to aid any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security March 1941

Question 65

October 1941 who became prime minister of Japan?

Answer 65

Hideki Tojo

Question 66

How where and when did Japan attack the US prior to the US entering the war?

Answer 66

Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Hawaii Surprise attack

Question 67

When did the US declare war in Japan?

Answer 67

Dec 8 1941

Question 68

When did German and Italy declare war on the US?

Answer 68

December 11, 1941

Question 69

Why was there a delay in response to Japanese planes spotted on the radar?

Answer 69

Officer on duty decided it was American

Question 70

How long did the battle last between Japan and US?

Answer 70

1hr 45min

Question 71

Which shop was not repaired and put back into action?

Answer 71

USS Arizona

Question 72

Aside from battleship row, what was a major target of the Japanese?

Answer 72

Airfield

Question 73

Why was there not a third wave of the attack?

Answer 73

Element of surprise is gone