Chapter 25 (ww2) Flashcards
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How did conditions in Germany set the stage for ww2?
Because Germany grew bitter and humiliated by the Treaty of Versailles and burdened by heavy reparations set on him. they resented the allies treatment and longed for revenge. their economy was struggling because of the great depression and they were in need of a strong leader.
Who organized the fascist party/became dictator in Italy in 1922?
Benito Mussolini
When did hitler come to power?
1933
What is the National Socialist German Worker’s party?
The Nazis
What did Hitler claim himself?
Der Führer
What was Hitler’s most nefarious scheme?
The annihilation of the Jewish people and other groups he considered inferior
How/ in what way was Hitler’s most nefarious scheme put into action?
He told the Germans that the Jews were out to destroy the Germans. He told them that they were Capitalists who manipulated Germany for their own benefit. Hitler then used the fear and distrust that he created to turn the Germans against their Jewish neighbors.
First, the Jews were removed from positions of political and cultural leadership. Then in 1935 they were stripped of their civil rights. After 1939, Jews were forbidden to emigrate from Germany. They, and other groups Hitler didn’t like, were sent off to concentration camps, and we all know what happened there
Who led the militarists in Japan?
Hediki Tojo
What was Hediki Tojo’s motivation for expansion?
“Hakko Ichin” - bringing the 8 corners of the world under one roof. They dreamed of a “Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere”
Who was the NATIONALIST Chinese leader?
Chaing Kai Shek
Who was the COMMUNIST leader in China?
Mao Tse-tung
Who was the group of volunteer American squadrons that helped the Chinese against the Japanese, and who were they led by?
“Flying Tigers”
Led by Claire Chennault
Where did Mussolini invade in 1935?
Ethiopia
What did the League of Nations do when Mussolini invaded Ethiopia? Then when they conquered it?
The LoN voted economic sanctions against Italy.
Then they removed the sanctions, basically encouraging Mussolini’s dumb actions
Who violated the Treaty of Versailles in 1935?
HITLER OF COURSE
What did Hitler do that violated the treaty of Versailles?
Adopted military conscription for all German men, developed an Air Force, started building submarines and more crap
They were only supposed to have an army of 100,000 men but they exceeded it and had 600,000 men. He sent these men to Rhineland, which violated the treaty. WHAT A MEL
Who was the Axis alliance formed between? (1940 get lit)
What were they called?
Germany, Italy, and Japan,
(Rome, Berlin, and Tokyo)
Axis Powers
What pact dismembered Czechoslovakia and gave Sudetenland to Germany?
The Munich Pact.
Who flew in a plane to sign the pact?
Brit Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
French Premier Edouard Daladier
Who did Italy invade in 1939?
Albania
When did Mussolini invade Ethiopia?
1935
Who did the Nazis invade in 1939?
Poland
What happened with France and England when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939?
England and France demanded that Hitler remove his troops.
He refused. So they declared war on Germany.
WW2 HAS BEGUN Y’ALL BUCKLE UP
Fascism
A form of socialism relying on terrorist aggression, fanatical fascism, and anti democratic nationalism.
